{"id":779,"date":"2020-09-15T13:47:13","date_gmt":"2020-09-15T13:47:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/?page_id=779"},"modified":"2024-07-03T18:24:52","modified_gmt":"2024-07-03T18:24:52","slug":"mark-tranvik","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/mark-tranvik\/","title":{"rendered":"Mark Tranvik"},"content":{"rendered":"<h2>Education<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Luther College, B.A. (1979)<\/li>\n<li>Yale University, M.Div. (1982)<\/li>\n<li>Luther Seminary, Th.D. (1992)<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Profile<\/h2>\n<p>I like to think of myself as a parish pastor at heart.\u00a0 I spent almost ten years (1984-93) as a pastor at Cross of Glory Lutheran Church in Brooklyn Center, Minnesota.\u00a0 It was a rich experience, full of struggle and joy.\u00a0 Even today as a teacher I try to keep one eye on the parish pastor or lay leader when I talk about the Reformation or a theological topic.\u00a0 One of my favorite things to do is to visit congregations and lead adult forums.\u00a0 I do not want my scholarship to be divorced from the &#8220;real world&#8221; of the parish.<\/p>\n<p>I retired in 2020 after twenty-five years of teaching at Augsburg University.\u00a0 That also was a good experience.\u00a0 I learned much from my Auggie students and colleagues.\u00a0 Following my &#8220;retirement&#8221; I was offered a full-time position in Reformation history and theology at Luther Seminary.\u00a0 My academic interests are in Reformation sacramental theology and Luther&#8217;s doctrine of vocation in particular.\u00a0 I look forward to introducing my students to the crazy idea that Luther picked up from Paul: God&#8217;s love for the unlovable.<\/p>\n<h3>Partial List of Speaking topics:<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>The Black Plague and Covid: Lessons for Today<\/li>\n<li>Religion and Politics: Why We Get It Wrong and How To Get It Right<\/li>\n<li>Martin Luther and the Called Life<\/li>\n<li>Luther on Baptism<\/li>\n<li>Luther on the Lord&#8217;s Supper<\/li>\n<li>Nazis and Christians<\/li>\n<li>The Reformation in Seven Objects<\/li>\n<li>An Explosive Wedding: the Monk and the Nun<\/li>\n<li>Religion Is Not About Laws and Rules<\/li>\n<li>Augustine: Looking For Love in All the Wrong Places<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>Featured Work<\/h2>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright wp-image-781 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/9781451490114h.jpg\" alt=\"Book cover with multiple small images and central text: &quot;Martin Luther and the Called Life&quot; by Mark D. Tranvik.\" width=\"200\" height=\"309\" srcset=\"https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/9781451490114h.jpg 200w, https:\/\/www.luthersem.edu\/faculty\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/9\/2020\/09\/9781451490114h-194x300.jpg 194w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 200px) 100vw, 200px\" \/><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.amazon.com\/Martin-Luther-Called-Life-Tranvik\/dp\/1451490119\/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&amp;keywords=Mark+Tranvik&amp;qid=1599951403&amp;s=books&amp;sr=1-2\">Martin Luther and the Called Life<\/a><br \/>\n<\/strong>Fortress Press (2016)<\/p>\n<p>One of the hallmarks of Luther&#8217;s theology was its concern for daily life. In the midst of debates about justification and salvation, church authority, and the Lord&#8217;s Supper, he bore a deep concern for daily Christian life.<\/p>\n<p>In this refreshing book, Mark D. 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