Press Releases
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Michael Spezio to present CASIRAS/LSTC webinar February 19
Michael Spezio to present CASIRAS/LSTC webinar February 19 January 13, 2021 Updated 1/22/2021 Michael Spezio will present “Humility as Inclusive Empathy: Theory of Mind and Imaginaries of the True Self,” Friday, February 19, at 4 p.m., Central time. He will talk about empathy, theories about what it is and how our research with L’Arche and Homeboy…
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‘Unity’ theme of LSTC Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration
‘Unity’ theme of LSTC Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration January 12, 2021 Dr. King’s message of unity is the theme for the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) Martin Luther King Jr. Day commemoration Monday, January 18. Five leading theologians will reflect on the theme during the 60-minute pre-recorded tribute. The recorded event will…
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Mark T. Lowry joins LSTC as philanthropic engagement associate
Mark T. Lowry joins LSTC as philanthropic engagement associate January 7, 2021 Mark T. Lowry joined the Advancement team of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) as philanthropic engagement associate on Jan. 4. “I welcome Mark to the Advancement team to help us with a more robust engagement with volunteer leaders,” said Sandra…
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Ceciley R. Akins joins LSTC as philanthropic engagement associate
Ceciley R. Akins joins LSTC as philanthropic engagement associate January 6, 2021 Ceciley R. Akins joined the Advancement team of the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC) as Philanthropic Engagement Associate on Jan. 4. “I am delighted to welcome Ceciley to the LSTC Advancement Team. She brings a wide range of skills and experience…
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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…