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Hein-Fry Lecture - April 22, 2009

Hearing the Word: Lutheran Perspectives on Biblical Interpretation

Dr. Steed Davidson
Assistant Professor of Old Testament, Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary

Chapel of the Incarnation

Lecture I - 10:45 a.m.
Lecture II - 1:15 p.m.
Lecture III - 2:15 p.m. - Faculty Response

 


The 2008 Lectures - (April 16, 2008)

Dr. Lamin Sanneh, D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity & Professor of History, Yale Divinity School

Lecture 1: "The Bounds of Empire and the Bonds of Mission: Lutheranism Abroad." The first lecture will explore the rise of modern Protestant missions and the role of Lutherans in the period of early imperial

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Lecture 2: "Sator Resartus: Lutherans and the Indigenous Discovery of Christianity." The second lecture examines the role of Lutheran missionaries in the post-Western indigenous awakening.

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Faculty Response: Dr. Charles Amjad-Ali, professor for justice and Christian community

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The Hein-Fry Lectures foster original scholarship and enriches theological dialogue throughout the church.

The Hein-Fry Lectures Series is open to all interested persons. There is no admission charge, and no registration is required to attend the lectures.

The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America sponsors the Hein-Fry Lecture Series. For more information, call 651-641-3451.

Lecturers from Previous Years

2008
Dr. Lamin Sanneh
D. Willis James Professor of Missions and World Christianity & Professor of History, Yale Divinity School

2007
Dr. Donald A. Hagner

George Eldon Ladd Professor of New Testament, Fuller Theological Seminary

2006
Dr. H. George Anderson, Bishop Emeritus, ELCA
Dr. Herbert W. Chilstrom, Bishop Emeritus, ELCA
Dr. Mark S. Hanson, Presiding Bishop, ELCA

2005
Herbert Anderson
ELCA Theologian at Seattle University, Seattle, WA
2004–2005 Visiting Professor at Yale Divinity School

2004
Dr. Edgar M. Krentz,
Christ Seminary-Seminex Professor of New Testament, Emeritus, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

2003
Dr. Robert M. Franklin Jr.
, scholar, educator and author, Atlanta
Dr. Emilie M. Townes, professor of Christian ethics at Union Theological Seminary, New York
Dr. Charles Amjad-Ali, professor for justice and Christian community, Luther Seminary

 

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