Symposium: Recent submissions

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    • A Reaction to Dr. Michael Berg’s “An Introduction to and Defense of Apologetics” 

      Brenner, John M. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2016-09-16)
      This is John M. Brenner's reaction to Michael Berg's "An Introduction to and Defense of Apologetics" for 2019 Symposium on Christian Apologetics.

    • “The Value of Hermeneutics”: A Reaction 

      Cherney, Kenneth A., Jr. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2016-09-19)
      This is Kenneth A. Cherney Jr.'s reaction to Steven L. Lange's "The Value of Hermeneutics" for 2016 Symposium on Hermeneutics.

    • 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 ...

    • 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 Value of Hermeneutics 

      Lange, Steven L. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2016-09-19)
      The essay focused on hermeneutics in its more theoretical aspects. While many modern and postmodern interpreters approach the text of Scripture with a “hermeneutic of suspicion,” the essay focused on how the believing ...

    • [A] Reaction to Dr. Mark Braun’s “Martin Luther and the State” 

      Naumann, Paul S. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-03)
      This is Paul S. Naumann's reaction to Mark E. Braun's "Martin Luther and the State" for 2017 Symposium on Reformation 500 (Martin Luther).

    • [A] Reaction to President Mark Zarling’s Essay: Luther and the Saints: The Priesthood of All Believers - A True Treasure of the Lutheran Reformation 

      Zabell, Jon F. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-03)
      This is Jon F. Zabell's reaction to Mark G. Zarling's "Luther and the Saints: The Priesthood of All Believers – A True Treasure of the Lutheran Reformation" for 2017 Symposium on Reformation 500 (Martin Luther).

    • Martin Luther–God's Voice: A Reaction 

      Cloute, Justin C. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-02)
      This is Justin C. Cloute's reaction to Paul O. Wendland's "Martin Luther--God's Voice" for 2017 Symposium on Reformation 500 (Martin Luther).

    • [A] Reaction to “Core Like a Rock: Luther’s Theological Center” by Professor Cherney 

      Biebert, Nathaniel J. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-02)
      This is Nathaniel J. Biebert's reaction to Kenneth A. Cherney Jr.'s "Core Like a Rock: Luther's Theological Center" for 2017 Symposium on Reformation 500 (Martin Luther).

    • Martin Luther and the State 

      Braun, Mark E. (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-03)
      This essay demonstrates how Luther’s attitude toward the means of grace made Lutheranism unique for its time in its struggle to keep church and state separate: Since only the gospel can create faith and preserve orthodoxy, ...

    • 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 ...

    • Martin Luther--God's Voice 

      Wendland, Paul O. (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 

      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 ...

    • [A] Reaction to Pastor Jonathan Hein’s Essay: The Shepherd-Leader at Work: Moving Forward 

      Gurgel, Richard L. (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 

      Degner, Samuel C. (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 

      Sorum, E. Allen (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) 

      Hein, Jonathan R. (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 

      Schroeder, Jonathan E. (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 

      Scharf, David (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 

      Pagels, Steven J. (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.