Program Schedule

14:00- 17:00

16:00-18:00

Committee meeting at Ullman Common, 100/101.

Registration desk open at Samuelson Chapel. [If you did not buy lunch tickets ahead of time, you can do that at the Registration desk, today, and in the mornings.]

Bus shuttle from Thousand Oaks Inn from 16:00-17:00 (tbd).

FYI During the week, shuttle service available between campus and Thousand Oaks Inn (schedule provided).

Welcome at the Samuelson Chapel
Volker Leppin, Chair, Continuation Committee, with Kirsi Stjerna and R. Guy Erwin, Local Committee

Opening lecture at the Samuelson Chapel
President Robert Kolb

Welcome Reception

Welcome Reception with Santa Maria BBQ and beverages, hosted by California Lutheran University and Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, with local California partners Redlands University and Graduate Theological Union, Berkeley, at Lundring Events Center. Host: Melissa Maxwell-Doherty, Vice President for Mission and Identity, CLU, and the Local Committee

Morning prayer at the Samuelson Chapel: Martin Lohrmann and Cheryl Peterson, musician Adan Fernandez.

Please notice: All the keynote presentations take place at the Chapel.

Registration desk open 9:00-11:30am. 

Spreading the Word into vernacular in the 16th century.
Die Verbreitung des Wortes in den Volkssprachen im 16. Jahrhundert.
Anna Marie Johnson

What is the Word of God in Luther’s understanding?
Was bedeutet Wort Gottes bei Luther?
Marius Mjaaland

Break      Coffee/tea /snacks, in front of the Samuelson Chapel.

Spreading the Word of God in the contemporary world.
Die Verbreitung des Wortes Gottes unter den Bedingungen der Gegenwart.
Kenneth Mtata

Seminars at Soiland Humanities Buildling, with coffee/tea/snacks available at Overton Hall.

Please notice: All the seminars meet at the Soiland Humanities Building.

 Coffee/tea/snacks available between 15:00-16:00 at Overton Hall  (outside/inside), today hosted by Duke Divinity School, also the morning coffee.

Morning prayer at the Samuelson Chapel: Arnfridur Gudmundsdottir and Karin Johannesson, musician Jessica Helms.

Registration desk open 9:00-11:30am.

Church organization in the 15^th and 16^th century.
Die Ordnung der Kirche im 15. und 16. Jahrhundert.
Armin Kohnle

What is Church in Luther’s understanding?
Was bedeutet Kirche bei Luther?
Christopher Spehr

Break     Coffee/tea/snacks, in front of the Samuelson Chapel.

Church in the postsecular world.
Kirche in der postsäkularen Welt.
Wanda Deifelt

9:00-12:00

Short presentations, with a break with coffee/tea and snacks, hosted by Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago. Host: Jarmo Tarkki.

Swenson Center for Social and Behavioral Sciences; see separate schedule.

Free afternoon and evening for those not signed up for the Excursion. Lunch available on campus, with tickets for purchase, The area has a variety of restaurants for lunch and dinner. For an excursion on your own, there are many options. [E.g. Ventura has beautiful beaches. The old Ventura has a nice walking area with shops and restaurants and with the historic Bonaventura Mission, plus a walking distance to the beach.]

Excursion to Santa Barbara, with a box lunch and refreshments, return in the evening. What to expect: a beautiful ride by the coast with a visit to the Old Mission and the historic Court House (with magnificent views from both places), free time in the scenic downtown with many options for eating and wine tasting on the State street, in the Funkzone, or at the Wharf, and returning home around sunset.  (More information TBA.) Hosts: Anita Finifrock and Jarmo Tarkki.

Morning prayer at the Samuelson Chapel: Anthony Bateza and Daniel Smith, musician Daniel Smith. 

Registration desk open 9:00-11:30am.

The conditio humana in 16^th century society.
Die conditio humana in der gesellschaftlichen Wahrnehmung des 16. Jahrhunderts.
Sini Mikkola

What is human dignity in Luther’s understanding?
Was bedeutet Menschenwürde bei Luther?
Brian Brock

Break       Coffee/tea/snacks, in front of the Samuelson Chapel.

Society and human dignity as challenges for Lutheran theology today.
Gesellschaft und Menschenwürde als Herausforderungen für die heutige Theologie.
Guy Erwin

Lunch - on your own, on or off campus; meal tickets available for purchase.

Meeting of the Continuation Committee (Ullman Common 100/101).

No morning presentation - cancelled

[Word and creativity in a time of crisis: German Lutheranism during the Thirty Years War. Wort und Kreativität in Krisenzeiten: Das Luthertum in Deutschland während des Dreissigjährigen Krieges.  Bridget Heal  -cancelled]

What is human creativity in Luther’s understanding?
Was bedeutet menschliche Kreativität bei Luther?
Anna Vind

Break      Coffee/tea/snacks

Executio verbi: the creating power of language.

Die Schöpfungskraft der Sprache. 

Gesche Linde