Category: Education News
Quest Course on C.S. Lewis
ONLINE – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS – Edmonton) will hold its Spring 2024 Quest course in February, and the theme will be “C.S. Lewis: Life and Relationships.” Rev. Dr. Joel Heck, Interim President of CLS and a noted scholar on C.S. Lewis, will teach the…
CLTS seeking independent degree-granting status
ST. CATHARINES, Ontario – Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has announced that it is seeking independent degree-granting status, with hope to obtain government consent by the summer of 2024. “For four decades, the seminary has enjoyed a fruitful partnership with Brock University, whereby the university…
CLTS prof contributes to theological encyclopedia
ONLINE – Rev. Dr. John Stephenson has recently authored a new article for the St Andrews Encyclopaedia of Theology (SAET). Dr. Stephenson is Professor Emeritus with Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) in St. Catharines, Ontario. The article—“Sacrifice and the Eucharist”—provides an overview of how different…
Call for nominations for seminaries’ honorary awards
ST. CATHARINES, Ont. – Each May at the annual Call Service, Concordia Lutheran Theological Seminary (CLTS) has the opportunity to confer two major awards on worthy pastors or lay members of Lutheran Church–Canada. The recipient of the Friend of the Seminary award is nominated by…
Quest Course: Reclaiming Lutheran Spirituality
ONLINE – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton will offer its latest Quest Course this fall, with Rev. Dr. Richard Beinert (St. James Lutheran, Winnipeg) discussing the subject of “Reclaiming Lutheran Spirituality.” Promotional material for this free course notes that it will “emphasize historic and…
Dr. Gimbel accepts call as Academic Dean and Professor at CLS
EDMONTON – Concordia Lutheran Seminary (CLS) in Edmonton has announced that Rev. Dr. James Gimbel has accepted the call to serve as Academic Dean and Professor of Theology at the seminary. The Board of Regents extended the call to Dr. Gimbel during meetings on September…