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Author reception honors Seminary faculty

Books, articles published in 2023-24 highlighted

Author Reception

Faculty members from SA国际传媒, St. Louis who have written or contributed to published books or other publications during the 2023-24 academic year were honored at the 15th annual SA国际传媒 Author Reception May 14 in the Kristine Kay Hasse Memorial Library. The event was co-hosted by .

Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden addressed the faculty, staff and other reception attendees.

鈥淓cclesiastes talks about how the words of the wise are a goad 鈥 that they keep you on the straight and narrow; that they are like nails firmly planted and they all come from one Shepherd,鈥 Golden said. 鈥淣ow, I think that鈥檚 a fitting way to think about the work of our faculty authors, that they鈥檙e all being used by the one Shepherd to bring forth the words of the wise that help set us in the right direction.鈥

The celebrated authors included:

Dr. Andrew Bartelt, Professor Emeritus, Isaiah 1鈥12 Concordia Commentary Series (Concordia Publishing House, 2024).

Dr. James Brauer, Professor Emeritus,Music 鈥 God鈥檚 Mysterious Gift: Its Power to Influence Humans and Its Role in God鈥檚 Kingdom (Wipf and Stock, 2023).

Dr. Joel Elowsky, Professor of Historical Theology:

  • Steven Tyra, Neither the Spirit Without the Flesh. T&T Clark Studies in Historical Theology, Series eds. Brian C Brewer, Joel C. Elowsky (New York: T&T Clark, 2024). 
  • Angelo DiBerardino, Origins and Significance of Ancient Feasts, ed. Joel C. Elowsky (New Haven, CT: ICCS Press, 2024).

Dr. Adam Hensley, Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology, 鈥淭he Ordination of Women and God鈥檚 First Article Gifts of Human Sexuality and Order in Creation鈥 in Women鈥檚 Ordination through the Lens of the Apostles鈥 Creed, ed. Jonathan Shaw. Revised Edition 2024. LCMS Church Relations booklet.

Dr. Robert Kolb, Professor Emeritus:

  • 鈥淓lection in Martin Luther鈥檚 鈥楤ody of Doctrine,鈥欌 in T&T Clark Handbook of Election, ed. Edwin Chr. van Driel (London: T&T Clark, 2024), 191鈥208.
  • 鈥淭he Changing Role of the Bible in Theological Discourse,鈥 in The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology, ed. Kenneth G. Appold and Nelson H. Minnich (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024), 35-47.
  • 鈥淭heology, Politics, and Warfare鈥 in The Cambridge History of Reformation-Era Theology, co-authored with Robert J. Bireley, S.J.; ed. Kenneth G. Appold and Nelson H. Minnich (Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2024), 718鈥736.
  • 鈥淭he Reformation and the Emergence of Protestant Orthodoxy,鈥 in Oxford History of Modern German Theology. Volume I: 1781-1848, ed. Grant Kaplan and Kevin M. Vander Schel (Oxford: Oxford University Press, 2023), 15鈥37.
  • 鈥淭he Polis in Luther鈥檚 Theology,鈥 in Theology and Ethics for the Public Church. Mission in the 21st Century World, ed. Samuel Yonas Deressa and Mary Sue Dreier (Lanham: Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2023), 109-121.
  • 鈥淢artin Luther as Evangelist and Apostle, the Sermons of Cyriakus Spangenberg,鈥 in To See a Theological World in a Grain of Sand. Festschrift for Pilgrim W. K. Lo on the Occasion of his Sixty-Fifth Birthday, ed. Alister Au, et al. (Hong Kong: Gratia Christian College, 2023), 3鈥20.

Dr. Rick Marrs, Senior Professor of Practical Theology,鈥淛ourney through Depression鈥 pamphlet for Lutheran Hour Ministries.

Dr. Ely Prieto, Associate Professor of Practical Theology, Two sermon studies for Concordia Pulpit Resources 鈥 Concordia Publishing House, Volume 34, Part 1, Series B, December 3, 2023-February 11, 2024.

  • Advent 3 鈥 December 17, 2023 鈥 Study on John 1:6-8, 19-28 (Pages 20-23)
  • Advent 4 鈥 December 24, 2023 鈥 Study on Luke 1:26-38 (Pages 23-26)
  • Ideas for Illustrating 鈥 Advent 3 and 4 (Page 4)
  • Children鈥檚 Message 鈥 Advent 3 and 4 (Page 73)

Dr. Paul Raabe, Professor Emeritus,Isaiah 13-27: Concordia Commentary Series (Concordia Publishing House, 2023).

Dr. Mark Rockenbach, Associate Professor of Practical Theology,Unforgivable?: How God鈥檚 Forgiveness Transforms our Lives, co-authored with Ted Kober. (Concordia Publishing House, 2023).

Dr. Leopoldo A. S谩nchez M.,Professor of Systematic Theology,Migraciones: un poemario familiar.  Illustrated by Ang茅lica Dayana S谩nchez Merino. (Kindle, 2023).

Dr. Mark A. Seifrid, Senior Professor of Exegetical Theology:

  • 鈥淛耻蝉迟颈蹿颈肠补迟颈辞苍,鈥 Dictionary of the New Testament Use of the Old Testament, ed. G.K. Beale, D.A. Carson, Benjamin L. Gladd, Andrew David Naselli (Baker, 2023). 425-430.
  • 鈥淭he Untamed Wrath of God in Romans,鈥 Paul鈥檚 Letter to the Romans: Theological Essays, ed. Douglas J. Moo, Eckhard J. Schnabel, Thomas R. Schreiner, and Frank Thielman (Hendrickson, 2023). 34-37.
  • 鈥溾楾hese Things are Spoken Allegorically鈥: Paul and Christian Interpretation of Scripture,鈥 in Scripture, Texts, and Tracings in Galatians and 1 Thessalonians, ed. A. Andrew Das and B.J. Oropeza (Lexington Books/Fortress Academic, 2023). 95-111.
  • Ecumenical and confessional writings / Edmund Schlink, Volume 2. Ecumenical dogmatics: Basic features / edited with an introduction and notes by Matthew L. Becker; translated by Matthew L. Becker, Robin Lutjohann, Hans G. Spalteholz, Mark A. Seifrid, Eleanor Wegener, and Ken Jones (Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2023).

Dr. James Voelz, Graduate Professor of Exegetical Theology,Principles of Biblical Interpretation for Everyone (SA国际传媒 Press, 2023).

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