Item Type: Books

THEOLOGY

Caryn D. Riswold Human Life in the Vision of God., Eugene, Oregon: Wipf and Stock (Pickwick Publications) 2006

In order to adequately address the issues of atonement and christology, we must understand how it is that we think about the relationship between God and the human being. The way in which we understand and interpret the life and death of Jesus and his role within that relationship then impacts our theology of the sacraments, particularly the eucharist.

BIBLICAL STUDIES

Kathryn Schifferdecker Out of the Whirlwind: Creation Theology in the Book of Job., Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press 2008

Explores the creation theology of the book of Job, particularly the God speeches at the end of the book, and their relation to the rest of the book. Includes some reflection on ecological implications of Job‘s creation theology.

THEOLOGY

Carolyn Schneider I Am a Christian: the Nun, the Devil, and Martin Luther., Minneapolis: Fortress Press 2010

This book explores a story that Martin Luther told to encourage people in despair. In the story a woman resists the devil‘s temptation to despair with the words “I am a Christian.” Part one of the book examines what that confession meant to Luther and why it was important to him. Part two investigates the woman‘s identity. Part three applies the story to modern forms of despair.

BIBLICAL STUDIES

Joy Schroeder Dinah’s Lament: The Biblical Legacy of Sexual Violence in Christian Interpretation., Minneapolis: Fortress Press 2007

Studies the ways Christians have read six biblical narratives about sexual violence, using biblical commentary, homilies, and devotional writings as a window into the history of the church’s attitudes about rape. Schroeder analyzes the patterns of Christian interpretation, from the early church through the Reformation, and shows that traditions of interpretation are often more disturbing and horrifying than the texts themselves.

ECCLESIOLOGY AND ECCLESIAL LIFE

Kirsi Stjerna The Role of the Bishop, Changing Models for a Global Church., Minneapolis: Kirkhouse Publishers 2002

Perspectives on the office of bishop in the global Lutheran church, papers from the Luther Colloquy 2000 at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, PA – editing and epilogue.

CHURCH HISTORY AND HISTORICAL THEOLOGY

Kirsi Stjerna Reformaation Naiset., trans. Stjerna, Kirsi Helsinki: Kirjapaja. 2011

A new edition, in Finnish, of the textbook Women and the Reformation.

THEOLOGY

Kirsi Stjerna Spirituality: Towards a 21st Century Lutheran Understanding., eds. Kirsi Stjerna and Brooks Schramm. Minneapolis: Fortress Press 2004

A faculty book exploring different ways spirituality is thought and modeled in seminary education – editing, and two articles.

CHURCH HISTORY AND HISTORICAL THEOLOGY

Kirsi Stjerna No Greater Jewel: Thinking of Baptism with Luther., Augsburg Fortress 2009

A study of Luther‘s theology of baptism, in light of historical, spiritual and ecumenical concerns, for a general audience, with study questions.

THEOLOGY

Kirsi Stjerna No Greater Jewel: Thinking about Baptism with Luther., Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress 2009

In No Greater Jewel Luther’s teaching of baptism is unfolded in light of specific issues arising around Lutheran practices and understanding of baptism today. Includes questions for discussion.

CHURCH HISTORY AND HISTORICAL THEOLOGY

Kirsi Stjerna Women and the Reformation., Oxford: Wiley-Blackwell 2009

A textbook, introducing several women in their leadership roles and with their theological interests, as well as offering a look at women‘s gains and losses with the Reformations.