Lutheran Theological Journal
Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ), the tri-annual publication of the ALC teaching staff, explores and applies the tradition of the church in ways that are fresh and that engage the issues of today.
LTJ seeks to encourage and challenge its readers—chiefly the pastors, teachers and lay members of the LCANZ, and the teaching staff and students of theological colleges in Australia and overseas—by keeping them abreast of recent developments in the primary areas of biblical, theological, historical, educational and pastoral studies. It also provides a forum for students of theology to publish the fruits of their research.
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Recent issues
Contents: Volume 55 No 1 (May 2021)
| Tania Nelson | Exile as a metaphor of comfort | 3 |
| Peter Lockwood | The ordination of women: assessing the counter claims of complementarianism | 13 |
| Jacob Fabich | United in song: The story behind the Lutheran Hymnal (1973) | 34 |
| Book reviews | Bo Giertz. Faith Alone: The Heart of Everything. Translated by Bror Erickson. Irvine, CA: 1517 Publishing, 2020. (Greg Lockwood) | 50 |
| Learning for life | 52 |
Contents: Supplement No 1 (May 2021)
| Andrew Jaensch | Nice Lutheran schools? Glory or cross in the education marketplace | 4 |
| Anna Nürnberger | Student agency through the Lutheran lens | 9 |
| Kerrin Huth | Competing interests and the inclusion of children with complex needs | 21 |
| Dianne Eckermann | Bringing love to life: the inclusion of transgender students in Lutheran schools | 28 |
| Stephen Haar | Supporting same-sex attracted students in Lutheran middle and secondary schools | 35 |
| Tim Jarick | Positive psychology—flourishing within a Lutheran school? | 47 |
| Lutheran Education Australia | Science and theology within Lutheran school communities | 56 |
| Shane Paterson | The lens of Lutheran theology on managing teacher underperformance | 70 |
Contents: Volume 54 No 3 (December 2020)
| Tom Brennen | Australian Lutherans and social justice: scripture, tradition and experience | 157 |
| Dan Mueller | God is a farmer—a missional reading of agricultural metaphors in scripture | 169 |
| Sven Sterken and Lisa Marie Daunt | From Austria to Australia: three Lutheran churches by Karl Langer | 181 |
| Book reviews | Luther’s Small Catechism with African Descent Reflections. Minneapolis, MN: Augsburg Fortress, 2019. (Matt Anker) | 194 |
| Matthew E. Borrasso. The Art of Exegesis: An Analysis of the Life and Work of Martin Hans Franzmann. Eugene, OR: Wipf & Stock, 2019. (Greg Lockwood) | 196 | |
| Yves Congar, O.P. A History of Theology. Trans. and ed. H. Guthrie, S.J. Doubleday, New York 1968. Repr., Hindmarsh, SA: ATF Press Publishing, 2019. (Roger Whittall) | 200 | |
| Learning for life | 202 |
Contents: Volume 54 No 2 (August 2020)
| Brett Kennett, David Schmidt and Stephen Schultz | The impact of Covid-19 on the mission of the church | 82 |
| Tim Koch | What will the future church look like in a post-Covid-19 world? | 84 |
| Noel Due | ‘Once more I will shake not only the earth but also the heavens’ (Heb 12:26 NIV) | 86 |
| Thomas Böhmert | Church after Corona | 90 |
| Valerie Kupke | The church has left the building… | 93 |
| Matt Schubert | What would Paul think of online sermons? | 95 |
| Jodi Brook | Church at home: a reflection on congregational life during Covid-19 | 99 |
| Kerrin Huth and Neil Huth | The post-Covid church will see with its eyes opened | 102 |
| Jodie Hoff | To be seen | 104 |
| Jonathan Krause | Stinky feet | 106 |
| Shane Altmann | Washing up, the Imperial Church and Covid-19 | 109 |
| Benjamin Lyons | Letting go of what we knew | 111 |
| Nicole Gregory | Crisis—a time to pivot | 113 |
| Alison Short | Hope-makers in an un-peaceful world | 115 |
| Richard Fox | What does the coronavirus pandemic mean for using media to reach out to people? | 118 |
| Lisa Schmidt | Education revelations | 121 |
| Jane Mueller | Defying worldly perfection and reclaiming our gloriously imperfect nature | 125 |
| James Ruei and Milton Fritsch | What’s happening with cross-cultural ministry at St John’s Geelong? | 130 |
| Matt Huckel | Reflections on a post-Covid-19 church: perspectives from Trinity Pasadena | 132 |
| Grace Pietsch-Pamungkas | Guilt and gratitude—review and reflection from New Zealand | 134 |
| Stephanie Maher | Covid’s challenging invitations | 137 |
| Cathryn Hamilton | Covid-19—an opportunity for creation care? | 142 |
| Neil Bergmann | Covid-19 and care for creation | 144 |
| Chris Materne | Challenges, stress and support reported by church workers of the LCA/NZ during Covid-19 pandemic restrictions | 146 |
| Book reviews | Root, Andrew. Faith Formation in a Secular Age: Responding to the Church’s Obsession with Youthfulness. Grand Rapids, MI: Baker Academic, 2017. (Tim Jarick) | 149 |
| Moses, John A. Anglicanism: Catholic Evangelical or Evangelical Catholic? Essays Ecumenical and Polemical. Homage to Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Hans Küng, Martin Luther and John Henry Newman. Adelaide: ATF Publishing, 2019. (Maurice Schild) | 151 | |
| Learning for life | 153 |
