Lecture Series
Each year, Luther Seminary hosts several lectures for the benefit of the seminary community. They are commonly held in conjunction with daily chapel services, and the public is welcome to attend. For more information call 651-641-3451. Visit our Events Calendar.
All lectures are held in the Chapel of the Incarnation in the Olson Campus Center. View a campus map.
| Church in Public Life Lecture - March 17, 2010 |
 The Rev. John A. Nunes
President and CEO, Lutheran World Relief
"Going Public Like a Prophet: The Mandate to Eradicate the Global Threat of Malaria"
11:00 a.m.
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View the 2008 Church in Public Life lecture:
October 1, 2008: Christians and Citizenship in Election Time
Dr. Mark Hanson, Presiding Bishop, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
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| Word & World Lecture - September 29, 2010 |
Elizabeth Marquardt
Vice President for Family Studies; Director of the Center for Marriage and Families, Institute for American Values, New York City
"Between Two Worlds: The Inner Lives of Children of Divorce"
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View the 2008 Word & World Lecture:
October 15, 2008: Becoming Human: Biblical Interpretation and Ecological Responsibility"
Ellen F. Davis, Ph.D., Professor of Bible and Practical Theology, Duke Divinity School
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| Aus Memorial Lecture - March 2-3, 2010 |
 Dr. Kenda Creasy Dean
Associate Professor of Youth, Church and Culture &
Director, Tennent School of Christian Education
"Generation OMG and the Currency of Hope"
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View the 2009 Aus Memorial Lectures:
Feb. 10-11, 2009: Advancing the Cruciform Revolution: A Kingdom Perspective on Evangelism
Dr. Greg Boyd, Senior Pastor, Woodland Hills Church, St. Paul, Minn.
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| Hein-Fry Lectures - April 22, 2010 |
 Dr. David Rhoads
Professor of New Testament, Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago
"Hearing the Word: Teaching the Bible in the Parish and Beyond"
Lecture I - 10:00 a.m.
Lecture II - 1:30 p.m., Luther Seminary Faculty Response
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View the 2008 Hein-Fry Lectures:
April 16 , 2008: Living Together in the 21st Century: Lutherans and World Christianities
Dr. Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity & Professor of History, Yale Divinity School
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