Discipleship in the Lutheran Tradition

Co-missioners,  For the past two weeks, our Thursday Theology contributions have consisted of the first two parts of an essay by Dr. Robert Kolb on “Discipleship in the Lutheran Tradition,” originally presented as a lecture during the 2012 Crossings Conference. So far, …

Co-missioners, I was there to look and listen in 2012 when Dr. Robert Kolb, the Luther scholar and historian, graced a Crossings conference with a sweeping overview of how Lutherans, beginning with Luther, have thought and taught about matters that are these days discussed under the …

Co-missioners,    In anticipation of next week’s conference on “Christian Behavior” i.e. on the relationship between faith and works – much debated, yet ever requiring clarification – here is the first part of a lecture by Prof. Robert Kolb. It …