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Faculty members from SA国际传媒, St. Louis were honored for their published work during the 2024-25 academic year at the 16^th annual SA国际传媒 Author Reception May 13 in the Kristine Kay Hasse Memorial Library. The event was co-hosted by Concordia Publishing House.

Dean of Faculty Dr. David Peter addressed the faculty, staff and other reception attendees.

鈥淲e celebrate the contribution that our faculty members make to the church in researching and writing resources for pastors, church workers, theologians and laypeople,鈥� Peter said. 鈥淭he books, chapters and articles that they have published demonstrate the commitment of SA国际传媒鈥檚 faculty to serve God鈥檚 people through theological scholarship.鈥�

The celebrated authors included:

Dr. Andrew Bartelt, Professor Emeritus of Exegetical Theology:

• 鈥淚saiah 1鈥�12,鈥� Concordia Commentary series (Concordia Publishing House, 2024).

Dr. Joel Biermann, Professor of Systematic Theology:

• 鈥淒ay 7: For Work, Rest, or Play鈥� (Concordia Publishing House, 2024).
• 鈥淎 Lutheran Understanding of Natural Law鈥� in 鈥�Natural Law: Five Views,鈥漞ds. Andrew T. Walker and Ryan T. Anderson (Critical Points Series) (Zondervan Academic, 2025).

Dr. Joel Elowsky, Professor of Historical Theology:

• 鈥淧atrisztikus Komment谩r a Szent铆r谩schoz鈥� (鈥淧atristic Commentary on the Holy Scriptures鈥�), Hungarian translation of 鈥淎ncient Christian Commentary on Scripture鈥� (Cluj, Romania: Presa Universitar膬 Clujean膬, 2024).
• 鈥淐ommentariu Patristic La Scriptur膬鈥� (鈥淧atristic Commentary on the Scriptures鈥�), Romanian translation of 鈥淎ncient Christian Commentary on Scripture鈥� (Presa Universitar膬 Clujean膬, 2024).
• Erik Lundeen, 鈥淭he Reformation of the Literal: Prophecy and the Senses of Scripture in Early Modern Europe.鈥� T&T Clark Studies in Historical Theology. Brian Brewer and Joel Elowsky, eds. (T&T Clark, 2025).
• 鈥淏铆blia Sagrada.鈥� Dois Irm膩os, (Brazil: Minha Biblioteca Cat贸lica, 2023/24). Portuguese Study Bible with Commentary from the Patristic Fathers, a major portion of which came from 鈥淎ncient Christian Commentary on Scripture.鈥�
• 鈥淓vangelicals and Catholics Together Statement: The Pillar and Foundation of Truth,鈥� First Things (April 2025).
• 鈥淧lagues of Egypt/Christianity鈥� in 鈥淓ncyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception.鈥� (Berlin: DeGruyter, 2024.) Online for now.
• 鈥淟ibya鈥� in “Brill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity.鈥� (Brill, 2024 print edition).
• 鈥淢oses鈥� in 鈥淏rill Encyclopedia of Early Christianity.鈥� (Brill, 2024 print edition).

Dr. Robert Kolb, Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology:

• 鈥淔ace to Face: Martin Luther’s View of Reality鈥� (Fortress Press, 2024).
• Theodore J. Hopkins, 鈥淭he Christian Faith. A Lutheran Exposition鈥� revised edition, (Concordia Publishing House, 2024).
• Timothy J. Wengert, editors, 鈥淭he Augsburg Confession, with Introduction, Commentary, and Study Guide鈥� (Fortress, 2024).
• 鈥淭he Battle of the Biographies. Early Modern Life-Writing on Martin Luther,鈥� Lutheran Quarterly 38 (2024): 262鈥�292.
• 鈥淢artin Luther鈥檚 Concern for Life, Verba Vitae 1, 3鈥�4 online (2024): 7鈥�19.
• 鈥淟uther鈥檚 Musical Legacy in the Preaching of his Students,鈥� Consensus: A Canadian Journal of Public Theology 45: online (2024), pdf available.
• 鈥淓arly Modern Lutheranism as (Still) a Research Frontier,鈥� Lutheran Quarterly 38 (2024): 1鈥�19.
• 鈥淜urshalten im Konflikt: Die an Wittenberg orientierten Siebenb眉rger Bekenntnisschriften und ihre Begutachtung an deutschen Universit盲ten,鈥� in 鈥淚nitia Reformationis Transilvaniae,鈥� ed. Ulrich A. Wien (de Gruyter, 2025): 387鈥�404.

Dr. Rick Marrs, Senior Professor of Practical Theology:

• 鈥淲holeness Wheel Bible Study: The Balanced Life in Christ鈥� (Lutheran Foundation, 2025) online Bible study.

Dr. Peter Nafzger, Associate Professor of Practical Theology:

• 鈥淧reaching to Professionals in a Secular World鈥� in 鈥淔aith at Work: Christian Vocation in the Professions,鈥� ed. David Loy (Concordia Publishing House, June 2024).

Dr. Paul Raabe, Professor Emeritus of Exegetical Theology:

• 鈥淧utting Questions to God,鈥� in Wrestling with God (), September 10, 2024.
• 鈥淛ustice in Amos,鈥� in 鈥淟et Justice Flow Like Water: Toward a Theology of Biblical Justice,鈥� edited by Joshua M. Greever, D. A. Horton, Justin McLendon (B & H Academic, 2025).

Dr. Jon D. Vieker, Associate Professor of Practical Theology:

• 鈥溾�榃alther鈥檚 Hymnal鈥� for the Missouri Synod Saxons,鈥� in 鈥淎 New Song We Now Begin: Celebrating the Half Millennium of Lutheran Hymnals 1524鈥�2024,鈥� Robin A. Leaver, ed. (Fortress Press, 2024).

Multiple Authors

鈥淟ay Me in God’s Good Earth: A Christian Approach to Death and Burial鈥� (IVP, August 2024).

• Dr. Kent Burreson, Professor of Systematic Theology
• Dr. Beth Hoeltke, former Director of the Graduate School

鈥淪hepherding the Flock: A Festschrift in Honour of Andrew K. Pfeiffer,鈥� eds. Joshua Pfeiffer and Thomas Pietsch (Kairos, 2024).

• Dr. Adam Hensley, Associate Professor of Exegetical Theology:
  • 鈥淪ing to the Lord a New Song: The Psalms鈥� New Song for a New Exodus鈥�
• Dr. Stephen Pietsch, Associate Professor of Practical Theology:
  • 鈥淲ilhelm Loehe鈥檚 Doctrine of the Office of Ministry in Historical and Contemporary Perspective鈥澛�

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