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  • "Globalization & Preaching" is Preaching Day Topic—Jan 8, 2008

    picture of Rev. Dr. Mauro B. de Souza

    Rev. Dr. Mauro B. de Souza, Assistant Professor of Homiletics · Escola Superior de Teologia, São Leopoldo, Brazil, addressed about 30 pastors and students at the seminary's Preaching Day on Jan 8. The texts of his presentations will soon be posted here. Brochure …

  • Greg Schaefer Assumes Lutheran Chaplaincy at Stanford

    Rev. Greg Schaefer, former PLTS admissions director, has accepted a position as Lutheran chaplain at Stanford University. Details …

  • Pence Named Professor Emeritus—Nov 1, 2007

    picture of Rev. Dr. Gary Pence

    At the fall meeting of the Board of Directors, Academic Dean Michael Aune read a citation describing Prof. Pence’s contributions to PLTS during a 30-year tenure. In retirement he is teaching the seminary’s required courses in New Testament Greek. Citation …

  • Fall PLTS Bridges features NT Prof. David Balch

    picture of Rev. Dr. David Balch

    “It wasn’t uncommon for there to be a picture of a person dying in their dining rooms. So when Christians celebrated the Eucharist in those dining rooms, they weren’t introducing the idea of dying into those spaces. The question for us becomes, what did death and dying mean in that context?”—David Balch. PLTS Bridges (pdf) …