Archives for October 2024

Andargew Dinbore, Ph.D. Candidate
Thursday, October 24, 8:30 – 10:30 a.m.
Gullixson Hall, Room 102
The oral examination is a public event open to faculty, students, and staff. Other than the candidate, only faculty members have speaking privileges. What is a Ph.D. oral defense? The oral defense is the final step before graduation for Ph.D. degree candidates. The student has finished all research and is presenting a thesis that is an original contribution to the field of scholarship. A copy of the completed thesis is available prior to the defense for those in the Luther Seminary community. Read “Reading the Tora in Prophecy: A Socio-Rhetoric Analysis of Selected Texts in Isaiah.”

Kate Bowler, a four-time New York Times bestselling author, Everything Happens podcast host, and associate professor of American Religious History at Duke University, brings a unique perspective to her work. She delves into the cultural narratives we construct around success, suffering, and our capacity for change. As a speaker, Kate has a remarkable ability to ignite a spark of transformation within each listener. Her talks inspire them to embrace their vulnerabilities, discover purpose, and approach life with a newfound sense of meaning. To hear Kate Bowler speak is to embark on a journey of self-discovery and personal growth, an experience that leaves a lasting imprint on hearts and minds.
November 3, 2024, 2 p.m. Free and open to the public.
Learn more and register.

In this devotion, Lynne Silva-Breen ’83 M.Div., notices where God’s creative power is quietly at work pulling us toward renewal. Read today’s God Pause.

Students, with winter registration approaching, we wanted to provide some tips for planning your classes. Do you know about registration holds? A student may have a registration hold placed on their account for a number of reasons. This will prevent them from being able to register for courses.  It is the student’s responsibility to clear the hold with the office that placed it.

To find any holds, login to MyLutherNet and click on the Registration tab. In the View Course section, under Add/Drop Courses, you will see the hold in a box with a red Alert message.

If you click on Add/Drop Courses, you will get an expanded message about the holds you have and how to clear them.

Holds are placed on registrations for the following reasons:

• Admissions Hold (email Admissions Office)
• Advising Hold (MA/MDIV/Cert) – (email Advising Office)
• Advising Hold (DMIN/PhD/ThM) – (email ATE Office)
• AR Hold – Outstanding Business Office Accounts (email Business Office)
• Candidacy Hold (email Contextual Learning Office)
• Title IX Hold (email Title IX) 
• Writing Services Hold (contact the Writing Center)

Check your account today and allow yourself time to clear holds before registration opens!

In this devotion, Neal Snider ’60 M.Div., ’84 M.Th., encourages us to spend every day at school with Jesus. Read today’s God Pause.

Our Native American heritage is celebrated especially throughout the latter half of October and the month of November. (In some places it replaces the October 12 celebration of Columbus Day with Indigenous Peoples Day.) Here’s Luther Seminary Library’s guide to Native American Heritage and Indigenous Religions of North America.