{"id":3329,"date":"2015-03-16T08:47:58","date_gmt":"2015-03-16T07:47:58","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.strasbourginstitute.org\/?p=3329"},"modified":"2021-11-18T10:38:01","modified_gmt":"2021-11-18T09:38:01","slug":"the-luther-reading-challenge","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ecumenical-institute.org\/en\/2015\/03\/16\/the-luther-reading-challenge\/","title":{"rendered":"The Luther Reading Challenge"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Since 2009, members of the Institute staff have taught the two-week Studying Luther in Wittenberg program every November, which gathers Lutheran pastors from all over the world. It has been an eye-opening and inspiring experience to see how the writings of a sixteenth-century reformer can still speak so powerfully to people half a millennium later\u2014and not just in the old territory of Christendom but all around the world. More than once we have asked ourselves how to carry this amazing experience of careful reading of Luther\u2019s theology in a global setting to a bigger audience.<!--more--><\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.strasbourginstitute.org\/en\/the-luther-reading-challenge\/main_logo_without_beta\/\" rel=\"attachment wp-att-3332\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-medium wp-image-3332\" title=\"main_logo_without_beta\" src=\"https:\/\/www.strasbourginstitute.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2015\/03\/main_logo_without_beta-300x114.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"300\" height=\"114\" \/><\/a>While we can\u2019t invite every person interested in Luther from\u00a0the whole world to join us in Wittenberg, we can at least take advantage of our new interconnectedness via the World Wide Web! So we invite you to join the <a title=\"Luther Reading Challenge\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lutherreadingchallenge.org\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Luther Reading Challenge<\/a>, a new initiative of the Strasbourg Institute to foster international, cross-confessional conversation about Martin Luther as a preparation for the forthcoming Reformation anniversary.<\/p>\n<p>From now until October 2017, we\u2019ll be featuring various writings of Luther\u2019s on the LRC website\u2014starting with the 95 Theses and including his pastoral and spiritual writings, portions of his biblical commentaries, his Catechisms, his will and his hymns. While it is impossible to avoid polemical or controversial elements, our focus is on Luther as a teacher and preacher of the Christian faith. 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