The Seminary Explores

Dr. Strobert speaks with Dr. Eric Crump about the top ten stories in religion for 2013.

The top stories included:

• The resignation of the Pope Benedict
• The election of Pope France and his emphasis on the poor and the reforms in the Curia
• The election of the first woman presiding bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• And more...

Dr. Christianson talks to Historical Artist Dale Gallon from Gettysburg, Pennsylvania about the challenges of historically accurate painting as well as his ten painting commission for the Seminary Ridge Museum in Gettysburg.

Dr. Strobert talks with Gerhard Ulrich, Bishop of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Northern Germany about a wide variety of topics including:

• The relationship between the Lutheran Churches in Germany and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
• Theological education in Germany
• Who are we as Lutherans? What is our particular vocation?
• Examining the various cultures within the German Churches
• Unity versus uniformity
• Discussion of the new church structure in Northern Germany
• Issues within the church with the former Eastern Germany population

Host Dr. Gerald Christianson talks with Barbara Franco, the Executive Director of the new Seminary Ridge Museum located atop Seminary Ridge in Gettysburg Pennsylvania. The new museum explores the topics of:

• the first day of the Battle of Gettysburg
• the care of the wounded and human suffering that took place within Schmucker Hall during its use as a field hospital
• faith and freedom and the moral, civic and spiritual debates of the Civil War era

Hosts Dr. Nelson Strobert and Dr. Gerald Christianson discuss the history and the future of The Seminary Explores and the move from local radio to internet podcast.