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.
Single issues available
Single issues of the LTJ—including back and recent issues—are available for purchase at $20 per copy, subject to stock availability. To request a copy, contact LTJEditorialAssistant@alc.edu.au.
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For a complete index of all articles published in the journal since inception:
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Recent issues
Contents: Volume 57 No 2 (August 2023)
| Cathryn Hamilton | Reflecting on the process to develop a voluntary assisted dying DSTO for the LCANZ | 48 |
| Karen Tromans | Created to love, commanded to live, forbidden to kill—where does that leave VAD? | 52 |
| Nick Schwarz | Legalisation of VAD in Australia: how did we get here and how do we respond? | 54 |
| Russell Briese | Offering pastoral care to those seeking voluntary assisted dying, their family, and friends in Queensland | 57 |
| Russell Briese | Voluntary assisted dying: presentation at the Queensland pastors’ conference | 63 |
| Christian Fandrich | Lord, let your servant depart in peace, but do not cast me away! | 67 |
| Ian Lutze | Voluntary assisted dying: an aged care chaplaincy perspective | 71 |
| Jeremy Smith | Pastoral care for those who want to die | 74 |
| Michael Pietsch | Dietrich Bonhoeffer’s theology of self-murder | 82 |
| Peter Schulz | Sanctity of life, compassion, Jesus and Bonhoeffer | 85 |
| Gordon Watson | A Christian understanding of personal being and God—the Holy Trinity: a contribution to a discussion of voluntary assisted dying | 89 |
| Maria-Anna Schüßel | The evil of absolutes | 97 |
| Tania Nelson | Pastoral care and voluntary assisted dying: a review of selected literature | 105 |
Contents: Volume 57 No 1 (May 2023)
| Charles Amarkwei | The paradox of science and religion in Paul Tillich’s thought | 4 |
| Eberhardt Ngugi | When religion becomes a source of conflict and alienation, interfaith dialogue becomes a source of harmony and reconciliation | 21 |
| Book reviews | Channing L. Crisler and Robert L. Plummer. Always Reforming: Reflections on Martin Luther and Biblical Studies. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021. (Shawn M. Langley) | 36 |
| Dean Nadasdy. The Beautiful Sermon: Image and the Aesthetics of Preaching. St Louis, MO: Concordia Seminary Press, 2021. (Joshua Pfeiffer) | 38 | |
| Daniel A. Siedell. Who’s Afraid of Modern Art? Essays on Modern Art and Theology in Conversation. Introduction Robyn O’Neil. Eugene, OR: Cascade Books, 2015. (Trevor Schaefer) | 40 | |
| John W. Kleinig. Wonderfully Made: A Protestant Theology of the Body. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press, 2021. (Stephen Pietsch) | 42 |
Contents: Volume 56 No 3 (December 2022)
| Joshua Pfeiffer | The resistance preaching of Hermann Sasse in the Third Reich | 116 |
| Maurice Schild | ‘Under the shadow of your wings’: Jochen Klepper on his eighty years anniversary | 127 |
| Andrew Pfeiffer | Guilt, shame, and life in Christ | 132 |
| Jo Bertil R. Vaernesbranden | Optimality theory: LCANZ and the ordination of women—a case study | 143 |
| Anna Nürnberger | Female ordination: biblical, confessional and hermeneutical perspectives | 155 |
| Book reviews | James B. Vigen and Sarah Hinlicky Wilson. Nenilava, Prophetess of Madagascar: Her Life and the Ongoing Revival She Inspired. Eugene, OR: Pickwick Publications, 2021. (Kathy Matuschka) | 168 |
| Erik Varden. Entering the Twofold Mystery—On Christian Conversion. London: Bloomsbury Continuum, 2022. (Stephen Nuske) | 170 | |
| Learning for Life | 173 |
