The Rev. Dr. Eugene L. Fevold, professor emeritus of church history, died Oct. 29, 2011. He was a highly respected research scholar and teacher, concerned with the use and collection of primary resources in the study of church history and conscious of his responsibility to the church as well as to his students and the seminary. He retired in 1988 as professor emeritus.
Roger and Jeanne Schwarze honor legacy of leadership
For Roger and Jeanne Schwarze, there wasn’t one person who impacted their faith walk. There were a multitude of saints lighting the way. Between the two of them, the names flow freely: Schmidt, Bethel, Klyve, Youngdahl, Frost, Preus.
‘AMP’ing up youth worship
Nearly 300 metro youth gathered at Augsburg College’s Hoversten Chapel on Jan. 29 to attend All Metro Praise, a new worship experience pioneered by Luther Seminary students David Scherer, Master of Arts junior and Anthony Fair, Master of Divinity intern.
Alum-in-Residence Kathy Valan finds the pulse, the rhythm and the dance
As a member of the alumni/ae council, Kathy Valan, ’96, already had her finger on the pulse of Luther Seminary. But as the 2012 alum-in-residence, she was able to immerse herself for a week in the seminary’s vibrant campus life.
Sequence of events: Narrative Lectionary connects God’s story with ours
When addressing the Northeast Minnesota Synod at its 2010 Assembly, Rolf Jacobson, associate professor of Old Testament, spoke to the importance of scriptural transformation in the life of today’s congregations.
West Bank story: M.Div. student shares her life-changing journey
By all accounts, Chris Cowan appears to be your ordinary second-career Distributed Learning student. Cowan, a Master of Divinity middler from Ames, Iowa, went through something lifechanging at seminary.
Record number of students receive tuition dollars during Scholarship Weekend
In March, Luther Seminary faculty, staff and students welcomed 56 students to Scholarship Weekend. Of the 56 attendees, 43 are pursuing Master of Divinity degrees, 11 are Master of Arts students and two are working toward Master of Sacred Music degrees.
2012 Faithfulness in Ministry Cross honorees
The Luther Seminary alumni/ae council recognizes and celebrates the ministries of all graduates with the Faithfulness in Ministry Cross awards. This year the ministries of Peter Ndungu, ’05, Brent Campbell, ’87, and Philip Holtan, ’76, are honored.