Lutheran Free Conference :: Nov. 9-10 - New Ulm, MN:
'via Blog this'
Presentation #1
(10:30 a.m., November 9; reactions follow)
"Is there any genuine Lutheranism left in American Lutheranism?" And "Can it be brought to bear?" Mark Braun (Wisconsin Lutheran College, Milwaukee) will read an essay by Mark Noll originally entitled, "American Lutherans Yesterday and Today," from Lutherans Today: American Lutheran Identity in the 21st Century, Eerdmans, 2003.
Reactions by John Pless (Concordia, Ft. Wayne), Gaylin Schmeling (Bethany, Mankato)
Presentation #2
(1:30 p.m., November 9; reactions follow)
"Lutheranism is catholic and evangelical," by David Scaer (Concordia, Ft. Wayne)
Reactions by Mark Mattes (Grand View College, Des Moines), Mark Schroeder (WELS President)
Presentation #3
(3:30 p.m., November 9; reactions follow)
"Lutheranism's Chief Article--Justification by Faith and Its Flipside--Bondage of the Will," by James Nestingen (North American Lutheran Church)
Reactions by Joel Fredrich (Martin Luther College, New Ulm), Scott Murray (LC-MS Vice President)
Presentation #4
(9:00 a.m., November 10--Martin Luther's Birthday!; reactions follow)
"Luther's Doctrine of the Word: The Incarnate Word in the Written Word," by John Brug (Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, Mequon)
Reactions by Steven Paulson (Luther, St. Paul), Dan Metzger (Old Zion Lutheran Church, Philadelphia)
