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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.