William Lazareth died. He came from the ULCA side of the LCA. I remember him being the court theologian of the LCA. He taught at the Philadelphia seminary. Philadelphia also hosted the Queen Lane buildings for publishing, so any LCA pastor within that area had a fair chance of being prominent. Lutherans were so dense in Pennsylvania that congregations of 500 were considered smallish.
Lazareth and his associates were among the last in the LCA who could be considered pro-life.
He is now being hailed as making great contributions to theology. He was probably eclipsed completely in the new ELCA 20 years ago.
The most likely ELCA response is, "I didn't know he was still alive."
God punishes old liberals by making them see how their radical spawn reject them, repeating in a downward spiral the same conditions mourned by previous generations. I hope Lazareth had plenty of time in semi-retirement to weep and say, "Those radicals are ruining the church."
The only one who might have missed you in ELCA, Bill, now holds you firmly in his cloven hoofs.
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Saturday, March 1, 2008
Lazareth Dead
