Dürer’s Apocalypse was undoubtedly the prototype for many apocalyptic representations that suddenly appeared in Central Europe by end of sixteenth century: influence extended far beyond German borders, towards Western, Southern and Eastern countries. The text is extremely rich symbols so it could easily be enriched with additional meanings: Cranach’s reworking iconographic model 1520s, under Lu...

In her doctoral research, Lampinen explored the connection between choral repertoiresand identities within church choirs in one Lutheran Diocese Northern Tanzania. The participantsin this research were a group of choir conductors diocese. concept ofidentities was approached from individual, social, and aspects as well religious,ethnic, national viewpoints.

Some of the newest contenders for orthodoxy in Christian theology have come from a distinct approach called the New Perspective on Paul (NPP). Coming beside the NPP—though not agreeing in entirety—is the development of the Federal Vision (FV). Believing they have found emphases in Scripture that have been long neglected, these groups have sought to redefine Paul’s theology of salvation. Specifi...

Submitted for the MAR10 Meeting of The American Physical Society Vortex ring refraction at large Froude numbers1 KERRY KUEHN, MATTHEW MOELLER, MICHAEL SCHULZ, DANIEL SANFELIPPO, Wisconsin Lutheran College — We have experimentally studied the impact of a planar axisymmetric vortex ring, incident at an oblique angle, upon a sharp gravity-induced interface separating two fluids of differing densit...

The issue is whether Christianity, of its nature, would seek to prevent a justifiable breach of confidentiality or could endorse it, under certain circumstances, as the act which is fundamentally more loving or more truthful. The individualistic nature of Western Christianity is noted. The Lutheran theologian Dietrich Bonhoeffer is used to show Christian support for dynamic rather than literal ...

HAPPY YEAR OF THE YANG (羊)! On Friday February 20, 2015 The Chinese Program ushered in the Year of the Sheep with a celebration chock full of Chinese New Year activities including paper crafts, Jianzi game (aka hacky sack), opera mask painting, Beijing opera performance. Students had their faces painted as opera clowns. Students and faculty members from both Pacific Lutheran University and the ...