Scherer Lecture 2025: Faith, Crisis, and the Church’s Missional Task Across centuries, the church has navigated cultural upheavals, theological debates, and seismic shifts in the way faith is lived out in the world. Yet today, many argue we are witnessing a profound crisis in how Christianity itself is understood—a crisis fueled by the rise of […]
Heralding Utopias: Immanuel Karunakaran’s Art of Wound and Witness When LSTC PhD candidate and 2023 ThM graduate Immanuel Paul Vivekanandh Karunakaran steps into a gallery, he brings more than canvases. He brings testimony. This fall, his work will be featured in Heralding Utopias: Conceptions of a caste-less, class-less, state-less world at the Bellefonte Art Museum […]
2025 Commencement and Baccalaureate Ceremonies We are excited to celebrate the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago’s (LSTC’s) graduating class of 2025 with two special events, our Baccalaureate Service and Commencement Ceremony: Baccalaureate Service Join us for a meaningful time of worship and reflection as we honor the LSTC Class of 2025 on, May 17, […]
In the Fullness of Light: How LSTC’s Queer Symposium and Homecoming Offer a Sacred Space for our Community What if joy itself is an act of defiance? What if the simple act of gathering—of speaking, learning, and celebrating—becomes a radical assertion of dignity? These are the questions that animate the 2025 Queer Intersectionality and the […]
Historic Matching Gift Announced for LSTC Giving Day 2025 We’re excited to share some truly inspiring news as we approach Giving Day on May 6: for the first time in LSTC’s history, every gift made to the scholarship fund will be matched two-to-one, up to $100,000—thanks to the extraordinary generosity of Larry and Christie Tietjen. […]
Homecoming + Queer Symposium 2025: A Celebration of Joy, Justice, and Community Join us Monday, April 28 – Wednesday, April 30, 2025, for a bold and sacred convergence at LSTC: Homecoming and the Queer Intersectionality and the Public Church Symposium will come together for three days of learning, gathering, and celebration. This year’s Queer Symposium […]
A Theology of the Cross: Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac Brings “Christ in the Rubble” to LSTC On March 26, 2025, the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago will host a historic event: a public lecture by Palestinian pastor, theologian, and author Rev. Dr. Munther Isaac. The talk, entitled Christ in the Rubble: Faith, the Bible, […]
LSTC Students Meet with Rev. Jesse Jackson at Rainbow PUSH Coalition Headquarters A group of LSTC students had the incredible opportunity earlier this fall to meet with esteemed civil rights leader and theologian Rev. Jesse Jackson. The students, as part of Dean Linda Thomas and Dr. Francisco Herrera’s Public Church II class, traveled to the national […]
Esteemed Faculty, Members of LSTC Community Represented at the 2024 AAR and SBL Meeting LSTC is honored to have several faculty members and alumni representing our community at the 2024 annual meetings of the American Academy of Religion (AAR) and the Society of Biblical Literature (SBL) November 23-26 in San Diego, California. These prestigious gatherings […]
Better Together: LSTC, CTU, and MTS Kick Off the School Year with Fun, Food, and Fellowship! The sun was shining, the BBQ was sizzling, and the sense of community was palpable as the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, Catholic Theological Union, and McCormick Theological Seminary came together Thursday, September 5 for their first-ever “Better […]
