Luther alumnus leads global efforts to embrace multicultural expressions of faith and mission in a postcolonial world.

Meet Director of International Student and Scholar Affairs Chenar E. E. Howard

For we are what he has made us, created in Christ Jesus for good works, which God prepared beforehand so that we may walk in them. (Ephesians 2:10) Fiscal 2022–23 was a year of transition and transformation at Luther Seminary. Transition: Across our educational programs, we are working to create sustainable new models so that […]

Starting this year, Luther Seminary is providing full-tuition scholarships to graduate certificate students who have been endorsed by their synods. This new effort, an extension of the Jubilee Scholarship, aims to fill a gap for people who can’t commit to a full-time degree program but still want to pursue formal education at the seminary. The […]

We asked the Luther Seminary community to share art that has been spiritually meaningful for them or their church. Here are some of their photos and responses. The rest can be found on our Story magazine website, luthersem.edu/story.

1950s Gerhard Knutson ’57 Th.M. died on March 3. In addition to serving as a pastor both in the United States and Norway, he was bishop of the Northwest Synod for eight years. He wrote “Ministry to Inactives: A Manual for Establishing a Listening Witness to Inactive Members,” as well as a book about his […]

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, […]

Faith+Lead Academy offers “online theological education for everyone”—live and on-demand courses that tap into the treasures of the Christian tradition to equip people to love God and neighbor. Recent courses aim to support people in rural and small-town communities, and those who are called to ministry with them. Developed through listening sessions with rural congregations, […]