C.S. Lewis topic of Lay Bible Institute

On Feb. 11, Professor of Historical Theology

Dr. Erik Herrmann led Concordia Seminary’s Lay Bible Institute, meeting under the theme “Lutherans Listening to C.S. Lewis.” More than 90 participants gained new perspectives on traditional Lutheran teachings while examining the logic and writings of Lewis. Particular attention was given to what Luther refers to as the “theology of the cross.” Other themes such as faith, science and reason, and the role of beauty for belief and ethics also were examined. The next Lay Bible Institute is scheduled for Aug. 5, “Ministry to People with Special Needs,” with Associate Professor of Practical Theology Dr. Ely Prieto. Register at csl.edu/lbi.

Hymn writing workshop held

The second annual Prevallet Hymn Writing Workshop was held on campus Feb. 18 in the Chapel of St. Timothy and St. Titus. Aspiring and published hymn writers, translators and Concordia Seminary students attended this workshop in anticipation of the annual Pamela Ann Prevallet Hymn Writing Competition. Participants learned from two published hymn writers: Lisa Clark, senior editor of curriculum resources at Concordia Publishing House, and Rev. Charles Henrickson, pastor at St. Matthew Lutheran Church in Bonne Terre, Mo., and Grace Lutheran Church in Desoto, Mo. Registrants also received a copy of The Anatomy of Hymnody by Austin C. Lovelace to help guide their hymn writing.

The second annual Prevallet Hymn Writing Workshop was held Feb. 18 on campus. Photos: Liz Taylor

Slatkin lectures on Bach

Leonard Slatkin, an internationally acclaimed conductor, composer and author, was the guest speaker Feb. 13 at a special lecture, “Bach and the Art of Transcription,” honoring Lutheran composer Johann Sebastian Bach on the occasion of his 338th birthday, in Werner Auditorium. Following the lecture, attendees participated in a special viewing of Bach’s annotated Bible, which has been in the Concordia Seminary library collection since the 1930s, during a reception in the Kristine Kay Hasse Memorial Library.