Discussion: Lutheran Readings

WHAT IS IT? A Discussion group of Traditional Lutheran Readings

WHEN: Thursday Afternoons Every Other Week

(Verify specific date & time on our Calendar; Last minute changes found on twitter feed [twplm] at www.plm.org)

CLASS MEMBERS – JUMP TO READINGS PAGE HERE (non-members, please contact Pastor Steve for the password)

MORE INFORMATION:

The Lutheran Readings discussion group is an academically rigorous discussion of Lutheranism–centered on key Lutheran writings. This is not for the mildly interested. If you’d rather have a light “slow pitch softball” treatment Lutheranism, you’re encourage to sign up for: The Basics of Lutheranism

We’re offering this course in order to give non-Lutherans a far deeper understanding of the history and theology of Lutherans than the typical new member class would cover. We’re also encouraging lifelong Lutherans to attend that they may come to a fuller understand their own tradition.

To focus our conversations, we will read a significant writing from within the Lutheran tradition and discuss it. We’ll explore Luther’s catechisms, The Augsburg Confession, The Heidelberg disputation. From time to time, we’ll draw on the wisdom of seminary professors by listening to a brief online introduction to the readings.

We start the discussion promptly at the scheduled time and the discussion will formally conclude after one hour. Of course, anyone is welcome to linger and continue the discussion – but we feel it’s important for participation that everyone feels free to leave after the formal end-point. The discussion will be relaxed and free-form.

WHEN/WHERE? To find out when and where the next discussion group is to be held, please visit our calendar. The event will be titled, “Lutheran Readings” You’ll find the location of the discussion on the calendar.

This discussion group grows out of the expressed desire of a non-lutheran graduate student to “go deeper” into the topic of Lutheranism. Our plan (always subject to diversion of course), is to read and discuss traditional texts such as Luther’s catechisms, Bondage of the Will, etc.

This discussion group will expect that you have read/previewed the material prior to the discussion.