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colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:The_Institutional_Seal_of_Luther_Seminary_(St._Paul,_MN).png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/The_Institutional_Seal_of_Luther_Seminary_%28St._Paul%2C_MN%29.png/150px-The_Institutional_Seal_of_Luther_Seminary_%28St._Paul%2C_MN%29.png" decoding="async" width="150" height="151" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/The_Institutional_Seal_of_Luther_Seminary_%28St._Paul%2C_MN%29.png/225px-The_Institutional_Seal_of_Luther_Seminary_%28St._Paul%2C_MN%29.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/6/6b/The_Institutional_Seal_of_Luther_Seminary_%28St._Paul%2C_MN%29.png/300px-The_Institutional_Seal_of_Luther_Seminary_%28St._Paul%2C_MN%29.png 2x" data-file-width="315" data-file-height="317" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Motto</th><td class="infobox-data">Christus Lux Mundi</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Motto in English</div></th><td class="infobox-data">Christ is the Light of the World</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Type</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Seminary" title="Seminary">Seminary</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Established</th><td class="infobox-data">1869<span class="noprint">; 156 years ago</span><span style="display:none"> (<span class="bday dtstart published updated">1869</span>)</span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Affiliation</th><td class="infobox-data"><a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in America">Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/Financial_endowment" title="Financial endowment">Endowment</a></th><td class="infobox-data">$131.1 million (2021)<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><a href="/wiki/University_president" class="mw-redirect" title="University president">President</a></th><td class="infobox-data">Rev. Dr. Robin Steinke</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;"><div style="display: inline-block; line-height: 1.2em; padding: .1em 0;">Academic staff</div></th><td class="infobox-data">21<sup id="cite_ref-ATS_profile_2-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ATS_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Students</th><td class="infobox-data">371<sup id="cite_ref-ATS_profile_2-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-ATS_profile-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data adr"><div style="display:inline" class="locality"><a href="/wiki/St._Paul,_MN" class="mw-redirect" title="St. Paul, MN">St. Paul</a></div>, <div style="display:inline" class="state"><a href="/wiki/Minnesota" title="Minnesota">Minnesota</a></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="padding-right:0.65em;">Website</th><td class="infobox-data"><span class="url"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.luthersem.edu">www<wbr />.luthersem<wbr />.edu</a></span> <span class="mw-valign-text-top noprint" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q6705636#P856" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Logo_and_name_for_Luther_Theological_Seminary,_St._Paul,_MN.png" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/Logo_and_name_for_Luther_Theological_Seminary%2C_St._Paul%2C_MN.png/250px-Logo_and_name_for_Luther_Theological_Seminary%2C_St._Paul%2C_MN.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="71" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/Logo_and_name_for_Luther_Theological_Seminary%2C_St._Paul%2C_MN.png/375px-Logo_and_name_for_Luther_Theological_Seminary%2C_St._Paul%2C_MN.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/f/f6/Logo_and_name_for_Luther_Theological_Seminary%2C_St._Paul%2C_MN.png/500px-Logo_and_name_for_Luther_Theological_Seminary%2C_St._Paul%2C_MN.png 2x" data-file-width="594" data-file-height="168" /></a></span></td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Luther Seminary</b> is a <a href="/wiki/Seminary" title="Seminary">seminary</a> of the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in America">Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</a> (ELCA) in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a>. It is the largest seminary of the ELCA. It also accepts and educates students of 41 other denominations and traditions.<sup id="cite_ref-FastFacts_3-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FastFacts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> It is accredited by the <a href="/wiki/Higher_Learning_Commission" title="Higher Learning Commission">Higher Learning Commission</a> and the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Theological_Schools_in_the_United_States_and_Canada" title="Association of Theological Schools in the United States and Canada">Association of Theological Schools</a>. It also has theological accreditation through the ELCA as well as the <a href="/wiki/United_Methodist_Church" title="United Methodist Church">United Methodist Church</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-4" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-4"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="shortdescription nomobile noexcerpt noprint searchaux" style="display:none">United States historic place</div><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"><table class="infobox" style="border-spacing:1px;"><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader" style="padding:0; border:none;"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1257001546"></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div class="skin-nightmode-reset-color" style="width:100%; font-size:110%; font-weight:bold;color: #202122; background: #A8EDEF; line-height:1.5">United Church Seminary</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><div style="width:100%; text-align:center; line-height:1.5;color: #202122; background: #A8EDEF;"><a href="/wiki/National_Register_of_Historic_Places" title="National Register of Historic Places">U.S. National Register of Historic Places</a></div></td></tr><tr style="display:none"><td colspan="2"> </td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><span class="mw-default-size" typeof="mw:File/Frameless"><a href="/wiki/File:Bockman_Hall.