On March 26th, at 6pm SK time, LTS will be hosting a Storaasli lecture on Zoom by The Rev. Cody J. Sanders, PhD. Titled “Understanding Christian Nationalism, Practicing Christian Community,” this lecture will focus on the degree to which Christian nationalism has upset the U.S. political and ecclesial landscapes for the past several years. Now Canadians are witnessing its emergence north of the border in unsettling ways.
This lecture will help participants understand the contours of Christian nationalism and its diffuse aims and orientations. Building upon an ability to recognize Christian nationalist thought and activity when it arises, the lecture will also lead participants into analyzing its relationship to the ways that community is cultivated and how we might embody relational practices that curtail the lure and influence of Christian nationalism in our communities as we practice the ways of Jesus.
Rev. Sanders is Associate Professor of Congregational and Community Care Leadership at Luther Seminary, Saint Paul, Minnesota, USA. Prior to Luther, he served as a parish pastor in Cambridge, Massachusetts, and as a higher education chaplain at both Harvard University and the Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He has published several books including, Christianity, LGBTQ Suicide, and the Souls of Queer Folk (Lexington, 2020), Corpse Care: Ethics for Tending the Dead (Fortress, 2023), and Spiritual Care First Aid: An All-Hands Approach for Church and Community (Fortress, 2025).
Olaf K. Storaasli was the President of Luther Theological Seminary from 1953-59. In 2000, he and his family set up an endowed Storaasli Lectureship. This fund is used to bring speakers from the United States to Canada, with the intention of enhancing ELCA-ELCIC seminary relations.
Here is the link:
https://us06web.zoom.us/my/kdh.lts
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