The Rev. Dr. William H. Lazareth, pastor, scholar, bishop and servant of the Gospel, spent the final years of his career as the Jerald C. Brauer Distinguished Professor of Lutheran Studies at Carthage, and as founding co-director of the Augustine Institute.
To honor Dr. Lazareth's legacy, Carthage and the Augustine Institute held a lecture series in Spring 2010: "What Does This Mean? Exploring the Role and Purpose of Lutheran Colleges and Universities in the 21st Century."
Four distinguished Lutheran scholars focused on this topic in three lectures this spring and in the 2010 Baccalaureate Address.
The Speakers:
Tuesday, March 23
The Rev. Dr. Duane H. Larson
President, Wartburg Theological Seminary
"Faithed Secularity: The Promise of a 'Lutheran' College in the 21st Century"
Wednesday, April 14
Dr. Jon Pahl
Professor, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
"Four American Crises, Two Tea Parties: The Witnesses of William Allen, William Lazareth, and the Future of Lutheran Higher Education"
Thursday, May 6
Dr. R. Guy Erwin
Gerhard & Olga J. Belgum Professor of Lutheran Confessional Theology, California Lutheran University
4 p.m. Niemann Media Theatre in Hedberg Library. Reception follows.
Sunday, May 23
The Rev. Dr. Timothy J. Wengert
Ministerium of Pennsylvania Professor of Reformation History; Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia
Carthage College Baccalaureate Address, 11 a.m. A. F. Siebert Chapel
For more information, contact The Rev. Glenn D. Miller, Vice President for Church Relations and Special Initiatives, at gmiller@carthage.edu, or (262) 551-5814; or Professor Leonard Schulze, Director of the Augustine Institute, at lschulze@carthage.edu, or (262) 551-2120.
"I came to Carthage...."
—St. Augustine, The Confessions