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An exploration of church and society produced by the United Lutheran Seminary with campuses in Gettysburg and Philadelphia, PA.
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Monday Dec 05, 2016
Out of the Depths
Monday Dec 05, 2016
Monday Dec 05, 2016
Johnstown, Pennsylvania based artist Sally Stewart talks about her sculpture created in response to the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center “Out of the Depths I Cry Unto Thee, O Lord.” The wood and mixed-media piece was on display at a special September 14, 2016 Eucharist service honoring first responders during the attacks. Stewart is a longtime friend of Gettysburg Seminary who has had a solo exhibit here through the Fine Arts Council and work featured on the Fall 2012 cover of Seminary Ridge Review.
Monday Nov 21, 2016
Black Lives Matter?
Monday Nov 21, 2016
Monday Nov 21, 2016
Monday Sep 12, 2016
Monday Sep 12, 2016
Monday Aug 01, 2016
Where Michelangelo Stood: Vocation, Incarnation and New Work in an Old Form
Monday Aug 01, 2016
Monday Aug 01, 2016
Award-winning, classically-trained sculptor Sarah Hempel Irani opens her studio for a conversation with Katy Giebenhain from Seminary Ridge Review. She specializes in sacred art and portraiture and works in clay, plaster, bronze, and marble. She has stood at the chalk “x” marking the spot where Michelangelo stood when selecting Carrara marble. Hempel Irani works from live models with oil-based clay and armatures. She studied Fine Art and Classical Studies at Hillsdale College with sculptor Anthony Frudakis and was apprenticed to Jay Hall Carpenter, former Artist-in-Residence at the Washington National Cathedral. Her M.A. in Humanities is from Hood College Graduate School, with a concentration in Medieval and Renaissance Studies.
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Monday Jul 04, 2016
Think you know everything there is to know about the founding of this country? Think again! This year, to celebrate July 4th, listen to this fascinating conversation with Gettysburg College history professor Tim Shannon as he talks about the role of Native Americans during the Revolutionary War, and their varied relationships with the British, the French and the Colonists. Don’t miss the discussion of Jefferson and his views of Native Americans.
Monday May 09, 2016
How we See: Facial Recognition, Make-up, and Beauty
Monday May 09, 2016
Monday May 09, 2016
Monday Apr 11, 2016
Health Care Ethics in the Finnish Context
Monday Apr 11, 2016
Monday Apr 11, 2016
In this episode, Pastor Karoliina Nikula discusses the larger field of Bio-Ethics, using the specific example of cochlear implants in Finland.
Monday Feb 29, 2016
Looking into the Heavens with an Astrophysicist
Monday Feb 29, 2016
Monday Feb 29, 2016
Astrophysicist Dr. Craig Foltz makes physics come alive in this engaging discussion of the origins of time, how telescopes work, and what it all means for our knowledge of the world and ourselves.
Monday Jan 18, 2016
The Ten Top Stories in Religion 2015
Monday Jan 18, 2016
Monday Jan 18, 2016
Dr. Vincent Evener, Visiting Instructor in Reformation and Lutheran Studies at the Gettysburg Seminary discusses his choice of the ten top stories/events in religion for 2015. These include: The visit of Pope Francis, the Supreme Court decision on same-sex marriage, issues of violence in particular the A.M.E. church killings in Charleston, South Carolina and terrorism, and immigration. He highlighted his concern for cooperation, openness, constructive endeavors to counter the rhetoric of suspicion and hate.
Monday Jan 04, 2016
Monday Jan 04, 2016
Continuing our focus on “Science in the Seminary” this year, in this episode, Dr. Stephenson offers a basic description of physics and the kinds of things physics teaches us about the world. Then moving into some specific theories about creation, the universe and how it all matters to our understanding of God.