HONORING LUTHER’S LEGACY
To mark the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, Augsburg is hosting a series of events this fall.
Christensen Symposium: Bishop Elizabeth Eaton
September 21, 2017
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
This year’s Bernhard M. Christensen Symposium speaker is Reverend Elizabeth Eaton, Presiding Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
Morning Event
Christensen Symposium Address by Bishop Eaton
Interfaith Friendships: How Difference Can Bring Us Together
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Afternoon Event
#DecolonizeLutheranism Community Panel with Bishop Eaton
2 p.m. – 3:30 p.m.
Learn more about the 2017 Christensen Symposium
Heritage Day: Mary Lowe
Martin Luther on the Body, Our Bodies, and the Body of Creation
October 24, 2017
7 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
As part of the Reformation series, Mary Lowe, associate professor of Religion at Augsburg University, will give an evening lecture followed by discussion and a reception.
Martin Luther wrote, “There are three elements in a human, the body, the soul, and the spirit.” Many of today’s complex issues involve our bodies and the body of creation: climate change, gender and sexuality, abuse, and deforestation, etc. In Augsburg’s 2017 Heritage Lecture, Prof. Lowe will introduce Luther’s perspectives on bodies and creation and examine how—even today—his theology can help us better understand and address these embodied challenges.
Fine Arts Convocation: The Rose Ensemble
November 2, 2017
11 a.m. – 12 p.m.
Hoversten Chapel, Foss Center
Award-winning musical group The Rose Ensemble will present “Welcome the People: The Musical Legacy of the Reformation.”
Learn More about the Fine Arts Convocation
Advent Vespers: “Welcome, Noble Guest,”
December 1-2, 2017
This year’s theme, “Welcome, Noble Guest,” is inspired by Martin Luther’s hymn “From Heaven Above.”