Theologians on North American Lutheranism

Luther Seal In the days leading up to the birth of the North American Lutheran Church, Lutheran CORE sponsored a theological conference entitled “Seeking New Directions for Lutheranism.” To that end, a number of high-profile Lutheran scholars (Robert Benne, Robert Jenson, etc.) were on hand to present papers on a number of subjects including the authority of Scripture, the name of God, and missions.

David Neff has an excellent synopsis of the papers in an article with Christianity Today entitled “Facing Lutheranism’s Crisis of Authority”. You can also listen to the presentations in mp3 format at Lutheran CORE’s website here. The American Lutheran Publicity Bureau will shortly be publishing a book containing an extended version of each of the papers (the presentations at the theological conference were condensed versions of longer papers).

7 Responses to “ Theologians on North American Lutheranism ”

Kim Smith says:

September 9, 2010 at 9:06 pm

I’ve been listening to the audio tapes from last month’s theology conference. It included some of the most respected and well-known Lutheran speakers (Theologians) in the country. They are inspiring and well worth a listen–they’ll help people understand the goings on of the last year (heck, last 500 years). I had the speeches burned to CDs so I can listen to them while driving.