Thursday, January 18, 2018 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE Contact: Katie Langston, Associate Director of Internal Communications klangston002@luthersem.edu | 651.641.3520 St. Paul, Minn.–Luther Seminary has received a grant of $999,999 through Lilly Endowment Inc.’s Thriving in Ministry Initiative. The funding will be used to establish a new program called Leadership for Faithful Innovation, which will create cohort-based […]
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Luther Seminary’s commitment to the ministry of reconciliation
Sunday, January 14, 2018 On the morning of January 9, Luther Seminary President Robin Steinke sent a video message to students, faculty, and staff responding to an incident of racial discrimination on campus. The event involved a figurine of a monkey that was placed in the Christmas stocking that hung next to Dean Angela Shannon’s […]
HealthPartners to purchase land from Luther Seminary
Wednesday, January 20, 2016 Luther Seminary announced today that it has reached an agreement to sell land to HealthPartners. The land, which is across the street and on the north side of HealthPartners Como Clinic, will be the new location for the current clinic. The land purchase is part of Luther Seminary’s plan for long-term […]
Luther Seminary and Ecumen sign land deal for senior housing in St. Anthony Park
Tuesday, December 08, 2015 On Dec. 7, Luther Seminary signed a land purchase agreement with Ecumen, a Lutheran-affiliated nonprofit developer of senior housing headquartered in the Twin Cities. The sale is part of Luther Seminary’s ongoing campus property strategy, which aims to enhance the overall student learning experience and improve the stewardship of real estate […]
ELCA Seminary Leaders Respond to Open Letter Call to Action on Matters of Race and Social Injustice
Tuesday, February 03, 2015 On January 17th, 2015, a large group of African-American presidents and deans in theological education posted “An Open Letter to Presidents and Deans of Theological Schools in the United States” on Huffington Post. The text of that letter can be found here: http://www.huffingtonpost.com/alton-b-pollard-iii-phd/an-open-letter-to-preside_19_b_6492328.html?utm_hp_ref=religion. Our colleagues’ statement was a “call for action […]
Luther Seminary Receives $500,000 Grant to Develop and Support Lifelong Homiletical Learning
Friday, December 19, 2014 Luther Seminary has received a $500,000 grant from Lilly Endowment Inc., to support a four-year project called The Learning Preacher: Instilling a Trajectory of Lifelong Homiletical Instruction. The Endowment is an Indianapolis-based, private philanthropic foundation that supports the causes of religion, education and community development. According to Karoline Lewis, associate […]