Registration is now open for the 28th Annual Theological Symposium, 鈥淭he Just Shall Live by Faith: The Reformation Word for Life Then and Now,鈥� [1] set for Sept. 19-20 on the campus of [2].
This year鈥檚 symposium will explore the term 鈥渏ustification鈥� 鈥� the watchword of the Reformation. Five hundred years ago, it stood at the center of Martin Luther鈥檚 struggle to restore Christian hope and consolation over and against an ambivalent church hierarchy. But what did justification mean for Christians before Luther? What place does it have for us now?
鈥淭his year鈥檚 Theological Symposium provides a most fitting capstone to our Reformation lecture series of the past two years,鈥� said Dr. Charles Arand [3], the Eugene E. and Nell S. Fincke Graduate Professor of Theology and dean of Theological Research and Publication. 鈥淚t will focus on the heart of the Reformation鈥檚 insight into the Scriptures and contribution to the church, namely, the doctrine of justification by faith alone. To that end, we will explore how the church appropriated and proclaimed this teaching from the early church through the Reformation and how it continues to address the deepest needs of human existence in our day.鈥�
This symposium will bring together today鈥檚 top researchers and theologians to commemorate, celebrate and rediscover justification as a word of life for today.
The plenary speakers and their topics include:
- Dr. Mark Seifrid [4], professor of Exegetical Theology at SA国际传媒, 鈥淐hrist and Justification in Romans鈥�
- Dr. David Maxwell [5], the Louis A. Fincke and Anna B. Shine Professor of Systematic Theology, SA国际传媒, 鈥淛ustification in the Early Church鈥�
- Dr. Erik Herrmann [6], associate professor of Historical Theology and director of the Center for Reformation Research, SA国际传媒, 鈥淛ustification in the Reformation鈥�
- [7], chairman of the Department of Theology, Grand View University, Des Moines, Iowa, 鈥淟uther on Justification: Relevant or Irrelevant?鈥�
- [8], rector of St. Francis in the Fields, Louisville, Ky., 鈥淟aw, Gospel, and Guns N鈥� Roses: How the English Reformation is Still Speaking Today鈥�
Multiple sectionals also will be presented by SA国际传媒 faculty and staff as well as guest speakers that will address how to apply this learning to congregational life and ministry.
Registration for the symposium is $130 per person through Sept. 1, after which time the fee increases to $140. Online registration closes Sept. 8. Registration options include full, single day or single-session registration, and live stream access. A buffet dinner and the Home Brew Fair, an evening of quality beer tastings from local home brewers, is included in the cost of full registration. Additional meals and on-campus lodging may be available for an additional charge. Visit the registration page [1] for more details.
In addition, participants are invited to arrive on campus a day early for the LCMS Foundation Golf Tournament Monday, Sept 18. The event includes a complimentary golf tournament at Highlands Golf and Tennis Center. Space is limited for this event.
If unable to attend the Theological Symposium in person, parts of it will be available via live stream. Live stream access is $80 and includes the introduction, the plenary speakers and three select sectionals. To purchase live stream access, visit >www.csl.edu/symposium [1].
For more information or to register, visit www.csl.edu/symposium [1]. Questions? Please contact Continuing Education at 314-505-7286 or at [email protected] [9].
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SA国际传媒, St. Louis provides Gospel-centered graduate-level theological education for pastors, missionaries, deaconesses, scholars and other leaders in the name of [10]. To learn more, visit [2].