Luther Seminary

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Luther Seminary

Established	1869
Type	Seminary
Religious affiliation	Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
Endowment	$66.0 million (as of June 30, 2010)
President	Rev. Richard Foss (interim)
Academic staff	45 tenure, 20 adjunct
Students	806
Location	St. Paul, Minnesota
Website	www.luthersem.edu

Luther Seminary is the largest seminary of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA). Located in the Saint Anthony Park neighborhood of St. Paul, Minnesota, its mission is to prepare students for service in rostered ministry and leadership positions within the ELCA and its ecumenical partners.

As of the 2010-2011 academic year, Luther serves 796 total students (54% male, 46% female), employing 45 full-time faculty along with 20 adjunct faculty. Luther Seminary offers a Master of Divinity degree (M.Div.), for students seeking ordination, as well as Master of Arts, Doctor of Ministry (D.Min.) and Doctor of Philosophy degrees for other students. In the fall of 2013, Luther Seminary suspended new admissions to the Ph.D program for three years as part of budget cuts. ^[1]

As in most seminaries, M.Div. students complete three years of theological education, divided into a junior year (first), middler year (second) and senior year (final). A full year of internship, usually in a parish, is an integral part of pastoral training, and a degree requirement for ELCA M.Div. students. While individual situations may vary, internship typically begins after two-thirds of coursework has been completed. Thus, most students complete internship between their middler and senior year. The internship requirement is unique to the ELCA among the other Mainline denominations in the U.S.

Luther Seminary history

United Church Seminary
U.S. National Register of Historic Places


Location	2481 Como Avenue Saint Paul, Minnesota
Coordinates	44°59′5″N 93°11′47″W / 44.98472°N 93.19639°W / 44.98472; -93.19639Coordinates: 44°59′5″N 93°11′47″W / 44.98472°N 93.19639°W / 44.98472; -93.19639
Built	1900
Architect	Didrik A. Omeyer; Martin P. Thori
Architectural style	No Style Listed
Governing body	Private
NRHP Reference #	85003437^[2]
Added to NRHP	October 31, 1985

Luther Seminary, through a series of mergers, consolidated into one seminary what at one time were six separate institutions.

Luther Theological Seminary

Luther Theological Seminary (ALC) was initially formed through the merger of three institutions in 1917 in conjunction with the merger of three Norwegian Lutheran Churches to create what was later named the Evangelical Lutheran Church. The ELC became part of the ALC in 1960.

Each of the three churches operated a seminary: the Norwegian Synod operated Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Minnesota; the Hauge Synod operated the Red Wing Seminary in Red Wing, Minnesota; and the United Norwegian Lutheran Church operated the United Church Seminary in Saint Paul. The merged seminaries occupied the site of the United Church Seminary, and retained the name of the oldest of the three schools, namely, Luther Theological Seminary, which had been founded in 1876.

Presidents of LTS

Marcus Olaus Bøckmann 1892–1917 (United Church)
Marcus Olaus Bøckmann 1917–1930
T. F. Gullixson 1930–1954
Alvin Rogness 1954–1974
Lloyd Svendsbye 1974–1982

Augsburg Theological Seminary, founded in 1869 at Marshall, Wisconsin, later moved to Minneapolis, Minnesota, and ultimately the seminary of the Lutheran Free Church. It remained a separate seminary until 1963 when the Lutheran Free Church merged with the American Lutheran Church and Augsburg Seminary was united with Luther Seminary in Saint Paul. When Luther Theological Seminary was united with Augsburg Seminary in 1963, Luther, through the process of merger, assumed the earlier founding date of 1869.

Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary

Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary (LCA) traces its origin to the Chicago Lutheran Divinity School, begun in Chicago, Illinois in 1920 following action taken by the English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the Northwest, a synod of the United Lutheran Church in America. In 1921, the seminary was moved to Fargo, North Dakota, and the following year to Minneapolis. From 1921 to 1982, its name was Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary. Located in north Minneapolis from 1922 to 1940 and in south Minneapolis from 1940 to 1967, it moved near the campus of Luther Theological Seminary in Saint Paul in 1967. At the time of the formation of the Lutheran Church in America in 1962, Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary was placed under the jurisdiction of two supporting synods: the Minnesota Synod and the Red River Valley Synod.

Presidents of NLTS

Joseph Stump 1920–1935
Paul Roth 1935–1950
Jonas Dressler 1950–1957
Clemens Zeidler 1957–1976
Lloyd Svendsbye 1976–1982

Luther Theological Seminary and Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary

Desiring to make witness to a shared mission in theological education, Luther and Northwestern Seminaries functionally unified in 1976, beginning with a single administration. After a period of six years, the two seminaries established a single seminary on July 1, 1982, known as Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary.

As of January 1, 1988, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary became affiliated with the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) formed by a merger of three national bodies, The American Lutheran Church, the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches, and the Lutheran Church in America. The name Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary was changed to Luther Seminary on July 1, 1994.

Notable faculty

Notable alumni

Presidents of Luther Seminary

Lloyd Svendsbye 1982–1987
Gib Fjellman (interim) 1987
David L. Tiede 1987–2005
Richard Bliese 2005–2012
Richard Foss (interim) 2012

References

↑ http://www.insidehighered.com/news/2013/03/29/luther-seminary-makes-deep-cuts-faculty-and-staff-amid-tough-times-theological
↑ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. 2007-01-23.

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