All offices at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis will be closed beginning at 3 p.m. Friday Dec. 20, 2024, in observance of Christmas. Offices will reopen and classes will resume Thursday, Jan. 2, 2025. If you have any questions regarding a year-end gift, please call 800-822-5287 or email [email protected].
What Does It Mean to be Lutheran in America?: Discord in the LCMS in the 1960s and 1970s This workshop is an examination and analysis of the controversy within The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) in the 1960s and 1970s with attention to doctrinal issues and church-political developments in the Synod. The discussion will chart the […]
Decoding the Apocalypse: Study of the Book of Revelation The title of the last book of the Bible is translated as “Revelation,” but its original title was “Apocalypse.” This word literally means “the unveiling.” The purpose of this book of the Bible is to unveil the purposes of God in human history. For many people, […]
What Can Eighth Century B.C. Prophets Teach the 21st Century? Separated by nearly three millennia and significant cultural differences, the great prophets of the eighth century B.C. — Isaiah, Micah, Amos, Hosea and Jonah — can seem a world apart. Yet the Spirit remains active in the word they delivered that we would be strengthened in the […]
In the Beginning: Studies in Genesis Who hasn’t had questions about creation, humanity’s fall into sin, the first promise of a Savior, Noah’s flood, and the entity Jacob wrestled with all night? And then there’s Joseph’s story. It takes up the book’s last 14 chapters. What’s that all about? This workshop — based, in part, […]
This workshop will focus on what it means to create and communicate as a person of faith. What makes for effective communication? How do we cultivate creativity in our lives? What role does faith play in the creative process? Participants are encouraged (but not required) to share their own work, as well as favorite works […]
It Stands Written: The New Testament Appropriation of the Old Testament Christ and the apostles regularly ground their teaching upon the Word of the Lord given through Moses and the prophets. While the fulfillment of prophecy is regularly cited in the New Testament, that is not the only dynamic. At times, the language of Old […]
The Book of Psalms and the Christ Dr. Adam Hensley Our Lord often quoted the Psalms and said that they testify about Him (Luke 24:27; John 5:39). In doing so, Jesus confirmed the psalter’s prophetic witness about Himself as Israel’s coming Messiah. In this workshop we will consider how the psalter’s arrangement contributes to the […]