LSM 2016-2017

May 12/13 Ray Picket
Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago
 
“These people who have been turning the world upside down” (Acts 17:6): How do we Witness to the Resurrection of Jesus?

April 7/8 Ray Picket/Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago

“But you will receive power when the Holy Spirit has come upon you” (Acts 1:8): How is the Spirit at Work in the World Today?

Mar 10/11 David Fredrickson/Luther Seminary
Session five treats Judaism (Romans 9-11; Acts 13-15).

Feb 10/11 David Fredrickson/Luther Seminary
Session four looks at gender (Philippians 3-4 and Acts 16:11-15).

Jan 13/14 David Fredrickson/Luther Seminary
Session three examines attitudes toward the religion of others (1 Corinthians 8; Acts 14:8-18).

Sept 9/10 Sarah Henrich
Luther Seminary

                  "Restore the kingdom to Israel?" (Acts 1:6): What were they thinking?
We began where Jesus and his followers began, in a world understood through a Jewish imagination about God, God's word, God's promises, and human hopes.  Every aspect of Jesus' life and ministry was deeply rooted in Jewish thought and life.  What did Jews believe at the turn of the millennium?  How did Jesus challenge those beliefs, if he did?  What did that mean for community?

Dec 9/10 David Fredrickson
Luther Seminary
Session two deals with the meaning of religion (1 Corinthians 1-2 and Acts 17)

Nov 11/12 David Fredrickson
Luther Seminary
The Two Pauls: The Book of Acts Versus the Letters of Paul

"The Gentiles who turn to God" (15:19):Who were these folks and what did they bring to their new communities?