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It Rains a Lot, but Not Very Much
Vol. 27 No. 4 (2000)PDF of photocopy of August 2000 issue of Currents.
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If I Had to Do It All Over Again…
Vol. 27 No. 2 (2000)PDF of photocopy of April 2000 issue of Currents
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What Y2K Problem?
Vol. 27 No. 1 (2000)PDF document of photocopy of the February 2000 issue of Currents.
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Free at Last
Vol. 26 No. 6 (1999)“Free at last” by Ralph W. Klein
“Burnout: The Cause and the Cure for a Christian Malady” by Stanley J. Grenz
“Violence: Victims and Villains” by Norman P. Dake
“Luther’s Approach to Islam” by Dean M. Apel
“The Philosophy of Christmas” by Jennifer Hockenbery
““All Nature’s Praise is Manifold”: A Hymn and Commentary” by Howard S. Olson
“A Book Worth Discussing: Jesus and the Victory of God” by Mark I. Wegener
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
“A Season of Non-Market Values” by Robert H. Smith
“First Sunday in Lent-Good Friday, Series B” Contributor: Jhon Rollefson -
Who Are We?
Vol. 26 No. 5 (1999)“Who Are We? The Hein Fry Lectures for 1998” by Ralph W. Klein
“Who Are We?" by Jean Bethke Elshtain
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Y2K and Other Bugs by Robert H. Smith
First Sunday in Advent-Transfiguration of Our Lord, Series B Contributors: Mary Anderson, Richard Ramirez -
Worship: The 1999 Hein Fry Lectures
Vol. 26 No. 4 (1999)“Worship: The 1999 Hein Fry Lectures” by Ralph W. Klein
“Doxology, Yes: But Who is Our God?” by Mary Collins, OSB
“Liturgical Celebration as Ecclesial Construction” by Mary Collins, OSB
“Liturgical Spirituality: Communal and Ethical” by Mary Collins, OSB
“Worship in the Twenty-first Century: Contextually Relevant and Catholic" by Gordon W. Lathrop
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Ending Well by Robert H. Smith
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost-Thanksgiving Day, Series A Contributors: Erik Kindem, Michael Meranda, Terry Allen Moe, Susan M. Halvor, Richard Jaech, Joan Beck, Brian ‘Red’ Burchfield, coordinated by John Rosenberg -
Her Name Was Maria Schmidt and She Was a Hundred Years Old
Vol. 26 No. 3 (1999)“Her Name Was Maria Schmidt and She Was a Hundred Years Old” by Ralph W. Klein
“Pluralism’s Question to Christian Missions: Why Jesus at All?” by Edward H. Schroeder
“Majesty, Mystery, and Mercy: An Introduction to Eastern Orthodoxy” by Jay C. Rochelle
““This Lovely Music of Nature”: Grounding an Ecological Ethic in Martin Luther’s Creation Mysticism” by Steven L. Churchill
“The Work of René Girard as a New Key to Biblical Hermeneutics” by Paul J. Nuechterlein
“A Book Worth Reviewing: The Promise of Lutheran Ethics” by Lois Malcolm
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
“Walking on Water, Sort of” by Robert H. Smith
“Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost”, Series A by Donna Duensing -
Essays in Honor of Wesley J. Fuerst
Vol. 26 No. 2 (1999)“Essays in Honor of Wesley J. Fuerst” by Ralph W. Klein
“God in the Book of Job” by Terrence E. Fretheim
“What Happened from Shittim to Gilgal? Law and Gospel in Micah 6:5” by Rodney R. Hutton
“David: Sinner and Saint in Samuel and Chronicles” by Ralph W. Klein
“De Profundis: Psalms 130 and 131” by James Limburg
“Qoheleth: A Teacher for Our Times” by Jorge Pixley
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Written in the Wind, Written in the Flesh by Robert H. Smith
The Day of Pentecost—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost, Series A by William Lee Yancey -
The (Second) Last Year of the Millennium
Vol. 26 No. 1 (1999)“The (Second) Last Year of the Millennium” by Ralph W. Klein
““The curtain only rises”: Assisted Death and the Practice of Baptism Martha Ellen Stortz “Practicing what it means”: Welfare Reform and the Lord’s Supper” by Martha Ellen Stortz
“Methodological Reflections on Being a Practicing Christian” by Martha Ellen Stortz
“A Book Worth Discussing: The Birth of Christianity by John Dominic Crossan” by John H. Tietjen
“Pannenberg’s Achievement: An Analysis and Assessment of His Systematic Theology” by Mark C. Mattes
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Hands On, Hands Off by Robert H. Smith
The Resurrection of Our Lord—Seventh Sunday of Easter, Series A by Peter Hanson -
You Shall Know Them by Their Fruits
Vol. 25 No. 6 (1998)“You Shall Know Them by Their Fruits” by Ralph W. Klein
“Romans 1:24-27, Science, ‘4 33 and Homosexuality” by David L. Balch
“What Can One Give in Exchange for One’s Life? A Narrative- Critical Study of the Widow and Her Offering” by Mario DiCicco, O.F.M.
“Jesus the Teacher” by Marie Noél Keller, RSM
“Rereading Romans: Ethnic Issues (or, “How canI find a gracious community?”)” by Everett R. Kalin
“The Letter of James: Friend of God” by David Rhoads
“River of Life in God’s New Jerusalem: An Ecological Vision for Earth’s Future” by Barbara Rossing
““Worthy is the Lamb” and Other Songs of Revelation” by Robert H. Smith
“Philippians 2:6-11—Paul’s (Revised) Hymn to Jesus” by Mark I. Wegener
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
No Hater by Robert H. Smith
Ash Wednesday—Good Friday, Series A by Janet Hansted Meadors -
Knees and Toes
Vol. 25 No. 5 (1998)"Knees and Toes" by Ralph W. Klein
“Planning Ahead: Considering the Global/ Cultural Context of the Near Future” by Mary Todd
“Chiapas: A Testimony of Resistance” by Hector Garfias-Toledo
“A Response to James Hallerberg’s Communion Theses” by Eric T. Lange
“The Importance of Humor and Clowning in Spirituality and Pastoral Counseling” by Dan Feaster
“Mission for the Long Hall: An Examination of Douglas John Hall’s Comprehensive Trilogy in Light of Christian Ministry” by Phil Ruge-Jones
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
“Flesh? The Word Became Flesh?” by Robert H. Smith
“First Sunday in Advent—The Transfiguration of Our Lord, Series A” by Barbara Finley-Shea, Peter Rehwaldt -
The Church as a Community of God’s Possibility
Vol. 25 No. 4 (1998)“The Church as a Community of God’s Possibility” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Church as Well of Possibility” by Philip Hefner
“The Community of Possibility: Belonging without Conditions” by Philip Hefner
“The Demographics of Possibility: People’s Church” by Philip Hefner
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series C
“Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost—Christ the King” Contributor: Paul Bauermeister -
Essays in Honor of Edgar Krentz
Vol. 25 No. 3 (1998)“Essays in Honor of Edgar Krentz” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Portrait of Jesus in the Sermon on the Mount” by Hanz Dieter Betz
“The Church as Counterculture: A Home for the Homeless and a Sanctuary for Refugees” by John H. Elliott
“The God of Peace in Romans: Reflections on Crucial Lutheran Texts” by Robert Jewett
“The Hidden Humor of St. Paul” by Wilhelm C. Linss
“A Tale of Two Apocalypses” by Margaret M. Mitchell
“Theological Faculty Statements in the Lutheran Magisterium: An Initial American Appraisal” by John Reumann
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
series C
“Ninth Sunday after Pentecost—Seventeenth Sunday after Pentecost” Contributor: Barbara Wills -
Happy 250th!
Vol. 25 No. 2 (1998)“Happy 250th!” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Church Still Being Planted" by Robert J. Marshall
“Religious Pluralism: Threat or Opportunity for Mission?” by Alan Neely
“Is Religious Pluralism Possible, and Do We Want It?” by Alan Neely
“What is Truth/Faith?” by Holland Jones
“Kata tov Xptotév: Preaching Colossians in Year C” by Edgar Krentz
“Over All Creation” by Kristin Johnston
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series C
“The Holy Trinity—Eighth Sunday after Pentecost” Contributor: John Rollefson -
The Church of the Twenty-first Century
Vol. 25 No. 1 (1998)“The Church of the Twenty-first Century” by Ralph W. Klein
“What is Authoritative for the “Post-modern” Lstener?” by Eduard R. Riegert
“Toward a New Lutheran-Episcopal Proposal Consensus and Concerns” by John Reumann
“Psalm 90: Moses, Mortality, and... the Morning” by William J. Urbrock
“Proclaiming the Gospel Contextually” by Andrew M. Weyermann
“A Letter to Parents about Baptism” by Anita Stauffer
“A Bottom of the Bottle Theology” by Richard L. Swenson
“Reflections on Reflections” by Bucky Brown-Beach
“A Book Worth Discussing: I Am a Palestinian Christian by Mitri Raheb” by Fred Strickert
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series C
The Resurrection of Our Lord—The Day of Pentecost Contributor: Amy Schifrin -
Living Up to Our Promises
Vol. 24 No. 6 (1997)“Living Up to Our Promises” by Ralph W. Klein
“Why Now? The Relevance of Luther in a Post-modern Age” by Kathryn A. Kleinhans
“Lutheranism as a Counterculture? The Doctrine of Justification and Consumer Capitalism” by Robert A. Kelly
“Worship and Spirituality: Imaginative Action, Per-forming Lives” by Donna Lynne Seamone
“Herod and the Travelers: an Epiphany Sermon” by Alison Boden
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series C
Ash Wednesday—Good Friday Contributor: Wally Meyer -
Pluralism: Promise and Problem
Vol. 24 No. 5 (1997)“Pluralism: Promise and Problem” by Ralph W. Klein
“Hearing the Other: The Promise and Problem of Pluralism” by Carl E. Braaten
“The Congregation: Critical Location for Faith and the Other” by Patrick Keifert
“The “Other” in Biblical Perspective” by Carol Schersten LaHurd
“Response to Carol LaHurd” by Murray Haar
“Faith and the Other: Theological Perspectives” by J. Paul Rajashekar
“Hearing the Other: The Promise and Problem of Pluralism” by Martha Ellen Stortz
“The Christian Faith and the Other: The Promise and Problem of Pluralism. A Response" by L. DeAne Lagerquist
“Concluding Reflections, 1996 Consultation of Teaching Theologians” by Paul Sponheim
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series C
First Sunday in Advent—Transfiguration of Out Lord Contributor: Jean Lebbert -
Rage Revisited
Vol. 24 No. 4 (1997)“Rage Revisited” by Ralph W. Klein
“Ministering in the Midst of Rural Discontent” by Roger W. Fjeld
“Rural Rage: Lessons from the Oklahoma City Bombing” by L. Shannon Jung
“From Waco to Oklahoma City to Your Backyard: Religious Rationale and the Racist Right” by Craig L. Nessan
“The Burning of Black Churches and the Ecclesiology of American Civil Religion” by Norma Cook Everist
“The Virgin of Guadalupe, History, Myth, and Spirituality" by Alberto Pereyra
“Liturgical Evangelism: From the Passions of Bach to the Passion of Rock” by Ralph W. Quere
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series B
Nineteenth Sunday after Pentecost—Thanksgiving Day U.S.A. Contributors: Paul Bodin, Laura Leach Shreffler -
William E. Lesher: Shalom!
Vol. 24 No. 3 (1997)“William E. Lesher: Shalom!” by Ralph W. Klein
“A School of Te Deums” by Mark Bangert
“Saying Goodbye: Relearning the World” by Kathleen D. Billman
“Globalization: A Challenge for Lutheran Missiology in the 21st Century” by Richard H. Bliese
“Making Disciples for the 21st Century” by Robert Conrad
“The Church as a Community of Belonging in a Society Divided by Economic and Social Class” by Philip Hefner
“Theology of the Cross” by Kurt K. Hendel
“Israel/Today’s Believers and the Nations: Three Test Cases” by Ralph W. Klein
“Paul: All Things to All People Flexible and Welcoming” by Edgar Krentz
Preaching Helps
Series B
Tenth Sunday after Pentecost—Eighteenth Sunday after Pentecost Contributors: John Bucka, Lucy Kolin -
Decision Time in Philadelphia
Vol. 24 No. 2 (1997)“Decision Time in Philadelphia” by Ralph W. Klein
“Gifts Given: Solidarity and Simultaneity” by Gabriel Fackre
“Gifts Received: Sovereignty and Sanctification” by Gabriel Fackre
“The Congregation and the Unity of the Church” by Gabriel Fackre
“What Are We Doing? The Unity of the Church and the Unity of the Churches” by Michael Root
“Should We Do It? The Question of Criteria” by Michael Root
“What Difference Does It Make? The Ecumenical Decisions and the Future of American Lutheranism” by Michael Root
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series B
The Day of Pentecost—Ninth Sunday after Pentecost Contributors: Philip Ruge-Jones and many friends; Lucy Kolin -
Martin Luther in Feminist Focus
Vol. 24 No. 1 (1997)“Martin Luther in Feminist Focus” by Ralph W. Klein
“Conversations Toward an Ongoing Lutheran Reformation” by Ann Pederson
“Notes Toward an Epistemology of the Cross” by Mary M. Solberg
“Here We Stand: Lutheran and Feminist Issues in Biblical Interpretation” by Beverly J. Stratton
“Women as Proclaimers and Interpreters of the Word” by Sherry Jordon
““The Sweat of the Brow is of Many Kinds”: Luther on the Duties of Adam and His Sons” by Kristen E. Kvam
“From a Babylonian Captivity to the Otherworld: Martin Luther and Mary Daly” by Caryn Riswold
Book Reviews
Note to Our Readers
Ralph W. Klein
Inside back cover
Preaching Helps
Series B
The Resurrection of Our Lord—The Day of Pentecost Contributors: John P. Rossing, Donna Herzfeldt-Kamprath, Matthew Ernst -
Keep Awake!
Vol. 23 No. 6 (1996)“Keep Awake!” By Ralph W. Klein
“The Starting Point of the Gospel: The Year of Mark” by Edgar Krentz
“With Wide Open Arms: The Passion According to Mark” by Fred Strickert
“Epiphany as a Cosmic Festival” by George L. Murphy
“Johann Christoph Blumhardt(1805-1880): A Man for the Kingdom” by Gunter Kruger
“Making Sense of Christian and Judaic Nonsense: A Book Worth Discussing” by Jay C. Rochelle
“Jesus’ Name: A Christmas Meditation” by Marc Kolden
Book Reviews
Volume 23 Index
Preaching Helps
Series B
Ash Wednesday—Good Friday Contributors: Gary Morgan-Gohlke, Luisa Hanson, Gilbert Franke -
God’s Agents
Vol. 23 No. 5 (1996)“God’s Agents” by Ralph W. Klein
“The Pastor as Agent of Hope” by Donald Capps
“Accommodation to Violence: The Rise and Demise of the Walther League” by Jon Pahl
“Lutheran Young People’s Societies to 1895” by Brian C. King
“Towards a Samburu Christology” By Dean Apel
“Pentecost and Confirmation” by Theodore Jungkuntz
Book Reviews
Preaching Helps
Series B
First Sunday in Advent—The Transfiguration of Our Lord Contributors: Ministers in Alaska, coordinated by Jim Drury
