Juris Rubenis

Juris Rubenis
Juris Rubenis (left) discussing with Archbishop Jānis Vanags
Church	Evangelical Lutheran Church of Latvia
Orders
Ordination	1982
Personal details
Born	(1961-12-20) 20 December 1961 Riga, Latvian SSR
Nationality	Latvian
Occupation	pastor, clergy, writer

Juris Rubenis (December 20, 1961) is a Latvian Lutheran pastor.

Rubenis has written more than 20 original literature and theology books. Many of his books have been translated into Lithuanian, German and English. He has published more than 500 articles in German, English, Russian and other languages.

Ordinated in 1982 Rubenis was one of the founders of the "Rebirth and Renewal" movement of Latvian Lutheranism in 1987. He participated in the renewal of the Faculty of Theology of University of Latvia in 1990. He was also a member of the Popular Front of Latvia. In 1994, Rubenis was awarded the Order of the Three Stars (the rank Officer, 4th class). In 2008, Rubenis was awarded the Cross of Recognition. Rubenis is an honorary member of the Latvian Academy of Sciences (2002). Until 1989 he served in the Liepāja Lutheran parish but from 1989 until 2012 he was a pastor in Church of Luther in Riga.

In 2009 Juris Rubenis founded a meditation centre "Elijas nams" in Ventspils Municipality. In 2011 Rubenis graduated from Lassalle Kontemplationsschule Via integralis in Zürich. In 2012 he left his service as a pastor in Riga and moved to Ventspils Municipality to lead his meditation centre. In 2009 Elijas Nams was named a member of The World Coummunity for Christian Meditation.