Asking complex questions has always been at the heart of the seminary experience. This fall, Luther Seminary hosted a semester-long conversation on a big one: What does it mean to be human? The conversation centered around the Smithsonian Institution’s traveling exhibit “Exploring Human Origins,” which turned the chapel narthex in Olson Campus Center into a […]

For more than 30 years, Luther Seminary has provided an annual Advent guide. While it is emailed to subscribers as daily God Pause devotions throughout Advent, it is also provided in a downloadable format that anyone can access. Writers include professors, emeriti faculty, and seminary staff who have a theological education. Each year’s devotional guide […]

This July, Faith+Lead Academy celebrated the launch of its 50th course—Special Occasion Preaching—an on-demand course designed for lay leaders and preachers navigating life’s most emotional moments and events, from weddings and funerals to community milestones and moments of tragedy. All Faith+Lead Academy courses offer a transformative learning experience, combining trustworthy theological teaching with spiritual practices, […]

Kurty Darling ’25 Ph.D. is serving for one year as visiting instructor for children, youth, and family ministry and as grant manager for the Nurturing Children Through Worship and Prayer Initiative grant. She holds an M.A. in Narrative Theology from United Theological Seminary and a B.A. from Bethel University, where she has taught for the […]

On January 13, Luther Seminary will welcome renowned author and teacher William P. Brown to deliver the Rutlen Lecture on Faith and Creation, “Be-Wilded by Wonder: Just Creation in the Book of Job.” An ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.) and a founding member of Earth Covenant Ministry, Brown serves as the William Marcellus […]