WINTER ONLINE: Three Persons, One God: The Trinity (webcast)
- January 30 – February 27, 2012
- Course Time: Monday Evening 7:00–9:00 p.m.
The doctrine of the Trinity is routinely misunderstood in churches. We’ll consider:
- How the Trinity is identified, prayed to and preached in sacred worship
- Special contributions from Lutheran theology
- Why this essential teaching matters
- Faculty: Steven Paulson, Professor of Systematic Theology
- RLC contact: Intern Pastor Christopher Brademeyer
Steven Paulson joined the Luther Seminary faculty as associate professor of systematic theology in the fall of 1998 after serving as assistant professor of religion at Concordia College in Moorhead, Minn., where he had been since 1993.
He was pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Washington Island, Wis., from 1990 to 1993. His experience also includes two years of work as a research librarian at JKM Library in Chicago and five years as a psychiatric counselor at Fairview Hospitals in Minneapolis.
Paulson is a Summa Cum Laude and Phi Beta Kappa graduate of St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minn., and earned the master of divinity degree from Luther Seminary in 1984. He holds both the master of theology (1988) and doctor of theology (1992) degrees from Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago.
He has been honored with the Goethe Institute Scholarship (1985) and the North American Ministerial Fellowship (1980-84).
Paulson currently serves on the editorial boards of Word and World and both the Lutheran Quarterly and Dialog and has written articles for both journals. He is the author of Luther for Armchair Theologians and editor of A More Radical Gospel, The Captivation of the Will, and The Preached God all written by Gerhard Forde.
SPRING ONLINE: How the Bible Came to Us: Its Writing, Use and Authority (webcast)
- March 19 – April 16, 2012
- Course Time: Monday Evening 7:00–9:00 p.m.
Virtually all Christians hold the Scriptures as inspired and authoritative for faith and life. But not all agree on what being true and authoritative means. How did these writings originate? How do they become true for us? What does it mean for us to be people of the Word? And how do we deal with the fact that our interpretations and the interpretations of other faithful Christians often differ? In light of the story of how the Bible came to us, and in light of our own stories, these sessions will explore guidelines that can help shape our understanding and faithful use of the scriptures.
- Seminar Leader: James Boyce, Professor Emeritus of New Testament, Luther Seminary
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