13th Aquinas - Luther Conference

This Friday, Oct. 28, 2005, Lenoir-Rhyne College will host the 13th annual Aquinas-Luther Conference. In every one of the previous twelve years, the conference has been a three-day affair, typically lasting Thursday through Saturday. This year the LRC Center for Theology, sponsor of the Conference, is trying a one-day arrangement for greater convenience to clergy. Here is the program:

13th Annual Aquinas Luther Conference October 28, 2005

The Holy Scripture, Hermeneutic, Magisterium

Friday Morning (Belk Centrum)

9:00 Matins led by Dr. Andrew F. Weisner, Pastor of the College

9:20 Introductions and brief remarks

9:30 LECTURE I: Does the Gospel of Matthew Support the Notion of a Teaching Magisterium? by Dr. Mark Powell, Robert & Phyllis Leatherman Professor of New Testament Studies at Trinity Lutheran Seminary, Columbus, Ohio

10:15 Break

10:30 LECTURE II: Hermeneutics, Authority of Scripture, and Magisterium, by Dr. Mary Jane Haemig, Associate Professor of Church History at Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota

11:15 Panel Discussion of Lectures 1 & 2

12:00 Prayers


Lunch Break: 12:00 - 12:55


Friday Afternoon (Belk Centrum)

1:00 LECTURE III: A Magisterium for Lutherans, by Dr. Frank C. Senn, Pastor of Immanuel Lutheran Church in Evanston, Illinois and Senior of the Society of the Holy Trinity.

1:45 Break

2:00 Lecture IV: The Church's Book and the Sacred Liturgy, by Father Jay Scott Newman, Pastor of St. Mary's Catholic Church, Greenville, South Carolina

2:45 Break

3:00 Panel Discussion of Lectures 3 and 4

3:30 Lecture V: The Authority of Holy Scripture: An Eastern Orthodox Response, by Father Patrick Henry Reardon, Pastor of All Saints' Orthodox Church in Chicago, and Senior Editor of Touchstone Magazine: A Journal of Mere Christianity.

4:15 Summary Panel Discussion

5:00 Closing remarks, prayers

For more information, see the Center for Theology's website at www.centerfortheology.org.