Faculty Resource Guide
| AREA OF EXPERTISE | NAME & TITLE (Faculty degrees listed at end) |
| Adolescent spirituality | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| American Civil Religion | Dr. Norma Cook Everist Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry |
| Biblical Narratives as Resources for Congregations | Dr. Gwen Sayler Professor of Hebrew Bible |
| Biblical Traditions of Violence | Dr. Gwen Sayler Professor of Hebrew Bible |
| Children's Issues | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| Christian Witness in a Pluralistic World - Cross Cultural Challenges | Dr. Winston Persaud Professor of Systematic Theology Dr. Duane Priebe Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Church Conflct | Dr. Norma Cook Everist Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry |
| Church's Vocation in the Public World, The | Dr. Norma Cook Everist Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry |
| Congregational Leadership | Dr. Craig Nessan Academic Dean, Director of Contextual Education and Professor of Contextual Theology |
| Congregational Studies | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| Contemporary Crisis of Defining and Confessing the Gospel | Dr. Winston Persaud Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Creation and Evolution | Dr. Dan Olson Professor of Pastoral Care Dr. Duane Priebe Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Criminal Justice System | Dr. Gwen Sayler Professor of Hebrew Bible |
| "Cricket as Text" and Biblical and Theological Interpretation of Christian Faith | Dr. Winston Persaud Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Doctrine of the Holy Spirit | Dr. Winston Persaud Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Doctrine of the Trinity: Salvation and Doxology | Dr. Winston Persaud Professor of Systematic Theology Dr. Duane Priebe Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Dogma of the Trinity | Dr. Duane Larson President Dr. Winston Persaud Professor of Systematic Theology Dr. Duane Priebe Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Ecumenism (especially inter-church dialogues) | Dr. Ralph Quere Professor of History and Theology, Emeritus |
| Ecumenism, Ecumenical Relationships |
Dr. Duane Larson Dr. Winston Persaud Dr. Thomas Schattauer |
| Educational Ministry | Dr. Norma Cook Everist Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry |
| Emerging Church | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| Family | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| Feminist Biblical Interpretation | Dr. Gwen Sayler Professor of Hebrew Bible |
| Feminist Spirituality | Dr. Norma Cook Everist Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry Dr. Ann Fritschel Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible Dr. Gwen Sayler Professor of Hebrew Bible |
| Gender Issues |
Dr. David Lull Dr. Gwen Sayler |
| Generational Theory/Cross-Generational Ministry | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| Genetics & Ethics | Dr. Duane Larson President |
| Global Mission/Global Church |
Dr. Winston Persaud |
| Historical Theology | Dr. Ralph Quere Professor of History and Theology, Emeritus |
| History of Christian Beliefs | Dr. Elizabeth Leeper Associate Professor of Church History |
| History of Christian Practices | Dr. Elizabeth Leeper Associate Professor of Church History |
| History of Doctrine | Dr. Elizabeth Leeper Associate Professor of Church History Dr. Ralph Quere Professor of History and Theology, Emeritus |
| History of Liturgy |
Dr. Ralph Quere Dr. Thomas Schattauer |
| History of Spirituality | Dr. Ralph Quere Professor of History and Theology, Emeritus |
| Homesexuality & Biblical Interpretation |
Dr. Jim Bailey Dr. Gwen Sayler |
| Homosexuality & the Church |
Dr. Craig Nessan Dr. Gwen Sayler |
| Internet Pornography | Dr. Gwen Sayler Professor of Hebrew Bible |
| Israeli-Palestinian Conflict | Dr. Jim Bailey Professor Emeritus of New Testament |
| Leadership |
Dr. Norma Cook Everist Dr. Nathan Frambach |
| Liberation Theology, Caribbean Theology, Justification and Justice | Dr. Winston Persaud Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Liturgical Theology |
Dr. Thomas Schattauer |
| Luther & the Religions |
Dr. Winston Persaud |
| Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogue, USA | Dr. Winston Persaud Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Lutheran Theology & Doctrine |
Dr. Duane Larson |
| Lutherans in Politics | Dr. Duane Larson President |
| Luther's Theology of the Cross and Marx's Anthropology | Dr. Winston Persaud Professor of Systematic Theology |
| Middle East Conflicts, Current | Dr. David Lull Professor of New Testament |
| Middle Eastern History |
Dr. Ann Fritschel Dr. Gwen Sayler |
| Ministry in Daily Life | Dr. Norma Cook Everist Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry |
| Pastoral Care with Adolescents | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission Dr. Dan Olson Professor of Pastoral Care |
| Popular Culture | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| Prisons/Prison Ministry | Dr. Gwen Sayler Professor of Hebrew Bible |
| Psychology and Theology | Dr. Dan Olson Professor of Pastoral Care |
| Reformation Theology |
Dr. Duane Priebe Dr. Ralph Quere |
| Religion and Science | Dr. Elizabeth Leeper Associate Professor of Church History |
| Religion and Violence | Dr. Elizabeth Leeper Associate Professor of Church History |
| Religious Issues | Dr. David Lull Professor of New Testament |
| Restorative Justice | Dr. Gwen Sayler Professor of Hebrew Bible |
| Sexuality |
Dr. David Lull Dr. Gwen Sayler |
| Spirituality, Music & Film | Dr. Ann Fritschel Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission Dr. Dan Olson Professor of Pastoral Care |
| Systematic Theology |
Dr. Craig Nessan Dr. Winston Persaud Dr. Duane Priebe |
| Theological Ethics | Dr. Craig Nessan Academic Dean, Director of Contextual Education and Professor of Contextual Theology |
| Theological Perspectives on Global Realities |
Dr. Winston Persaud |
| Theology & Science |
Dr. Duane Larson Dr. Duane Priebe |
| Theology of Evangelism (especially Youth Outreach) | Dr. Ralph Quere Professor of History and Theology, Emeritus |
| Violence Against Women and Children | Dr. Gwen Sayler Professor of Hebrew Bible |
| Wilderness & Spirituality | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| Women as Leaders | Dr. Norma Cook Everist Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry |
| Women in Christianity/Christian Ministry | Dr. Elizabeth Leeper Associate Professor of Church History |
| Women's Issues | Dr. David Lull Professor of New Testament |
| World Hunger | Dr. Craig Nessan Academic Dean, Director of Contextual Education and Professor of Contextual Theology |
| World Religions |
Dr. Ann Fritschel Dr. Duane Priebe |
| Worship and Culture |
Dr. Thomas Schattauer |
| Youth & Family Ministry | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| Youth & Young Adults | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| Youth Culture | Dr. Nathan Frambach Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission |
| NAME: | TITLE/DEGREES: |
| Bailey, Jim | Professor Emeritus of New Testament Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, Scotland; B.D., Trinity Lutheran Seminary; B.A., Capital University |
| Everist, Norma Cook | Professor of Church Administration and Educational Ministry Ph.D., The Iliff School of Theology and the University of Denver; M.Div, Yale Divinity School; M.A.R., Concordia Seminary, St. Louis; B.A., Valparaiso University; A.A., North Iowa Area Community College |
| Frambach, Nathan C.P . | Professor, Youth, Culture and Mission Ph.D., Luther Seminary; M.Div., Trinity Lutheran Seminary; B.A., Lenoir-Rhyne College |
| Fritschel, Ann | Associate Professor of Hebrew Bible Ph.D., Emory University; M.Div., Wartburg Theological Seminary; B.S., University of Wisconsin, Madison |
| Larson, Duane H. | President Ph.D., Graduate Theological Union; M.Div., Luther-Northwestern Theological Seminary; B.A. (magna cum laude), Pacific Lutheran University. Further studies at University of Minnesota and Oxford University. |
| Leeper, Elizabeth | Associate Professor of Church History Ph.D., Duke University; Master of Sacred Theology, Virginia Theological Seminary; B.A., College of William and Mary |
| Lull, David J. | Professor of New Testament Ph.D., Claremont Graduate University; M.Div., Perkins School of Theology, Southern Methodist University; B.A., Iowa Wesleyan College |
| Nessan, Craig | Academic Dean, Director of Contextual Education and Professor of Contextual Theology Th.D., University of Munich; Master of Sacred Theology and M.Div., Wartburg Theological Seminary; B.A., Michigan State University |
| Olson, Dan | Professor of Pastoral Care Ph.D., Institute of Advanced Psychological Studies, Adelphi University; Master of Sacred Theology, New York Theological Seminary; Bachelor of Divinity, Luther Theological Seminary; B.A., University of Minnesota |
| Persaud, Winston | Professor of Systematic Theology Ph.D., University of St. Andrews, Scotland; M.Div., Wartburg Theological Seminary; B.A., University of Guyana; Sabbaticial Fellow, Princeton Theological Seminary (1990-91) |
| Priebe, Duane | Kent S. Knutson Professor of Systematic Theology, Senior Faculty Fellow Th.D., School of Theology at Claremont; B.D., Luther Theological Seminary; B.Sc. in Physics, University of Washington |
| Quere, Ralph | Professor of History and Theology, Emeritus Ph.D., Princeton Theological Seminary; B.D., Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary; A.B., Princeton University. |
| Sayler, Gwen | Professor of Hebrew Bible Ph.D., University of Iowa; MA, Concord Seminary in Exile; BA, Valparaiso University |
| Schattauer, Thomas | Professor of Liturgics and Dean of the Chapel Ph.D. and M.A., University of Notre Dame; Master of Sacred Theology and M.Div., Yale Divinity School, B.A., St. Olaf College |