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Bockman_Hall.jpg/250px-Bockman_Hall.jpg" decoding="async" width="250" height="170" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Bockman_Hall.jpg/375px-Bockman_Hall.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/d/d7/Bockman_Hall.jpg/500px-Bockman_Hall.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2048" data-file-height="1392" /></a></span></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-image"><div class="switcher-container"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238443738">.mw-parser-output .locmap .od{position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .id{position:absolute;line-height:0}.mw-parser-output .locmap .l0{font-size:0;position:absolute}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv{line-height:110%;position:absolute;text-align:center}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr{line-height:110%;position:absolute;top:-0.75em;text-align:left}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pv>div{display:inline;padding:1px}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pl>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:right}.mw-parser-output .locmap .pr>div{display:inline;padding:1px;float:left}@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:#fff!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .locmap{filter:grayscale(0.6)}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pv>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pl>div,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .od .pr>div{background:white!important;color:#000!important}html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .infobox-full-data .locmap div{background:transparent!important}}</style><div class="center"><div class="locmap" style="width:250px;float:none;clear:both;margin-left:auto;margin-right:auto"><div style="width:250px;padding:0"><div style="position:relative;width:250px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Luther Seminary is located in Minnesota"><img alt="Luther Seminary is located in Minnesota" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg/250px-USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="292" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg/375px-USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg/500px-USA_Minnesota_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1029" data-file-height="1200" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:73.258%;left:51.896%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Luther Seminary"><img alt="Luther Seminary" 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States"><img alt="Luther Seminary is located in the United States" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/250px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png" decoding="async" width="250" height="155" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/375px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/2/20/Usa_edcp_location_map.svg/500px-Usa_edcp_location_map.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1181" data-file-height="731" /></a></span><div class="od notheme" style="top:27.209%;left:54.32%;font-size:91%"><div class="id" style="left:-4px;top:-4px"><span class="notpageimage" typeof="mw:File"><span title="Luther Seminary"><img alt="Luther Seminary" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/7px-Red_pog.svg.png" decoding="async" width="7" height="7" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/11px-Red_pog.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/0/0c/Red_pog.svg/14px-Red_pog.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="64" data-file-height="64" /></span></span></div></div></div><div style="padding-top:0.2em"></div><span class="switcher-label" style="display:none">Show map of the United States</span></div></div></div></div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Location</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">2481 Como Avenue<br /><a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Coordinates</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><span class="geo-inline"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1156832818">.mw-parser-output .geo-default,.mw-parser-output .geo-dms,.mw-parser-output .geo-dec{display:inline}.mw-parser-output .geo-nondefault,.mw-parser-output .geo-multi-punct,.mw-parser-output .geo-inline-hidden{display:none}.mw-parser-output .longitude,.mw-parser-output .latitude{white-space:nowrap}</style><span class="plainlinks nourlexpansion"><a class="external text" href="https://geohack.toolforge.org/geohack.php?pagename=Luther_Seminary&params=44_59_5_N_93_11_47_W_type:landmark_region:US-MN"><span class="geo-default"><span class="geo-dms" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location"><span class="latitude">44°59′5″N</span> <span class="longitude">93°11′47″W</span></span></span><span class="geo-multi-punct"> / </span><span class="geo-nondefault"><span class="geo-dec" title="Maps, aerial photos, and other data for this location">44.98472°N 93.19639°W</span><span style="display:none"> / <span class="geo">44.98472; -93.19639</span></span></span></a></span></span></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Built</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">1900</td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Architect</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><a href="/wiki/Omeyer_%26_Thori" title="Omeyer & Thori">Didrik A. Omeyer; Martin P. Thori</a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">NRHP reference <abbr title="number">No.