Denise Rector

A personal testimony combined with doctrinal argument about the importance and relevance of the doctrine of predestination for Christian faith today.

A personal story of a young Lutheran woman making peace with Mary, the mother of God, and in the process finding her vocation to ministry.

A response to a Catholic perspective opposed to the ordination of women, underscoring the trinitarian, christological, and anthropological reasons for ordaining women.

An exploration of the life of and traditions about Mary, mother of God, from the dedication of Jesus in the temple through her many ―sorrows.‖

A multi-level essay exploring the theological meaning and spiritual impact of various racial depictions of Jesus.

A multi-level essay exploring the theological meaning and spiritual impact of various racial depictions of Jesus.

A proposal for a Lutheran understanding and practice of hagiography.

A translation of Luther‘s previously untranslated 1518 Theses on the remission of sins, with a brief introductory note.

An exploration of the rich New Testament basis for the doctrine of the Trinity, against philosophical or even mathematical treatments of the doctrine in typical Trinity Sunday sermons.

Bess in Breaking the Waves (1996) and Sister Helen in Dead Man Walking (1995) have often been interpreted as Christ-figures. By taking a closer look at these two women‘s stories I question on both feminist and theological grounds what constitutes a true female Christ-figure in films.