Social Statements  |  Education

These papers on Education are from the eleventh annual conference on "The Vocation of a Lutheran College," July 28-31, 2005, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio.

“Our Calling in Education”:  Working Together to Generate a Strong Social Statement on Public Schools, Lutheran Schools and Colleges, and the Faith Formation of Children and Young People
  Marcia J. Bunge
 
The Lutheran Calling in Education: Context and Prospect
  Paul J. Dovre
 
Lutheran Education in the None Zone
  Dr. Samuel Torvend
 
 

Related documents and informaiton
Our Calling in Education: A Lutheran Study  Read the task force's study on education.  The study is available as a free download online, or can be ordered in hard copy.

Our Calling in Education: Web Companion Guide  This Web companion guide offers supplemental reading (as mentioned in the study).

About the process  Information about the process for a social statement on education by the ELCA, including the motions from Churchwide assembly calling for the a study

On educational choice  Discussions and essays about the ongoing concern by Lutherans for education and public policy in education. This feature is meant to encourage further reflection on educational choice and other issues related to schools and education.

Papers on education from the eleventh annual conference on "The Vocation of a Lutheran College," July 28-31, 2005, Capital University, Columbus, Ohio