The Revd Adam Clark is in his second year of doctoral studies at the University of Notre Dame, majoring in moral theology and minoring in philosophical theology. His research interests focus upon the ontology of response-ability and the relation of nature, history, and grace. Central figures include Dietrich Bonhoeffer, the Jewish philosopher Emmanuel Levinas, and 20th century Catholic thinkers in the Thomistic tradition. He also serves as Assistant Pastor of Teaching and Preaching at St. Peter Lutheran in Mishawaka , Indiana.
The Revd Gifford Grobien is a doctoral student in moral theology at the University of Notre Dame, with a minor in liturgical theology. His studies have focused on the theological and pastoral understanding of the Law in Lutheranism. His theoretical research has included investigations of the natural law and the theological genealogy of the third function of the Law, while practical research has included consideration of the place of the Law in pastoral care, especially in preaching. Other areas of research include the fruits and benefits of the Holy Communion, and the history and practice of infant communion in the western church. He earned his M.Div. from Concordia Theological Seminary (2005) and also serves as Assistant Pastor of Emmaus Lutheran Church, South Bend, IN.
Piotr Malysz (LT Co-Administrator) is a doctoral candidate at Harvard University. His interests lie in systematic theology, continental philosophy, and Reformation studies. His dissertation focuses on the thought of Eberhard Jüngel. Piotr’s articles have appeared, among others, in Modern Theology, Scottish Journal of Theology, International Journal of Systematic Theology, Harvard Theological Review and Pro Ecclesia.
- Lutheranism and Tradition
- Communicatio idiomatum as the Ontological Foundation of Luther’s Christology (Review of “Creator est Creatura”)
- Divine Immutability (An Exchange)
- Spot the Heretic! Quiz
- Postcards from Poland
The Revd Dr Mark Mattes teaches in the Departments of Philosophy and Religion at Grand View College in Des Moines, Iowa. Prior to this call, he served parishes in Gardner, Illinois and Antigo, Wisconsin. He holds the Ph.D. from The University of Chicago, the M.Div. from Luther Seminary, and he earned his BA from St. Olaf College, where he was also elected to Phi Beta Kappa. He has authored The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology, has co-authored Imaging the Journey, has co-translated Theology the Lutheran Way by Oswald Bayer, has co-edited the collected papers of Gerhard Forde, A More Radical Gospel and The Preached God, and has co-edited The Grand View College Reader, and has additionally authored numerous essays and reviews for peer-reviewed journals. He serves on the Board of Theta Alpha Kappa, the national honor society for Theology/Religious Studies and helps edit articles for Lutheran Quarterly and Logia: A Journal of Lutheran Theology.
The Revd John T Pless is Assistant Professor of Pastoral Ministry and Missions at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne where he also serves as Director of Field Education and Editor of For the Life of the World. Prior to joining the faculty, he served for seventeen years as campus pastor at University Lutheran Chapel at the University of Minnesota in Minneapolis. Prof. Pless is the author of Handling the Word of Truth: Law and Gospel in the Church Today, A Small Catechism on Human Life, Word: God Speaks to Us, Confession: God Gives Us Truth,Luther on the Care for the Sick and the Dying and two chapters in Lutheran Worship History and Practice. With Matthew Harrison he is editor of Women Pastors? The Ordination of Women in Biblical Lutheran Perspective. Click here for Prof Pless’s CTSFW page.
The Revd Dr Jonathan Trigg read PPE (Philosophy, Politics and Economics) at Exeter College Oxford. Ten years later, as part of his training for ordination, he studied for a BA in Theology at Durham; his doctorate was awarded at Durham for his thesis on ‘Baptism in the Theology of Martin Luther’, published later by Brill. He has been a priest in the Church of England since 1984, and is currently Vicar of St Michael’s Church Highgate, London.
- A Chronology of Luther’s Works (Volumes 1-47)
- A Lutheran Influence
- A Lutheran Legacy: Review and Reaction
- Faith and Works: Defining a Relationship
- Lutheran Ritual: An Identity Crisis (The Divorcing of Substance from Style)
The Revd Luke T Zimmerman is currently serving as Pastor of Calvary Evangelical Lutheran Church in Mechanicsburg, Pennsylvania. He graduated from Central Michigan University with a B.S. in Political Science and Geography (1999) and Concordia Theological Seminary with an M.Div. (2003). He served as Graduate Assistant for the Department of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary and is in the process of completing an S.T.M. in Historical Theology there, with emphasis on American Lutheran theologians’ teaching on Church and Ministry. He also has a personal blog entitled “Minister of Mechanicsburg.”
- A Brief Introduction to Church & Ministry
- “Was ist Das? A Rediscovery of Luther’s Catechisms” (Review of “Martin Luther’s Catechisms: Forming the Faith” by Timothy Wengert)
- “What Does Ecclesiology Have to Do with the Office of the Gospel?” (Review of Priesthood, Pastors, Bishops: Public Ministry for the Reformation and Today by Timothy Wengert)
