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Division for Church in Society
Evangelical Lutheran Church
in America
8765 W. Higgins Road
Chicago, Ill. 60631
(800) 638 - 3522
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January 4-6, 2006
Franciscan Renewal Center
Scottsdale, Arizona
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The topic for
the 2006 Gathering is “Lutherans in Public” which is related
both to an important concern of Lutheran ethics and to the
ELCA’s emerging understanding of itself as a “public
church.” The papers and presentations at the
gathering will help to inform a
consultation sponsored by the editors of the theological
journal,
dialog, next August on the future of Lutheran
theology in North America, particularly the section related
to theological ethics. The papers from the presentations at
the Gathering will be considered for publication in either
dialog or the Journal of
Lutheran Ethics. Copies of the papers will be
distributed in advance in December for your reading prior to
the meeting. Presentations will be kept short to allow more
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Now
is the time to register for the 2006 Gathering of Lutheran
Ethicists, January 4-6, 2006.
 
Register online with a major
credit card
(secure transaction)
Or, download the registration
form and send with payment to:
Marilyn Campbell
ELCA Church in Society
8765 W. Higgins Rd.
Chicago, IL 60631-4101 |
All checks should be made
payable to ELCA |
For
questions, please contact
John Stumme
or Roger
Willer in the ELCA Department for Studies.
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Deadline for registration is
December 15. Also, please
note that the availability of single rooms is limited at the
Franciscan Renewal Center. We will honor registrations for
singles in the order they are received.
PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS
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Introductions
and updates |
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Review
of the ELCA’s 2005 Churchwide Assembly |
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News
from Church in Society’s Department for Studies
including a report on the ongoing work of the Task
Force on Sexuality
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Three
presentations and a response
Robert Benne
Roanoke College
How Religion Becomes Public: A Critique
Mark Ellingsen
Interdenominational Theological Center, Atlanta
Lutheran Confessional Theology and the
Constitution
Cynthia Moe-Lobeda
Seattle University
Ethical Method for ‘Lutherans in Public.’
The respondent to all three papers will be Ronald
Thiemann of Harvard Divinity School.
After his response there will be ample time
for conversation with the morning’s presenters.
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Brief presentations
and extended discussion of five papers |
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Ron Duty
Church in Society, ELCA
Moral Deliberation in a Public Lutheran Church
Stefan Heuser
University of Erlangen-Nuernberg, Germany
Lutherans as Citizens: The Witness of Good Works
in Public
Richard Hoehn
Bread for the World Institute
Lutherans in Public: A View from the Public Square
Charles Lutz
former Director of Church in Society in the American
Lutheran Church
Church Use of Economic Pressures to Pursue
Political Goals: Holy Land Investments, for Example
Diane Yeager
Georgetown University
God, Church, and Country: Berggrav’s Leadership in
the Norwegian Resistance
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Ron Thiemann will respond in general to concerns and
issues raised during the day as a stimulus to plenary
discussion of the manifold dimensions of our theme, “Lutherans
in Public.” |
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