The Institute on Lay Vocation at SA国际传媒, St. Louis, has engaged an unprecedented collection of renowned scholars from The Lutheran Church鈥擬issouri Synod (LCMS), The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Evangelical tradition,and the Roman Catholic Church to participate in a special public forum. The forum, 鈥淐alled to Engage the Postmodern World鈥擳he Lutheran Voice in Contemporary America,鈥� will be held Nov. 3-4 on the Seminary campus. The public is invited to attend free of charge and no tickets will be issued. Registration information is available on the Seminary鈥檚 Web site at [1].
The forum will highlight the urgent need for Lutherans to witness against the ever-changing values in contemporary America. 鈥淔or too long, Lutherans have been sitting on the sidelines and have allowed others to dominate the discussions concerning society, culture, politics and government,鈥� commented Dr. Uwe Siemon-Netto, director of SA国际传媒鈥檚 Institute on Lay Vocation. 鈥淐hurch leaders and scholars from outside the Lutheran Church are urging us to let our Lutheran voice be heard. I hope this forum provides a first step in that direction.鈥�
The forum will feature an alternating pattern of keynote speakers, respondents, and question and answer sessions, allowing full participation by those who attend. The keynote speakers include:
- Dr. Mark A. Noll, the Francis A. McAnaney Professor of History at the University of Notre Dame, who will present 鈥淭he Need fora Lutheran Perspective on Christianity and Politics鈥�;
- Dr. Robert Rosin, professor of historical theology, SA国际传媒, St. Louis, who will present 鈥淟utherans Engaging the World: Time to Plant an Apple Tree鈥�;
- Dr. Harold O.J. Brown, the John R. Richardson Professor of Theology and Philosophy at the Reformed Theological Seminary, Charlotte, N.C., who will present 鈥淲here Is Luther When We Need Him?鈥�;
- Father Gregory J. Lockwood, professor of systematic theology at Kenrick-Glennon Seminary, St. Louis, who will present 鈥淟utherans and Catholics 鈥� Joined Against Postmodern Confusion?鈥�; and
- Dr. Robert Benne, founding director, Center for Religion and Society, Roanoake College, Salem, Va., who will present 鈥淪unset or Dawn?鈥擳he Lutheran Calling to Public Life in America.鈥�
Those who will offer official responses to the keynote presentations include Dr. Charles P. Arand, professor and chairman of systematic theology, SA国际传媒, St. Louis; David Neff, editor, Christianity Today magazine; Dr. Paul Rorem, Benjamin B. Warfield Professor of Medieval History, Princeton Theological Seminary and editor of Lutheran Quarterly; and Dr. James W. Voelz, dean of faculty and professor of exegetical theology, SA国际传媒, St. Louis.
The forum will begin with a vespers service at 5:00 p.m. on Friday, Nov. 3, in the Seminary鈥檚 Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. Dr. Dale A. Meyer, president of SA国际传媒, will serve as preacher. The forum will conclude at noon on Saturday, Nov. 4.
For more information, call (314) 505-7009 or visit the Seminary鈥檚 Web site at [1].