Symposium: Recent submissions
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Martin Luther--God's Voice
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-02)This essay reviews Luther’s ministry as interpreter of the Bible. Topics include: Luther, the university lecturer and cultivator of pastors; Luther the law/gospel preacher; Luther the translator of Scripture; and Luther’s ... -
Core Like a Rock: Luther's Theological Center
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-02)This essay reviews the central core of Luther’s confession of divine revelation. It is a review that includes both exegesis and systematic theology. The study lays the foundation for the central teaching of Scripture, the ... -
[A] Reaction to Pastor Jonathan Hein’s Essay: The Shepherd-Leader at Work: Moving Forward
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-18)This is Richard L. Gurgel's reaction to Jonathan R. Hein's "The Shepherd-Leader at Work: Moving Forward (The Need for Careful Listening & Careful Reasoning)" for 2018 Symposium on the Pastor as Shepherd-Leader. -
Shepherds under the Cross: A reaction
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-17)This is Samuel C. Degner's reaction to Jonathan E. Schroeder's "Shepherds Under the Cross " for 2018 Symposium on the Pastor as Shepherd-Leader. -
[A] Reaction to Paul and Luther as Paradigms of Shepherd Leaders
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-17)This is E. Allen Sorum's reaction to David Scharf's "St. Paul and Martin Luther: Paradigms of Shepherd-Leaders" for 2018 Symposium on the Pastor as Shepherd-Leader. -
The Shepherd-Leader at Work: Moving Forward (The Need for Careful Listening & Careful Reasoning)
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-18)Making ministry plans and finding ways to put those plans into action are vital activities in gospel ministry. The pastor guides his flock with the unchanging Word, but the size, climate, and topography of the pasture are ... -
Shepherds Under the Cross
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-17)The shepherd leader believes with all his heart that the gospel in Word and sacrament is the power source of his ministry, and he administers the means of grace with confident joy. He is eager to proclaim and apply the ... -
St. Paul and Martin Luther: Paradigms of Shepherd-Leaders
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2018-09-17)The work of setting objectives and preparing strategies to meet those goals sometimes seem in conflict with the quiet whisper of the Spirit’s working. A careful assessment of Paul’s missionary endeavors and Luther’s work ... -
[A] Reaction to “Breaking Free”: Martin Luther’s Babylonian Captivity of the Church in Context by Pastor Benjamin P. Schaefer
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2020-09-22)This is Steven J. Pagels's reaction to Benjamin Schaefer's "'Breaking Free': Martin Luther's Babylonian Captivity of the Church in Context" for 2020 Symposium on Martin Luther’s 1520 Treatises. -
A Reaction to Professor James Danell’s Presentation of Dr. Martin Luther’s 1520 Theses “The Freedom of a Christian and Treatise on Good Works”
(2020-09-21)This is Robert E. Wendland's reaction to James C. Danell's "The Freedom of a Christian and Treatise on Good Works" for 2020 Symposium on Martin Luther’s 1520 Treatises. -
[A] Reaction to Pastor Jason Oakland’s Essay “Luther’s Call to Action: A Consideration of To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation”
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2020-09-21)This is Joel D. Otto's reaction to Jason D. Oakland's "Luther's Call to Action: A Consideration of To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation" for 2020 Symposium on Martin Luther’s 1520 Treatises. -
[A Reaction to] Emotional Wellness: Holistic Care for God’s Workmanship
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-09-21)This is John D. Schuetze's reaction to Benjamin S. Kohls's "Emotional Wellness: Holistic Care for God's Workmanship" for 2021 Symposium on Pastoral Wellness. -
A Reaction to Rev. Jon Scharf’s I Believe that I am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Pastor Cares for his Body
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-09-20)This is David F. Bivens's reaction to Jonathan E. Scharf's "I Believe that I am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Pastor Cares for His Body" for 2021 Symposium on Pastoral Wellness. -
[A] Reaction to Mark Paustian’s Essay: I Am Convinced
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-09-20)This is Stephen H. Geiger's reaction to Mark A. Paustian's "I Am Convinced: A Devotional Appropriation of Romans 8 to the Life of the Pastor" for 2021 Symposium on Pastoral Wellness. -
Exiled Insiders: Our Sempiternal, Subversive, Submissive Life in Two Kingdoms Ruled by One Crucified King
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2023-09-19)It was easy to support the basic liberal principles on which our nation was founded when the dominant worldview in our society at least somewhat resembled a biblical one. In recent years, however, that situation appears ... -
A Reaction to Exiled Insiders: our Sempiternal, Subversive, Submissive Life in Two Kingdoms Ruled by One Crucified King, by Jonathan P. Bauer
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2023-09-19)This is E. Allen Sorum's reaction to Jonathan P. Bauer's "Exiled Insiders: Our Sempiternal, Subversive, Submissive Life in Two Kingdoms Ruled by One Crucified King" for 2023 Symposium on the Two Kingdoms. -
A Reaction to “The Kingdom(s) and the Power and the Glory: A Biblical and Confessional Perspective on the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms”
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2023-09-18)This is Samuel C. Degner's reaction to Paul E. Koelpin's “The Kingdom(s) and the Power and the Glory: A Biblical and Confessional Perspective on the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms” for 2023 Symposium on the Two Kingdoms. -
A Reaction to “Church and State Throughout the Centuries: Tales of Conflict and Confusion”
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2023-09-18)This is Aaron L. Christie's reaction to Wade R. Johnston's “Church and State Throughout the Centuries: Tales of Conflict and Confusion” for 2023 Symposium on the Two Kingdoms. -
The Kingdom(s) and the Power and the Glory: A Biblical and Confessional Perspective on the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2023-09-18)Americans are accustomed to hearing about a separation between church and state. Lutherans follow Luther’s lead and speak of church and state as two realms with distinct authority, purpose, and purview. This paper will ... -
Church and State Throughout the Centuries: Tales of Conflict and Confusion
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2023-09-18)We live in an age of conflict and confusion. Churches and states have struggled to define why they exist, what their roles should be, and how they relate to each other in these quickly moving and changing times. There is ...