Congress on the Lutheran Confessions: Marriage, Sex, and Gender in the Lutheran Church Today: In the Light of the Lutheran Confessions
With guest Mark Preus
Papers presented at the 2015 Congress on the Lutheran Confessions CONTENTS: The Problem of Church Discipline and Postmodern Sexual License in American Lutheranism Jonathan Fisk Homosexuals in the Congregation: Pastoral Ministry and Church Discipline from a Confessional Lutheran Perspective Gary W. Zieroth Women’s Ordination and Congregational Roles Revisited: Can the Confessional Lutheran Synods Hold the Line? Brent W. Kuhlman Same-Sex Marriage: The Challenges of Its U.S. Legalization for Pastors and Congregations Mark O. Stern The Theological Conundrum of Marital “Relations” According to Martin Luther Paul Strawn Marriage and the Family in the Lutheran Confessions Tim Goeglein Women’s Ordination: More Than Bible Passages David P. Scaer Banquet Speech Marriage Is Not a Cross: Advice for a Long and Happy Marriage Rolf Preus Divorce and Remarriage in the Parish and the Parsonage Brian Saunders Canaan or Israel: The Old Testament’s Doctrine of Marriage in the Pentateuch and Prophets Steven C. Briel

Music on this program included: “Flippin’ the Pages” composed by Terry Herald, ASCAP, Copyright 2012, GOH LLC, www.terryherald.com