Luteriskā krusta teoloģija komunistiskā geto apstākļos. Mācītāja Nikolaja Plātes (1915–1983) piemērs

The Soviet occupation had a devastating effect on the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Latvia (ELCL) which was reduced significantly both in size and public influence. Dr. Jouko Talonen has aptly called this experience of the ELCL as Theology in Ghetto. While interpreting the experience of the cross and sufferings of the church, theologians noted, that in many ways, this theology is similar to Martin Luther’s theology of the Cross. The article explores parallels of both theologies and especially draws on the example of pastor and one of the brightest theologians of that time Latvia, Nikolajs Plāte (1915–1983). The approach of the theology of the Cross and theology in Ghetto gave Plāte theological ways of interpreting this rather painful and negative Soviet experience in a positive and constructive manner.苏联占领对拉脱维亚福音路德教会（Evangelical Lutheran Church in Latvia, ELCL）造成了毁灭性影响，其规模与公共影响力均大幅缩减。尤尔科·塔洛宁（Jouko Talonen）博士恰如其分地将该教会的这段经历称为“隔都神学（Theology in Ghetto）”。神学家们在解读该教会的十字架受难经历时指出，该神学在诸多方面与马丁·路德的十字架神学（theology of the Cross）相似。本文探讨了两种神学之间的共通之处，并特别以拉脱维亚彼时最杰出的神学家之一、牧师尼古拉伊斯·普拉泰（Nikolajs Plāte，1915–1983）为例展开论述。十字架神学与隔都神学的研究进路，为普拉泰提供了以积极且富有建设性的方式解读这段颇为痛苦且负面的苏联占领经历的神学方法。