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e-News  Issue No.2    September 2008
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In This Issue
New Faculty Books
Estate Planning Workshop
Trinity Days
Visit Trinity
Hughes Named to Chair
Langknecht Named to Chair
Pericope Study
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New Faculty Books
Forty-Day Journey
Dr. Lisa Dahill's 40-Day Journey with Julian of Norwich and Dr. James M. Childs Jr.'s The Way of Peace are two of the new books by Trinity faculty. Click here to see a complete list of recent books by faculty.

 
Alumni Relations
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Estate Planning Workshop September 26
The Office of Development, along with Lutheran Outdoor Ministries in Ohio, will sponsor a Planned Giving Seminar from 9 a.m. to noon, September 26. Topics covered include wills, bequests, charitable giving, and planned giving strategies. The free seminar includes lunch. For more information contact Jane Kirchhoff, Director of Development and Gift Planning Management, 614-235-4136.

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New Academic Year Gets Underway
Students in breezewayStudents returned to campus on September 2, 2008, with the start of Fall Term. See a complete list of fall courses and the academic calendar for the 2008-09 academic year.

The January Term will begin on January 5, 2009. Among the J-Term courses offered will be a trip to the Holy Land led by Dr. Rod Hutton and Dr. Mary Hughes. For more information about the trip click here.
 
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Sojourners' Jim Wallis Coming to Trinity
Seminary exteriorPreacher, activist and editor of Sojourners magazine Jim Wallis will provide this year's T.A. Kantonen lecture on Thursday, September 25, during Trinity Days 2008.

Wallis will address "The Meaning of Prophetic Politics in an Election Year" during a lecture and public forum in the Gloria Dei Worship Center. The day's events begin with worship at 10 a.m., followed by the keynote address at 1:30 p.m. Wallis also will be presented with the Sylvester C. Michelfelder Award for Christian Service. A public forum at 4 p.m. will include Wallis, Professor Jim Childs, Trinity alum Drew Genszler of the ELCA's Washington Office, and Jacqueline Bussie, professor of religion at Capital University. The cost is $50. Click on the following links for a complete schedule of events and to register online.
StudentsVisit Trinity October 4-6
Do you know someone who is interested in attending seminary? Encourage them to visit Trinity and Bexley Hall seminaries this fall, October 4-6, 2008, for an opportunity to learn more about the various degree programs, to worship with the community, and to meet with Admissions personnel. Click on the following links for a schedule of events or to register online.
 
Hughes Named to Presidential Chair
Cross over Gloria Dei Dr. Mary E. Hughes will be installed into the Luther Frederick Keil and Mary Ruth Slater Keil Presidential Chair in Christian Education during a Service of Eucharist and Installation at 10 a.m., September 22, in the Gloria Dei Worship Center. Dr. Hughes has taught Christian Education at Trinity since 1981. She also serves as director of the Master of Arts in Lay Ministry and Master of Theological Studies programs, and is co-director of the Center for Educational Ministry in the Parish. Following the service at 11:15, Dr. Hughes will give a presentation entitled "Brain Friendly Theological Education."
Langknecht Named to Haman-Pfahler Chair
Students in breezewayThe Rev. Dr. Henry J. Langknecht will be installed into the Haman-Pfahler Chair in Christian Communications during a Service of Eucharist and Installation at 10 a.m., October 15, in the Gloria Dei Worship Center. A 1986 Trinity graduate, Dr. Langknecht has taught homiletics and Christian communication at Trinity since 2000. He also serves as Trinity's Worship Life Coordinator. Following the service at 11:15 a.m., Dr. Langknecht will present, "When the Bible Becomes Living Scripture."

 
October 31, 2008
Advent-Christmas-Epiphany Pericope Study
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James M. Childs Jr. will provide the Advent-Christmas-Epiphany Pericope Study, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m., October 31 at Trinity. The theme for this study is "Celebrate, Illuminate, Anticipate: From the Cradle of the Creed to the Mission of the Church." Click here for more information.
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