Press Releases
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LSTC Feature: Katie Mueller called to ministry at age 8 and finally at seminary
LSTC Feature: Katie Mueller called to ministry at age 8 and finally at seminary December 10, 2020 The first thing Katherine (Katie) Mueller wants you to know about her is that she laughs a lot. She loves to dance and sing, eat good food in good company, walk and write. In her journalism writing prior
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Museum follows LSTC’s lead in returning rare manuscript to Greek Orthodox Church
Museum follows LSTC’s lead in returning rare manuscript to Greek Orthodox Church December 3, 2020 Four years ago, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) returned a rare 9th century Greek manuscript of the complete New Testament to the Greek Orthodox Church. Now a second rare manuscript will be returned to the monastery from which
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David L. Lindberg, professor emeritus of world missions and world religions, dies
David L. Lindberg, professor emeritus of world missions and world religions, dies December 2, 2020 David L. Lindberg, professor emeritus of world missions and world religions and director of field education at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), died Nov. 16. He was 90 years old. A memorial service will be held via
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Antje Jackelén online talk Dec. 9, ‘Technology, Theology and Spirituality in the Digital Age’
Antje Jackelén online talk Dec. 9, ‘Technology, Theology and Spirituality in the Digital Age’ November 30, 2020 Antje Jackelén, Archbishop of the Church of Sweden, will give an online talk, “Technology, Theology and Spirituality in the Digital Age,” Dec. 9, noon U.S. Central time. Jackelén was director of the Zygon Center for Religion and Science
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LSTC Feature: Erik Boss strives to be “exceedingly patient through understanding”
LSTC Feature: Erik Boss strives to be “exceedingly patient through understanding” November 20, 2020 Erik (they/them/their, pictured with wife, L), a first-year MDiv student, is on a spiritual journey and glad to be continuing that journey at LSTC. Erik comes to seminary from Colorado and Wyoming, graduating from MSU Denver with a double major in
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LSTC Feature: Liz Kuster is “glad to be on this journey within this community”
LSTC Feature: Liz Kuster is “glad to be on this journey within this community” November 13, 2020 Liz Kuster comes to LSTC from Bettendorf, Iowa, right on the Mississippi River in Eastern Iowa. A member of St. Paul Lutheran Church in Davenport, she was drawn to LSTC by the sense of community. “Even in difficult
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LSTC community mourns, remembers Rev. Dr. Cheryl Stewart Pero
LSTC community mourns, remembers Rev. Dr. Cheryl Stewart Pero November 6, 2020 Cheryl Stewart Pero, 69, known by so many alumni of LSTC as “Mama Cheryl,” died Oct. 28 after becoming ill and hospitalized on Oct. 14. She was surrounded by family and friends at Advocate Christ Medical Center in Oak Lawn, Ill., when she
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David Martinez keynote speaker for Vine Deloria Jr. Theological Symposium
David Martinez keynote speaker for Vine Deloria Jr. Theological Symposium October 30, 2020 The first night of the Vine Deloria Jr. Theological Symposium at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) features a keynote address by Dr. David Martinez (Akimel O’odham/Hia Ced O’odham/Mexican). The lecture takes place live Nov. 17, 7-8:30 p.m. Central time
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LSTC invites extended community to Kristallnacht commemoration service
LSTC invites extended community to Kristallnacht commemoration service October 29, 2020 Annually, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago commits to the denunciation of anti-Semitism now and in the history of our tradition, and seeks to join together people of all faiths in the work of the world’s mending and the healing of the nations.
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Clarence Atwood Jr. to receive LSTC Distinguished Service Award
Clarence Atwood Jr. to receive LSTC Distinguished Service Award October 27, 2020 Clarence Atwood Jr. will receive the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) 2020 Distinguished Service Award November 11 at 4 p.m. during the fall Board of Directors meeting held via Zoom. Kristi Ferguson, chairperson of the Board of Directors, said, “Clarence is
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LSTC forms Antiracism Transformation Team
LSTC forms Antiracism Transformation Team October 20, 2020 The Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago Antiracism Transformation Team (ATT) held its first team building meeting via Zoom in September. The 29-member team includes students, alumni, faculty, administrators, staff, and representatives from two Chicago area seminaries. It was formed to ensure that 51% of its members
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Karl Anliker’s Hein-Fry presentation Oct. 28
Karl Anliker’s Hein-Fry presentation Oct. 28 October 13, 2020 Karl Anliker, a senior MDiv student, represents LSTC in the annual Hein-Fry lecture on Wednesday, Oct. 28, at 2:30 p.m. Central time. Each year, one student from each ELCA-affiliated seminary is invited to create a class, encounter, or series for people steeped in biblical texts, as