LSTC Faculty Launch Oral History Project Documenting the Extraordinary Lutheran Ministries Historic Roster Three professors from the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago are launching an oral history project that will document and preserve the stories of LGBTQIA+ leaders who helped transform the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The project is led by Dr. Karri […]
Alum Bonnie J. Flessen Publishes Frontier Man LSTC is proud to announce that alum Dr. Bonnie J. Flessen, PhD ’10, has published a new novel, Frontier Man, with Resource Publications, an imprint of Wipf and Stock Publishers. Set in the first-century Roman world, Frontier Man follows Batos, a former Roman cavalryman who once served on […]
LSTC Professor Esther Menn Featured in Forward Article on Lutheranism and Judaism Dr. Esther Menn, a respected professor at the Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago (LSTC), was recently featured in an article by Forward that explores the growing dialogue between Lutheranism and Judaism. The piece, titled “Tim Walz and His Jewish Grandparents: Why the […]
LSTC Alum Rev Dr. Tom Gaulke MDiv ’07 PhD ’20 on Hope, Healing, and Promises One of LSTC alum Tom Gaulke’s most foundational spiritual experiences was also one of his earliest memories. “It’s as far back as I can remember,” he says. “I was sitting on a carpet at Hales Corners Lutheran Church. I think […]
LSTC Summer Reading List The summer reading season is upon us. With long, sunny summer days ahead and plenty of time on the beach—the front lawn, or park bench, the usual conundrum springs up: What to read? In an effort to help you either compile or whittle down your summer reading list, we’re sharing books […]
Commemorative Edition of the Epistle Magazine coming in May! As you’ve probably heard by now, we are selling our building, redistributing or rethinking many educational and musical resources, and relocating our seminary to the Catholic Theological Union campus. This move represents a significant transition in our seminary’s history. We want to document this momentous occasion […]
