Mark Granquist, professor and Lloyd and Annelotte Svendsbye Chair in Church History, is the author of “The Other Luther Seminary in Minnesota: The Joint Synod of Ohio Seminary in St. Paul” in the Journal of the Lutheran Historical Society, vol. 12, 2022, and “Rereading Niebuhr’s ‘The Kingdom of God in America’” in Word & World, Spring 2023.

Anna Marsh ’08 M.A.assistant professor of Old Testament, contributed the chapter “Women’s Voices and the Cost of Going Public: The Song of Songs, Canonization, and Safe Spaces” in the recently published “Reading the Song of Songs in a #MeToo Era: Women, Sex, and Public Discourse,” edited by Elaine T. James and Simeon B. Chavel.

Professor of Biblical Preaching Joy J. Moore is serving as visiting professor of religion and Chapman-Bensen Lecturer at Huntingdon College, Montgomery, Alabama. She began her one-year residency on September 1. During her residency, she continues to support Luther Seminary’s mission through teaching an online preaching course, participating in Working Preacher’s “Sermon Brainwave” podcast, developing content for Faith+Lead, and supporting the seminary’s Compelling Preaching grant from the Lilly Endowment Inc.

Cody Sanders, associate professor of congregational and community care leadership, is the author of “Decentering the Human in Practical Theologies of Care: An EARTH Method” in the International Journal of Practical Theology and the chapter “Your Story, Our Story, God’s Story” in “True Colors: Stories of Baptist Inclusion,” edited by Jake Hall. He is the co-author of “LGBTQ+ Stress, Trauma, Time, and Care” in Pastoral Psychology and the chapter “Injustice and the Care of Queer Souls” in “Injustice and the Care of Souls: Taking Oppression Seriously in Pastoral Care,” edited by Sheryl A. Kujawa-Holbrook and Karen B. Montago. This summer, he spoke on two panels at the annual conference of the National Association of Baptist Professors of Religion: a review of Jennifer Garcia Bashaw’s “Scapegoats: The Gospel through the Eyes of Victims” and “Beyond the Academy: Public Scholarship and NABPR.” He also was interviewed alongside co-author Mikeal Parsons for a Q&A article in U.S. Catholic about their book, “Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead.

Matthew Skinner, professor of New Testament, has been named the Asher O. and Carrie Nasby Endowed Chair in New Testament. The chair recognizes an exemplary teacher and mentor who inspires in their students a desire to lead their congregations in Bible study. It was established in 1995 by Howe E. Nasby to honor the memory of the Christian witness and service of his parents. Previously the Nasby chair was held by Professor Emeritus Craig Koester.