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    • Christian Education: A Matter of Life or Death — What the Mission of the Church Teaches Us about Lutheran Schools 

      Zarling, Mark G. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2011-09-19)
      As the Lord has called us to preach the message of life to this dying world, he has called us to minister to the young children of our in the light of God's grace. The Lutheran school seeks to fulfill Christ's Great ...

    • Church and State Throughout the Centuries: Tales of Conflict and Confusion 

      Johnston, Wade R. (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 ...

    • Core Like a Rock: Luther's Theological Center 

      Cherney, Kenneth A., Jr. (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 ...

    • Cultivating a Culture of Compassion: The Opportunity is Ours 

      Kolander, Ryan D. (2022-09-20)
      Therefore, as we have opportunity, let us do good to all people, especially to those who belong to the family of believers. (Galatians 6:10 NIV)

    • Disclosing the Hidden God: Confessional Lutheran Doctrine and Christian Apologetics 

      Thompson, Luke G. (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 ...

    • Emotional Wellness: Holistic Care for God's Workmanship 

      Kohls, Benjamin S. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-09-21)
      Depression and anxiety, dysfunction and despair, fatigue and burnout are no stranger in our congregations. Sadly, they are also no stranger in our ministerium. This essay will explore the emotional wellbeing of the pastor. ...

    • An Evaluation of Modern Evangelical Preaching 

      Bauer, Andrew P. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2014-09-22)
      The second essay looks at the popularity and homiletical influence of Evangelical preachers. It traces the history of some of the famous American Evangelical preachers and investigate psychological, stylistic, and theological ...

    • Exiled Insiders: Our Sempiternal, Subversive, Submissive Life in Two Kingdoms Ruled by One Crucified King 

      Bauer, Jonathan P. (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 ...

    • The Freedom of a Christian and Treatise on Good Works 

      Danell, James C. (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 ...

    • Hermeneutics and the Confessions 

      Tomczak, Benjamin J. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2016-09-19)
      This essay focuses on the relationship of the confessions to the Holy Scriptures. The essayist explores such questions as: Are we, as Lutherans committed to a quia subscription to the 16th century confessions, to view the ...

    • The Hermeneutics of the New Perspective on Paul 

      Waldschmidt, Daniel W. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2016-09-20)
      For the past three decades, New Testament scholars from virtually every denomination (both conservative and liberal) have championed or been influenced by the so-called New Perspective on Paul. This movement has brought ...

    • The Hermeneutics of the New Perspective on Paul: A Reaction 

      Wendland, Paul O. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2016-09-20)
      This is Paul O. Wendland's reaction to Daniel W. Waldschmidt's "The Hermeneutics of the New Perspective on Paul " for 2016 Symposium on Hermeneutics.

    • I Am Convinced: A Devotional Appropriation of Romans 8 to the Life of the Pastor 

      Paustian, Mark A. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-09-20)
      This essay is intended to be a cool gospel drink—and in rich measure! A man rooted in the gospel will bear gospel fruits in his ministry. He must be filled with the confidence of Christ if he is to put his hand to overseeing ...

    • I Believe that I am Fearfully and Wonderfully Made: The Pastor Cares for His Body 

      Scharf, Jonathan E. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2021-09-20)
      The church in America is trending neo-gnostic with her spiritualizing tendencies. One often hears Christians relegate the human body to little more than a shell for the soul. The incarnation and the resurrection of Jesus ...

    • An Introduction to and Defense of Apologetics 

      Berg, Michael (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 ...

    • Jesus Taught The Way of Life — and So Do We 

      Mueller, Aaron T. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2015-09-21)
      With this paper, the author was tasked with the following: Evangelize, baptize, teach: this is the process Jesus calls his people to carry out in their worldwide ministry. This essay focuses on the purpose and value ...

    • The Kingdom(s) and the Power and the Glory: A Biblical and Confessional Perspective on the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms 

      Koelpin, Paul E. (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 ...

    • Luther and the Saints: The Priesthood of All Believers – A True Treasure of the Lutheran Reformation 

      Zarling, Mark G. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-03)
      This essay reviews Luther’s teaching about the universal priesthood of all believers and its relationship to the public ministry. The study naturally leads to a review of Luther’s thought on the family and the nobility of ...

    • Luther Taught the Children—and So Do We 

      Prange, Paul T. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2015-09-22)
      Lutherans have a birthright in education, going back to the catechism preparation and instruction of Martin Luther. This essay, prepared for the 2015 WLS Fall Symposium, provides insights into both the latest and the ...

    • Luther's Call to Action: A Consideration of To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation 

      Oakland, Jason D. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2020-09-21)
      In this treatise Luther discusses the relationship of clergy and laity in the Christian church. He points out the artificial walls of superiority that the Catholic Church had created around itself and its clergy to guard ...