Category: Education News

November 29, 2016

CLTS welcomes new professors

ST. CATHARINES – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has announced that Rev. Esko Murto and Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau have both accepted calls to serve as professors of theology. Rev. Esko Murto, STM, has been called to serve as Assistant Professor of Theology with a…

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November 21, 2016

Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology features CLTS contribution

CATHARINES, Ontario – The newly-published book, The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology, 1600-1800, includes a contribution authored by Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary’s (CLTS) Professor of Historical Theology, Rev. Dr. John R. Stephenson. Dr. Stephenson’s article, “Sacraments in Lutheranism, 1600–1800”, is also featured in the…

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November 18, 2016

Enrolment open for 2017 Pastor’s Sabbatical Week

EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary has opened up enrolment for its 2017 Pastor’s Sabbatical Week, which will take place June 6-8, 2017 in Edmonton. The event will feature three speakers: Rev. Dr. Charles P. Arand, professor of systematic theology at Concordia Seminary (St. Louis, Missouri),…

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November 7, 2016

CLTS Extends Calls to Two Professorial Candidates

ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has extended calls to two candidates to serve as professors of theology. Rev. Esko Murto, STM, has been called to serve as Assistant Professor of Theology with a specialization in Systematics while Rev. Dr. Harold Ristau…

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October 25, 2016

World Seminaries Conference meets in Wittenberg

GERMANY – From October 11-13, the International Lutheran Council (ILC) held its Sixth World Seminaries Conference. Taking place in Wittenberg, Germany, the conference saw representatives from more than 30 ILC churches attend, with nearly 30 additional guests present representing other church bodies. Canadian participants included Rev. Dr….

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October 13, 2016

Seminaries Sunday 2016

CANADA – While Lutheran Church–Canada no longer designates a specific day as Seminaries Sunday, it encourages its congregations to remember Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) and Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS – St. Catharines, Ontario) with prayers and offerings. You may wish to observe…

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