Book Blurbs: Mark Rockenbach, Unforgivable

Book Blurbs: Mark Rockenbach, Unforgivable


Book Blurbs: Mark Rockenbach, Unforgivable

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Associate Professor of Practical Theology Dr. Mark Rockenbach about his recent book, Unforgivable: How God’s Forgiveness Transforms Our Lives (Concordia Publishing House, 2024), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Rockenbach, whose background is in counseling, co-authored the book with Ted ..

Meet the Professor: Rev. Joel Fritsche

Meet the Professor: Rev. Joel Fritsche


Meet the Professor: Rev. Joel Fritsche

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden takes some time to introduce new faculty member Rev. Joel Fritsche. Fritsche recently joined the Seminary as assistant professor of Exegetical Theology and director of Vicarage and Deaconess Internships. For more than two decades, Fritsche served The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) as a pastor, ..

Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephen Pietsch

Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephen Pietsch


Meet the Professor: Dr. Stephen Pietsch

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden chats with Dr. Stephen Pietsch, who recently joined the faculty as associate professor of Practical Theology. Pietsch is a respected scholar with expertise in pastoral care and counseling from the Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in North Adelaide, South Australia, where he taught undergraduate, graduate ..

Meet the Professor: Dr. Adam Hensley

Meet the Professor: Dr. Adam Hensley


Meet the Professor: Dr. Adam Hensley

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Dr. Adam Hensley, who recently joined the faculty as associate professor of Exegetical Theology. He previously served as professor at Australian Lutheran College (ALC) in North Adelaide, South Australia (SA), Australia, a college of the University of Divinity (2017-22), where he ..

Book Blurbs: David Peter, Organizing for Ministry and Mission

Book Blurbs: David Peter, Organizing for Ministry and Mission


Book Blurbs: David Peter, Organizing for Ministry and Mission

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Kevin Golden sits down with Professor of Practical Theology and Dean of Faculty Dr. David Peter about his recent book, Organizing for Ministry and Mission (Concordia Publishing House, 2022), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Peter said he wrote the book after hearing from pastors ..

Book Blurbs: Tyler Arnold, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls

Book Blurbs: Tyler Arnold, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls


Book Blurbs: Tyler Arnold, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls

Concordia Seminary’s President Dr. Thomas J. Egger talks with Dr. Tyler Arnold, about his recent book, Pastoral Visitation for the Care of Souls (Lexham Press, 2023), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Arnold, the pastor of Village Lutheran Church in Ladue, Mo., received a Master of Divinity from Concordia Seminary in 1999. He also ..

Book Blurbs: Abjar Bahkou, Shining the Gospel Light on the Quran

Book Blurbs: Abjar Bahkou, Shining the Gospel Light on the Quran


Book Blurbs: Abjar Bahkou, Shining the Gospel Light on the Quran

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Erik Herrmann talks with Dr. Abjar Bahkou, associate professor of Practical Theology, about his recent book, Shining the Gospel Light on the Quran: Understanding and Engaging Muslims (Concordia Publishing House, 2021), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. Born in Syria, Bahkou converted to Lutheranism after ..

Book Blurbs: Bruce Schuchard, The Word from the Beginning

Book Blurbs: Bruce Schuchard, The Word from the Beginning


Book Blurbs: Bruce Schuchard, The Word from the Beginning

Concordia Seminary’s Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Erik Herrmann talks with Dr. Bruce Schuchard, professor of Exegetical Theology, about his new book, The Word from the Beginning: The Person and Work of Jesus in the Gospel of John (Lexham Academic, 2022), in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment, Schuchard began studying John as ..

Meet the Professor: Dr. Vilson Scholz

Meet the Professor: Dr. Vilson Scholz


Meet the Professor: Dr. Vilson Scholz

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Erik Herrmann sits down with Dr. Vilson Scholz. Scholz, who is from São Leopoldo, RS, Brazil, is currently serving as a visiting professor of Exegetical Theology. His course load includes a hermeneutics class, “Interpreting and Communicating the Word,” a Greek lab and courses on Philippians, Luke ..

Book Blurbs: David Peter, Opening the Scriptures

Book Blurbs: David Peter, Opening the Scriptures


Book Blurbs: David Peter, Opening the Scriptures

Concordia Seminary’s Gregg H. Benidt Memorial Professor of Homiletics and Literature Dr. David Schmitt interviews Professor of Practical Theology Dr. David Peter about his new book, Opening the Scriptures: Expository Preaching in the Lutheran Tradition from Concordia Seminary Press in this Concordia Journal Book Blurbs segment. The book is the second title in The Conversations in Preaching Series. The book ..

Meet the Professor: Dr. Ronald Mudge

Meet the Professor: Dr. Ronald Mudge


Meet the Professor: Dr. Ronald Mudge

Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Erik Herrmann sits down with Dr. Ronald Mudge, who became provost and chief academic officer in May 2022. Mudge previously served as the Rouse Professor of Pre-Seminary Studies at Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, and is a former missionary to Africa. As part of his duties, Mudge says ..

Meet the Professor: Dr. Jon Vieker

Meet the Professor: Dr. Jon Vieker


Meet the Professor: Dr. Jon Vieker

Concordia Seminary President Dr. Thomas J. Egger sits down with Dr. Jon Vieker, who became associate professor of Practical Theology in August 2021. He also serves as dean of chapel. Vieker previously served as senior assistant to Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod (LCMS) President Dr. Matthew C. Harrison (2010-21) and assistant director for the LCMS Commission on ..

Meet the Professor: Dr. Ely Prieto

Meet the Professor: Dr. Ely Prieto


Meet the Professor: Dr. Ely Prieto

  Concordia Seminary President Dr. Thomas J. Egger sits down with Dr. Ely Prieto, who became associate professor of Practical Theology in July 2021. He also serves as the Lutheran Foundation Professor of Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry, and associate dean for Urban and Cross-Cultural Ministry. Prieto previously served as the executive director/urban mission developer at ..

Conversations in Preaching: Dr. Dean Nadasdy

Conversations in Preaching: Dr. Dean Nadasdy


Conversations in Preaching: Dr. Dean Nadasdy

Dr. David Schmitt, the Gregg H. Benidt Memorial Professor of Homiletics and Literature at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, chats with Lutheran theology scholar Dr. Dean Nadasdy about his recent publication of The Beautiful Sermon: Image and the Aesthetics of Preaching. The book is the first title in The Conversations in Preaching Series from Concordia Seminary Press, the publishing arm ..