</abbr></th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://npgallery.nps.gov/AssetDetail/NRIS/85003437">85003437</a><sup id="cite_ref-nris_5-0" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-nris-5"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup></td></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label" style="font-weight:bold; border: 0;">Added to NRHP</th><td class="infobox-data" style="border: 0;">October 31, 1985</td></tr></tbody></table> <meta property="mw:PageProp/toc" /> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="History">History</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: History"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Luther Seminary is the result of a series of mergers that consolidated what at one time were five separate institutions into one seminary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Luther_Theological_Seminary">Luther Theological Seminary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Luther Theological Seminary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In 1917, three Norwegian-American Lutheran churches united to create the <a href="/wiki/Norwegian_Lutheran_Church_of_America" class="mw-redirect" title="Norwegian Lutheran Church of America">Norwegian Lutheran Church of America</a> (NLCA). Each of the three church bodies had operated a seminary. The <a href="/wiki/Synod_of_the_Norwegian_Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Synod of the Norwegian Evangelical Lutheran Church in America">Norwegian Synod</a>'s Luther Seminary in <a href="/wiki/Saint_Paul,_Minnesota" title="Saint Paul, Minnesota">Saint Paul, Minnesota</a>, had been founded in 1876; the <a href="/wiki/Hauge_Synod" title="Hauge Synod">Hauge Synod</a>'s <a href="/wiki/Red_Wing_Seminary" title="Red Wing Seminary">Red Wing Seminary</a> in <a href="/wiki/Red_Wing,_Minnesota" title="Red Wing, Minnesota">Red Wing, Minnesota</a>, in 1879; and the <a href="/wiki/United_Norwegian_Lutheran_Church" class="mw-redirect" title="United Norwegian Lutheran Church">United Norwegian Lutheran Church</a>'s <b>United Church Seminary</b> in Saint Paul, in 1892. The merged seminaries occupied the site of the United Church Seminary because it was the most developed and elaborate, and retained the name of the oldest of the three schools, namely, Luther Theological Seminary. </p><p>The NLCA took the name Evangelical Lutheran Church in 1946 and, with other churches, formed the <a href="/wiki/American_Lutheran_Church" title="American Lutheran Church">American Lutheran Church</a> (ALC) in 1960. </p><p>The presidents of Luther Theological Seminary: </p> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Olaus_Bockman" title="Marcus Olaus Bockman">Marcus Olaus Bockman</a> (1892–1917) (United Church)</li> <li>Marcus Olaus Bockman (1917–1930)</li> <li>T. F. Gullixson (1930–1954)</li> <li>Alvin Rogness (1954–1974)</li> <li>Lloyd Svendsbye (1974–1982)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Augsburg_Theological_Seminary">Augsburg Theological Seminary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Augsburg Theological Seminary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p><a href="/wiki/Augsburg_University" title="Augsburg University">Augsburg Theological Seminary</a>, later renamed Augsburg University, was founded in 1869 at <a href="/wiki/Marshall,_Dane_County,_Wisconsin" title="Marshall, Dane County, Wisconsin">Marshall, Wisconsin</a>, later moved to <a href="/wiki/Minneapolis,_Minnesota" class="mw-redirect" title="Minneapolis, Minnesota">Minneapolis, Minnesota</a>, and in 1897 became the seminary of the <a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Free_Church" title="Lutheran Free Church">Lutheran Free Church</a>. It remained a separate seminary until 1963, at which time the Lutheran Free Church merged with the American Lutheran Church and Augsburg Seminary was merged with Luther Theological Seminary. The merged institution took the Luther Theological Seminary name and the 1869 founding date of Augsburg Seminary. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Northwestern_Lutheran_Theological_Seminary">Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary traces its origin to the <b>Chicago Lutheran Divinity School</b>, begun in <a href="/wiki/Chicago,_Illinois" class="mw-redirect" title="Chicago, Illinois">Chicago, Illinois</a>, in 1920 following action taken by the <a href="/wiki/English_Evangelical_Lutheran_Synod_of_the_Northwest" title="English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the Northwest">English Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the Northwest</a>, a synod of the <a href="/wiki/United_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="United Lutheran Church in America">United Lutheran Church in America</a>. In 1921, the seminary was moved to <a href="/wiki/Fargo,_North_Dakota" title="Fargo, North Dakota">Fargo, North Dakota</a>, and the following year to Minneapolis. From 1921 to 1982, its name was Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary. Located in north Minneapolis from 1922 to 1940 and in south Minneapolis from 1940 to 1967, it moved near the campus of Luther Theological Seminary in Saint Paul in 1967. At the time of the formation of the <a href="/wiki/Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Lutheran Church in America">Lutheran Church in America</a> (LCA) in 1962, Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary was placed under the jurisdiction of two supporting synods: the Minnesota Synod and the Red River Valley Synod. </p><p>The presidents of Northwestern Lutheran Theological Seminary: </p> <ul><li>Joseph Stump (1920–1935)</li> <li>Paul Roth (1935–1950)</li> <li>Jonas Dressler (1950–1957)</li> <li>Clemens Zeidler (1957–1976)</li> <li>Lloyd Svendsbye (1976–1982)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Luther_Northwestern_Theological_Seminary">Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Desiring to make witness to a shared mission in theological education, Luther and Northwestern seminaries were functionally unified in 1976, beginning with a single administration. After a period of six years, the two seminaries formally merged on July 1, 1982, as <b>Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary</b>. </p><p>On January 1, 1988, Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary became affiliated with the <a href="/wiki/Evangelical_Lutheran_Church_in_America" title="Evangelical Lutheran Church in America">Evangelical Lutheran Church in America</a>, which was formed by a merger of the LCA, the ALC, and the <a href="/wiki/Association_of_Evangelical_Lutheran_Churches" title="Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches">Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches</a>. The seminary's name was simplified to <b>Luther Seminary</b> on July 1, 1994. </p><p>The presidents of Luther Seminary (1982–1994 as Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary): </p> <ul><li>Lloyd Svendsbye (1982–1987)</li> <li>Gib Fjellman (1987) (interim)</li> <li>David L. Tiede (1988–2005)</li> <li>Richard Bliese (2005–2012)</li> <li>Rick Foss (2012–2014) (interim)</li> <li>Robin Steinke (2014–present)</li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Academics">Academics</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Academics"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>In the 2022–2023 academic year, Luther Seminary served 411 total students, employing 24 faculty.