April Courses
“MANY NEW FACES OF CHRIST TODAY: Jesus Seen Through Third World Eyes”
The Rev. Dr. Warren Crews, adjunct faculty, Eden Seminary, will explore new thinking about Jesus that is arising among Latin American, Asian and African Christians as they seek to move beyond the images of Jesus that they have inherited from European and American missionaries to new ones that express their own people’s deepest desires for new life in Christ. The Lutheran School of Theology course will be three Tuesdays, April 14-28, 7:00- 9:30 P. M. at St. Mark Lutheran Church, 105 E. D St., Belleville, IL 62220. Tuition is $48. Register online at lststl.org/courses/ or by phone at 314-918-2556 or by email to registrar@lststl.org or by mail to LST c/o Eden Seminary, 475 E. Lockwood, St. Louis, MO, 63119.
“UNDERSTANDING THE PLOT OF THE BIBLE: A People Who Look Like God”
This Lutheran School of Theology course will explore questions such as: What really was Abraham’s test? What function did the Ten Commandments serve? What purpose did Jesus’ miracles and parables serve? How do all the stories of the Bible fit together? Does the Church’s “first confession” hold the key? What is the Bible’s answer to “apotropaic” religion? It is taught by Rev. Richard Mueller, Pastor, Atonement Lutheran Church, Florissant, Mo. It is six Tuesday afternoons, April 14-May 19, from 3:15 to 5:15 P. M. at Christ Lutheran Church, 1 Selma Ave., Webster Groves, MO 63119. Tuition is $77 (please disregard some publicity showing a $96 fee). Register online at lststl.org/courses/ or by phone at 314-918-2556 or by email to registrar@lststl.org or by mail to LST c/o Eden Seminary, 475 E. Lockwood, St. Louis, MO, 63119.
May 21 Workshop
“PREACHING JOHN” Workshop
The author of a recent commentary on the book of John, a teacher of homiletics, and a frequent contributor toworkingpreacher.org, instructor Rev. Dr. Karoline Lewis of Luther Seminary, St. Paul, MN, will trace the broad themes in the book of John and offer insights on preaching specific pericopes. The class will gain an appreciation of John’s unique portrait of Jesus and how John’s theology guides the living out of faith in daily life. The one day workshop sponsored by Lutheran School of Theology will start at 9:00 A. M. and conclude at 2:30 P. M. with registration starting at 8:30 A. M. It will be at Press Education Building, Room 240, Eden Seminary, 475 E. Lockwood, Webster Groves, MO 63119. Fee including lunch is $42. Register online at lststl.org/courses/ or by phone at 314-918-2556 or by email to registrar@lststl.org or by mail to LST c/o Eden Seminary, 475 E. Lockwood, St. Louis, MO, 63119.