Browsing Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary by Subject "Postmodernism"
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[A] Reaction to "Apologetics in a Postmodern World" by Justin C. Cloute
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2019-09-17)This is Paul O. Wendland's reaction to Justin C. Cloute's "Apologetics in a Postmodern World" for 2019 Symposium on Christian Apologetics. -
[A] Reaction to Pastor Philip Sievert’s Essay: “A Paradigm for 21st Century Lutheran Preachers”
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2014-09-23)This is Richard L. Gurgel's reaction to Phillip D. Sievert's "A Paradigm for 21st Century Lutheran Preachers" for 2014 Symposium on Preaching. -
Apologetics in a Postmodern World
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2019-09-17)Pastor Cloute will examine the characteristics of postmodernism and how they affect the way the church engages the lost. He will explore angles such as how the use of narrative engages twenty-first century listeners and ... -
Cultural Challenges Confronting Contemporary Ministry
(1999)Paul Kelm, in his essay to the Southeastern Wisconsin District conference of 1999, describes the many challenges of ministry at the turn of the century. He outlines postmodernism into various categories (pluralism, ... -
The Dangers of Subjectivism and Its Influence on Our Theology and Church Life
(1993)Subjectivism is dangerous because human thought and feeling become the rule and norm of what is good and right. Since subjectivism strikes at the core of Christian theology, Drews takes us back to the objective Scriptures ... -
Encountering Authenticity: The Gospel Fills the Needs of a Post-Postmodern Society
(2012)As long as people are sinful, they have spiritual needs which on their own they cannot satiate. Jesus’ gospel of salvation fills those needs. This paper is a study of how Jesus’ gospel applies to the specific spiritual ... -
Intentional Pre-Evangelism: Gaining a Hearing for the Gospel
(2016)There is a problem with pre-evangelism in our Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) churches. The lost unbelievers of this world are not hearing the gospel message. Left on their own they do not know where to find ... -
Meeting the Needs of the 21st Century Family Raising Spiritually Mature Adults in a Postmodern World
(1999)How do we read the spirit of the times so that we can reach people with the Gospel? Professor Gurgel explores postmodernism by seeing how it flowed from modernism and how it affects people in the 21st Century. He highlights ... -
Not Ashamed of the Gospel in a Postmodern Age
(1999)We are living in a postmodern culture. This is a culture that values emotion over truth. It appreciates narrative rather than history. Defining Postmodernism can be confusing, but this paper, filled with helpful illustrations, ... -
An Overview of Hermeneutics in the 21st Century
(2013)President Wendland walks through the issues related to interpretation of Scripture with the post-modern worldview so prevalent in this 21st century. He strongly makes that case that a “Lutheran” hermeneutic might be a ... -
An Overview of Hermeneutics in the 21st Century
(2013)President Wendland walks through the issues related to interpretation of Scripture with the post-modern worldview so prevalent in this 21st century. He strongly makes that case that a “Lutheran” hermeneutic might be a ... -
A Paradigm for 21st Century Lutheran Preachers
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2014-09-23)The third essay endeavors to offer a practical pattern for today’s Lutheran pastors on the basis of biblical and Lutheran principles. In doing so, this essay offers insights about gospel preaching in a syncretistic society, ... -
Radical Orthodoxy, Saint Augustine, and the Challenge of Nihilism: A Case Study in Doing Theology Under Adverse Conditions
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)Radical Orthodoxy is a movement in contemporary theology which attempts to answer the challenges that nihilism and modernism pose to the theological endeavor. In doing so it makes extensive use of pre-modern sources, ...