Registration is open for 2015 Lay School classes. The Lay School of Theology is a program of informal, non-credit classes taught by seminary professors for people who want to learn more about matters relating to their Christian faith and life.
Winter classes start Jan. 26. Register today!
Corinthians
Join us as we get to the know Corinth, the Corinthians and their ideas about what it meant to live as Christians. We’ll read Paul’s Corinthians correspondence with an eye out for their questions, assumptions and new ways of imagining life in the world. How did (do) ordinary folk (like us) discern God’s will for life in a complex society? See how Paul helps the Corinthians frame their questions and possibly our own as well. Webcast available
Instructor: Sarah Henrich, Professor Emeritus of New Testament
Lutherans in America: Beyond the Alphabet Soup
Sometimes the story of Lutherans in America is presented as the “alphabet soup” of church names—in other words, the history of institutions. The stories of these bodies can be important, but it’s only the beginning of the story. We’ll look at the 400-year history of Lutherans in America and at how these people strove to live out their religious convictions in the new—and sometimes strange—religious world that is America. The story of Lutherans in America is diverse and fascinating. Bring your questions and your experiences, and we’ll try to make sense of it all.
Instructor: Mark Granquist, Associate Professor of Church History
Revelation, Faith and the End
Revelation is a difficult book to read. With powerful and often disturbing images, John leads us into a world of comfort and hope in the midst of persecution—but also fear and trepidation as the very foundations of the world are shaken. Making matters more difficult are the various ways Christians read this book. Is Revelation a precise sketch of the last days, a word of relief to early Christians or something in between? Many Christians avoid this book of the Bible, but we shouldn’t. Here we learn that God is faithful and that God’s love knows no end.
Instructor: Eric Barreto, Associate Professor of New Testament
For more information about winter and spring classes, location, schedule and cost, visit us online at www.luthersem.edu/layschool.