Taught by our renowned resident scholar, Professor Timothy J.
Wengert
Tuesday evenings during October, 7:30 p.m. 9:00 p.m.
Every Christian denomination has its own "questions," issues specifically connected to the things they hold most dear. For Lutherans, those questions revolve around the biggest questions of all: salvation by grace through faith on account of Christ alone and Christ's (real) presence in the Lord's Supper. This course will provide an opportunity to look at some of those specifically Lutheran questions, guided by the first generation of Lutherans after Luther, who wrote a "Formula of Concord" to resolve debates over these questions. Over 400 years later, their witness to the faith can reinvigorate and inform our congregational life. Specific topics for the four week course are:
The registration fee is $60 and the class will be held at Christ the King Church. For more information or to register, contact Donna Pierce, Administrative Director of the Melanchthon Institute, at 713-523-2864, ext. 30. Students will be provided reading material each week. They are encouraged (but not required) to have copies of The Book of Concord, edited by Robert Kolb and Timothy J. Wengert (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2000).