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William H. Lazareth Memorial Lecture

March 18, 2010

The Augustine Institute of Carthage College will present three programs this spring, the William H. Lazareth Memorial Lectures, with a common theme, "Exploring the Role and Purpose of Lutheran Colleges and Universities in the 21st Century."

The first lecture will be presented by the Rev. Duane H. Larson, president of Wartburg Theological Seminary, at 4 p.m., Tuesday, March 23, at Carthage's Hedberg Library.

The lectures honor the legacy of the late William H. Lazareth, one of the world's foremost Lutheran theologians, who completed his career as Brauer Distinguished Professor of Lutheran Studies at Carthage. From 1988 to 1992, he was bishop of the Metropolitan New York Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Prior to his election, Bishop Lazareth served as director of the Faith and Order Secretariat of the World Council of Churches in Geneva, Switzerland. In that role, he served as the ecumenical liaison officer at the Vatican, working closely with Cardinal Joseph Ratzinger, now Pope Benedict XVI. He later was co-president of the Lutheran-Eastern Orthodox International Doctrinal Dialogues of the Lutheran World Federation for more than a decade.

Upcoming William H. Lazareth Memorial Lectures