Leucorea: Halle – Wittenberg University

On this day in 1502 – that is 510 years ago – the University of Wittenberg was founded. It is quite fitting – I think – that Dr. Ishmael Noko from the Lutheran World Federation  is addressing the Lutheran Church in Southern Africa’s Church Council today on matters of a Lutheran University in Southern Africa. The gospel is like a travelling summer rain, well, seems like Lutheran theological education is like that too. It was in Wittenberg Germany once upon a time, now it is no longer there, but has moved on. Perhaps Africa is the place for this in future. God knows!

Read more about Wittenberg university – this place, where Luther did so much of his regular exegesis, teaching and preaching: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/University_of_Halle-Wittenberg