Items included for this subject area come from a variety of sources. The perspectives conveyed may or may not express a Lutheran ethos. They can serve our instruction as discussion-starters, examples (positive and negative), and illustrations of intersections between God’s two kingdoms, intersections sometimes characterized by tension, sometimes by congruence. Inclusion does not imply endorsement.
Advance In Human Embryo Research Rekindles Ethical Debate: Researchers have now extended the time they can keep a human embryo alive in the lab from nine days to 13 days. Many are asking, “Why not go beyond the 14-day-post-fertilization limit that has governed this research to date?” This 4 min. audio clip and this essay […]
A Mormon Perspective on Religious Freedom: This presentation, made at Claremont Graduate University, is from Mormon Elder Dallin Oaks, a current member of the Quorum of the Twelve Apostles of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The address was made at Claremont’s 2016 Mormon Studies Religious Freedom Conference.
Cornerstone University, Grand Rapids, Michigan, Goes Contemporary Worship–in Glass: For its newly constructed Christ Chapel, Cornerstone has commissioned four large contemporary stained glass windows from celebrated Danish painter and sculptor Peter Brandes. “They’re like alpha and beta in the Bible: they are the beginning of everything. I could go on and make any language with those colors.”
Asking Agonizing Questions at the End of Life: Now that California has joined other states with an “end-of-life option” law, palliative-care physicians are trying to come to terms with what it means for them and their patients. It’s not just a question of whether they support physician-assisted suicide or personally would ever help end a life. Doctors […]
The Becket Fund and other law firms and scholars came to the defense of Blaine Adamson, the owner of a small printing company, who has been ordered by the government to print shirts promoting a gay pride festival and to attend government-mandated “diversity training.” Among his supporters are LGBT-owned businesses such as BMP T-Shirts as […]
The Benedict option for non-Catholics: If American evangelicals are to succeed at Christian formation under the new cultural regime that the Supreme Court has just instituted in law, they must re-learn the Gospel of Christ as an external word, not an internal, personal experience.
The Benedict option for non-Catholics: If American evangelicals are to succeed at Christian formation under the new cultural regime that the Supreme Court has just instituted in law, they must re-learn the Gospel of Christ as an external word, not an internal, personal experience.
Liturgy as a Public Event — The word, liturgy, comes from the Greek word, “to do a public work.” This article discusses an exchange occurring in the American evangelicals’ columns about worship, mission, and the nature of liturgy and may assist students with thinking about liturgy and the public square.
Notre Dame’s Core Curriculum Review — For multiple views, links, and references on the role of theology in general education at Notre Dame and the university’s review of its curriculum, see this interview regarding the theology courses in their core curriculum.
Protecting the Right to Serve God and Country — This op/ed from the Becket Fund printed at The Hill might provide a useful opening piece for discussion on chaplaincy services, constitutional issues, and changes in cultural standards and practices.
