Jennifer Pietz, assistant professor of New Testament at Luther Seminary, is the author of “Mary Magdalene, La Malinche, and the Ethics of Interpretation,” published by Lexington Books/Fortress Academic in November 2022. By comparing the intersecting histories of interpretation of Mary Magdalene, a first-century disciple of Jesus, and La Malinche, a sixteenth-century Mesoamerican woman enslaved by […]
Luther Seminary will not move forward with an agreement to sell a portion of the Lower Campus to United Properties after the purchase offer was withdrawn. United Properties had previously considered a multi-family housing development on the property. At this time, there are no pending offers on the Lower Campus property, which includes Lauderdale and […]
Thank you for joining us in a celebration of Luther Seminary’s mission on this year’s Give Day! We are filled with gratitude for the way our extended seminary community comes together for this annual tradition. Give Day gifts are a valuable investment in the future of the church, its congregations, and our faith communities. Here […]
Cody J. Sanders, associate professor of congregational and community care leadership, and Mikeal C. Parsons are the authors of “Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead,” published by Fortress Press in January 2023. “What is the revelatory potential of the corpse? Sanders and Parsons boldly confront us with the neglected question of an incarnational theology, […]
Lay people have always filled important leadership roles in the church, from worship to congregational care. This reality is only becoming more pronounced as the landscape shifts toward a “mixed ecology” of inherited and emerging forms of Christian practice and community. From youth ministry to stewardship, passionate lay people answer the Holy Spirit’s call to […]
Luther Seminary celebrates the life of C. Dean Freudenberger, professor emeritus of rural ministry, who passed away on July 2 at age 93. Dean taught at Luther Seminary from 1990–97, following a long and distinguished career as an agricultural and environmental ethicist. Prior to his arrival in Minnesota, Freudenberger was a member of the faculty […]