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[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.
“Breaking Free”: Martin Luther's Babylonian Captivity of the Church in Context
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2020-09-22)
After deconstructing the walls with which the Catholic Church guarded its spiritual-temporal power in his treatise To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther moves on to challenge the Catholic Church’s central ...
[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.
An Introduction to and Defense of Apologetics
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2019-09-16)
Prof. Berg will define what apologetics is and examine how the apostles and prophets as well as the church fathers presented the truths of God to the people of their day. He will make the case that apologetics is really a ...
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 ...
Disclosing the Hidden God: Confessional Lutheran Doctrine and Christian Apologetics
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2019-09-16)
Lutheran theology informs how Lutheran pastors do outreach. What Scripture has to say about God’s hiddenness, the natural knowledge of God, the total depravity of the unregenerate, and the evidentiary and epistemic status ...
The Freedom of a Christian and Treatise on Good Works
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2020-09-21)
These two essays were the first and last of Luther’s 1520 treatises and they reveal the spirit behind the writings. In them, Luther gives a clear exposition on the Christian life and the relationship between faith and good ...
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 ...
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 ...
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 ...