The Confessionalism seminary, hosted by the Rev. Dr. Jacob Corzine and the Rev. Dr. James Lee will take place June 1–3, 2023 at Concordia University Chicago.
The conference will focus on the confessional writings of Theodosius Harnack and Andreas Rudelbach and offers attendees opportunities to learn from scholars, present research and closely study original texts about church’s commitment to the Lutheran Confessions today.
From the conference brochure:
Positing the occurrence of a “Confessional Revival“ in the 19th century presumes that there had been a loss of attention to confessions. Such was certainly the case in the Lutheran churches of the 19th century. The revival of interest in the documents of the Book of Concord was not universal, and was not met without criticism.
This conference looks back at two theologians, Andreas Rudelbach and Theodosius Harnack, who argued in favor of renewed attention to the Lutheran Confessions. We have commissioned translations of their writings, so that a new discussion about the role of the Confessions can occur, resting on a broader foundation than previously available to the English-speaking theologian.
Translations will be distributed to participants in advance of the conference, and the “workshop” time will be dedicated to group study of these “new” texts.
Learn more about the conference and register at cuchicago.edu/events/2023/06/confessionalism-seminar-the-role-of-the-confessional-documents/.