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500
Reformation
Celebration
Lecture Series
January 23, 2017
Dr. Adam Francisco
Confession / Witness
Christian’s delight in assertions. They adhere, affirm, confess,
and maintain the assertions—the faith—once delivered to the
saints. There are times, however, that a bold confession requires
more than just mere assertion. “When you have to engage the
Jews and Turks,” Luther wrote, “you must use all your cleverness and effort and be as profound and subtle a controversialist
as possible, for then you are in another area.” It is in this arena,
in dealing with the claims of Jewish and Islamic theology, that
the reformer employed the tactics of the apologist and made
his mark on the defense of the faith.
500
Reformation
Celebration
Lecture Series
January 23, 2017
Dr. Adam Francisco
Confession / Witness
Christian’s delight in assertions. They adhere, affirm, confess,
and maintain the assertions—the faith—once delivered to the
saints. There are times, however, that a bold confession requires
more than just mere assertion. “When you have to engage the
Jews and Turks,” Luther wrote, “you must use all your cleverness and effort and be as profound and subtle a controversialist
as possible, for then you are in another area.” It is in this arena,
in dealing with the claims of Jewish and Islamic theology, that
the reformer employed the tactics of the apologist and made
his mark on the defense of the faith.
February 20, 2017
February 20, 2017
Dr. Amy Burnett
Early Reformation Tradition
and Women
Dr. Amy Burnett
Early Reformation Tradition
and Women
Martin Luther was chiefly concerned with the individual Christian’s standing before God, but the Reformation he started
had significant social consequences as well. Luther combined
a radical understanding of every Christian’s spiritual access to
God with a more traditional acceptance of the social subordination of women. This paper will describe the impact of Luther’s
theology on the status of women, focusing especially on the
priesthood of all believers, the rejection of monastic vows and
clerical celibacy, and his new understanding of marriage.
Martin Luther was chiefly concerned with the individual Christian’s standing before God, but the Reformation he started
had significant social consequences as well. Luther combined
a radical understanding of every Christian’s spiritual access to
God with a more traditional acceptance of the social subordination of women. This paper will describe the impact of Luther’s
theology on the status of women, focusing especially on the
priesthood of all believers, the rejection of monastic vows and
clerical celibacy, and his new understanding of marriage.
March 20, 2017
March 20, 2017
Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz
Reformation Mission
Rev. Dr. Gregory Seltz
Reformation Mission
Historically speaking, the Reformation Movement was the proclamation of God’s freedom in Christ for all by grace through
faith in Jesus. Amidst the politics and powers of the time, came
a simple monk with a message that was a pure gift. As Reformation Christians, the context today may be different in many
ways, but the message and the challenge to voice it remains.
Seltz calls for the church to celebrate what it believes, but also
to see anew the message it proclaims as the foundation, the
source, and the power to carry out its Reformation Mission in a
21st Century World.
Historically speaking, the Reformation Movement was the proclamation of God’s freedom in Christ for all by grace through
faith in Jesus. Amidst the politics and powers of the time, came
a simple monk with a message that was a pure gift. As Reformation Christians, the context today may be different in many
ways, but the message and the challenge to voice it remains.
Seltz calls for the church to celebrate what it believes, but also
to see anew the message it proclaims as the foundation, the
source, and the power to carry out its Reformation Mission in a
21st Century World.
All lectures will be held in Weller Chapel Auditorium
on Concordia’s campus in Seward, Nebraska.
All lectures will be held in Weller Chapel Auditorium
on Concordia’s campus in Seward, Nebraska.
Visit reformation.cune.edu for more details and times.
Visit reformation.cune.edu for more details and times.