Recommended Links

Exploring Augustine

Catholic Encyclopedia: St. Augustine of Hippo
An informative article on St. Augustine.

Augustine of Hippo
J.J. O'Donnell's personal site on Augustine — a labor of love by the author of "Augustine: A New Biography" (Harper Perennial, 2006).

Christian Classics Ethereal Library: Writings of the Fathers
Christian Classics Ethereal Library provides full texts of the works of Church fathers, including Augustine — a marvelous and easy-to-use resource.

Luther and Lutheran Theology of Education

LutheranColleges.org
The site of the Lutheran Educational Conference of North America, including data and profiles of most Lutheran colleges and universities in the United States and Canada.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Colleges and Universities
The site of the unit for Vocation and Education in the churchwide offices of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Provides perspectives on the relationship between the ELCA and 27 colleges and universities related to it, along with information on joint programs for the colleges and their faculties and staffs.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Social Statement on Education
The background and the full text of the ELCA Social Statement on Education. This, and the other nine social statements of the ELCA, "provide an analysis and interpretation of an issue, set forth basic theological and ethical perspectives related to it, and offer guidance for the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, its individual members, and its affiliated agencies and institutions."

Intersections
The biannual publication of the 27 ELCA colleges and universities, whose mission includes "raising the level of awareness among faculty about the Lutheran heritage and connectedness of their institutions, realizing a sense of being part of a larger family with common interests and concerns."

The Joseph Sittler Archives
The site of the Joseph Sittler Archives, located at the Lutheran School of Theology in Chicago. Sittler's work addressed foundational connections between theology, language, the arts, and education.

Darrell Jodock on Faith and Learning
Presentations by Gustavus Adolphus College Professor Darrell Jodock, formerly of Muhlenberg College and currently holder of the Bernhardson Chair in Lutheran Studies at Gustavus Adolphus College. Sustained, thoughtful engagement with the identity and purpose of Lutheran colleges and universities in today's world.

Tom Christenson on Lutheran Higher Education
"The Gift and Task of Lutheran Higher Education," by Tom Christenson (Augsburg Fortress, 2004).

Catholic Encyclopedia: Martin Luther
A Roman Catholic perspective on Martin Luther.

Evangelical Lutheran Church in America: Bilateral Conversations
Information on 30 years of Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogues.