Center for Global Theologies

Advancing Theological Understanding Worldwide

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Wartburg Theological Seminary

Established to strengthen Wartburg’s commitment to the global mission of the church, the Center for Global Theologies integrates cross-cultural study, ecumenical partnerships, and research that bridge local and global contexts.

Our Mission

Strengthen the ongoing dedication of the seminary to the global and local mission of the church through multi-dimensional activities.

  • Focus the commitments of Wartburg Theological Seminary to the global mission of the church;
  • Infuse those commitments into the programs and policies of the institution through scholarly research, church linkages, academic, and programmatic initiatives;
  • Facilitate the encounter with “difference” in order to enhance self-understanding;
  • Enrich those involved in such encounters by recognizing the connections between local and global contexts. 

Upon the retirement of the Center’s longtime director, the Rev. Dr. Winston Persaud, the Center is currently undergoing a period of revisioning ways to best live out this mission. More information will be posted soon regarding future initiatives and events.

Theses studies

Center for Global Theologies Sponsored MDiv Theses

Beginning in the 2009-2010 academic year, the board that oversees the Center for Global Theologies began encouraging research using our rich archived resources for both Namibia and Papua New Guinea.

This has resulted in a series of Master of Divinity theses on various topics, which are available at the Reu Memorial Library.

Please contact the library with any questions:
library@wartburgseminary.edu
563-589-0267

  • Wartburg Theological Seminary and the Lutheran Churches in Namibia: Walking Together in Solidarity, Tanner Howard(Namibia), 2015
  • A People Burning Between Two Fires: The Church of Namibia Caught Between South Africa and SWAPO, Seth Nelson(Namibia), 2014
  • Becoming Who We Are: An Examination of Identity Construction Among the German Colonists and the Indigenous Southwest Africans In the Late 19th and Early 20th Centuries, Lisa Konzen(Namibia), 2013
  • Manifesto and Mission: The Historical Convergence of Mission in the American Lutheran Church and Lutheran Churches in Namibia in the 1970s, Part 1, Part 2. Katherine Chullino(Namibia),  2012
  • Listening for Indigenous Voices of Papua New Guinea with Consideration for the 125 Years of Lutheran Missionary History, Wendy Kalan(Papua New Guinea) 2011
  • SWAPO, the Church, and the Role of Accompaniment in Namibia’s Liberation, Richard McLeer(Namibia), 2011
  • Prisoners of Hope: The Struggle for Namibian Independence, the Church, and the Gospel, Dena Stinson(Namibia), 2010