Review: The Alternative Luther: Lutheran Theology from the Subaltern, edited by Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen
June/July 2020: Book Review Issue (Volume 20 Issue 4)
[1] Editor Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen introduces this excellent collection of articles by explaining that the aim of the volume “is to widen the scope of Luther’s and Lutheran theology by discussing Luther and Lutheran theology as perceived from the perspective of the subaltern, those who are never or rarely heard. The hope is to […]
Editor’s Introduction: Special May Issue 2020
May 2020 Special Issue: COVID-19 (Volume 20 Issue 3)
[1] The Journal of Lutheran Ethics aims at connecting academics, clergy, and congregations in thoughtful dialogue on contemporary ethical issues. One goal of the journal is to present and encourage constructive theological thinking at the moment in which it is most needed. To that end, we have put together a special issue of JLE for May, 2020 in response […]
For Congregational Discussion: Lutheran Theology and the Relationship between Church and State
April/May 2020: Lutheran Theology and the Relationship between Church and State (Volume 20 Issue 2)
[1] The Journal of Lutheran Ethics hopes to provide reading material to stimulate thinking and conversation among academics, clergy, and laity. To this end, this section of JLE encourages constructive discussion within congregations about the topics discussed in JLE. Consider using this section in formal adult education classes or in informal small group discussions. The […]
For Congregational Discussion: The Ethics of Dialogue and Debate
October/November 2019: The Ethics of Dialogue and Debate (Volume 19 Issue 5)
[1] The Journal of Lutheran Ethics hopes to provide reading material to stimulate thinking and conversation among academics, clergy, and laity. To this end, this new section will be included in each issue of JLE in order to encourage constructive discussion within congregations about the topics discussed in JLE. Consider using this section in formal […]
Editor’s Introduction
October/November 2019: The Ethics of Dialogue and Debate (Volume 19 Issue 5)
[1] In an age of conflict and division between political parties and within political parties, between churches and within churches, American Christians often mourn disagreement, regret the diversity of opinion, and sigh for unity. This issue looks into the reality of disagreement in our nation and in our churches without rebuke. Disagreement, even radical and […]
A Discussion of Procreative Ethics: Philosophical and Christian Approaches to Questions at the Beginning of Life
November/December 2012 (Volume 12 Issue 6)
[1] The central philosophical question posed in Fritz Oehschlaeger’s Procreative Ethics and Paul Hinlicky’s review of the work relates to the origin and the identity of the self and the moral responsibilities of that self to others. Both works lead their readers towards a conclusion that we have moral responsibilities to those in our communities. […]