<sup id="cite_ref-FastFacts_3-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-FastFacts-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>3<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Luther offers a <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Divinity" title="Master of Divinity">Master of Divinity</a> degree (M.Div.) for students seeking ordination, as well as <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Arts" title="Master of Arts">Master of Arts</a>, <a href="/wiki/Master_of_Theology" title="Master of Theology">Master of Theology</a>, <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Ministry" title="Doctor of Ministry">Doctor of Ministry</a> (D.Min.), and <a href="/wiki/Doctor_of_Philosophy" title="Doctor of Philosophy">Doctor of Philosophy</a> (Ph.D.) degrees for other students. In the fall of 2013, Luther Seminary suspended new admissions to the Ph.D program for at least three years as part of budget cuts.<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The seminary was planning to again offer the Ph.D. program, with classing beginning in the fall semester of 2018.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The seminary has since returned to financial stability, reporting a budget surplus of $594,000 after fiscal year 2022.<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>As in most seminaries, M.Div. students complete three years of theological education, divided into a <i>junior year</i> (first), <i>middler year</i> (second) and <i>senior year</i> (final). A full year of internship, usually in a parish, is an integral part of pastoral training, and a degree requirement for ELCA M.Div. students. While individual situations may vary, internship typically begins after two-thirds of coursework has been completed. Thus, most students complete internship between their middler and senior year. The internship requirement is unique to the ELCA among the other <a href="/wiki/Mainline_(Protestant)" class="mw-redirect" title="Mainline (Protestant)">mainline</a> <a href="/wiki/Religious_denominations" class="mw-redirect" title="Religious denominations">denominations</a> in the U.S. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Frederick_Buechner">Frederick Buechner</h3><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Frederick Buechner"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <p>Luther Seminary has affiliations with the acclaimed American theologian and author, <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Buechner" title="Frederick Buechner">Frederick Buechner</a>. In addition to being a key part of the curriculum, the <a href="/wiki/Frederick_Buechner_bibliography" title="Frederick Buechner bibliography">works of Buechner</a> have regularly been distributed by the seminary among its students. In 2014, Luther Seminary also instituted the Frederick Buechner Prize for Excellence in Preaching.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="Notable_faculty">Notable faculty</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Notable faculty"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main category: <a href="/wiki/Category:Luther_Seminary_faculty" title="Category:Luther Seminary faculty">Luther Seminary faculty</a></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Marcus_Olaus_B%C3%B8ckmann" class="mw-redirect" title="Marcus Olaus Bøckmann">Marcus Olaus Bøckmann</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Carl_Braaten" title="Carl Braaten">Carl Braaten</a></li> <li><a href="/w/index.php?title=John_O._Evjen&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="John O. 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Almen</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Stuart_E._Barstad" title="Stuart E. Barstad">Stuart E. Barstad</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Hilliard_Dogbe" title="Hilliard Dogbe">Hilliard Dogbe</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Paul_Egertson" title="Paul Egertson">Paul Egertson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Mark_Hanson" title="Mark Hanson">Mark Hanson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Robert_Jenson" title="Robert Jenson">Robert Jenson</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/V._Trygve_Jordahl" title="V. Trygve Jordahl">V. Trygve Jordahl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_N._Kildahl" title="John N. Kildahl">John N. Kildahl</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/M._Victor_Paul" title="M. Victor Paul">M. Victor Paul</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/J._A._O._Preus_II" title="J. A. O. Preus II">J. A. O. Preus II</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Fredrik_A._Schiotz" title="Fredrik A. Schiotz">Fredrik A. Schiotz</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: See also"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Norway_Lutheran_Church" title="Norway Lutheran Church">Norway Lutheran Church</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading2"><h2 id="References">References</h2><span class="mw-editsection"><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">[</span><a href="/w/index.php?title=Luther_Seminary&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: References"><span>edit</span></a><span class="mw-editsection-bracket">]</span></span></div> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">As of June 30, 2021. <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite class="citation report cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.nacubo.org/-/media/Nacubo/Documents/research/2021-NTSE-Public-Tables--Endowment-Market-Values--REVISED-February-18-2022.ashx">U.S. and Canadian Institutions Listed by Fiscal Year 2021 Endowment Market Value and Change in Endowment Market Value from FY20 to FY21</a> (Report). 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