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26Mark Granquist, associate professorof church history, wrote an article,“Religion and Immigration, Old andNew,” for the summer 2009 issue ofWord & World. He spoke for the 165thanniversary of East KoshkonongLutheran Church, Cambridge,Wis.,in October.Gracia Grindal, ’83, professor ofrhetoric, presented a workshop onWriting Danish Hymns in Englishat the International Hymn Societyconference in Poland this summerand joined with the hymn societiesof Great Britain and Ireland, Canada,Scandinavia and the United Statesfor Singing the Lord’s Song in aStrange Land.Mary Jane Haemig, associate professorof church history, had her article,“Prayer as Talking Back to God inLuther’s Genesis Lectures,” appear inthe Fall 2009 issue of Lutheran Quarterly.She taught two adult forums onChallenging Pasts and Futures:Lutherans in America at First LutheranChurch, Bothell, Wash., in June.Guillermo Hansen, associate professorof systematic theology, contributed“Im Zeitalter der Globalisierung dendreieinigen Gott bekennen—einelutherische Stimme” to OkumenischeRundschau in April; “Confessing theTriune God in a Globalized Era” toThe Ecumenical Review in March;and “Tolerance, Democracy andFundamentalism(s): Challenges inTime of Systemic Bifurcations” to“Overcoming Fundamentalism: EthicalResponses from Five Continents”(Geneva: Globethics.net, 2009). He wasa workshop convenor at ReformationTheology: Reception and Transformationat the University of Aarhus, Denmark,in August. He was a keynote presenterat the Inter-Lutheran TheologicalCongress in Sao Leopoldo, Brazil, inJune and at Theology in the Life ofLutheran Churches—TransformativePerspectives and Practices in Augsburg,Germany, in March.Sarah Henrich, professor of NewTestament, is teaching leaders acrossthe country for the coming year’sFaculty& StaffNOTESWant to invite a faculty orstaff member to present inyour congregation? Visitwww.luthersem.edu/resourceguidefor up-to-date topic listingsand contact information.WELCA Bible study, which shewrote, on Romans. She taughton the “Visual Book of Faith” atGettysburg Seminary’s SummerInstitute for Ministry.Mary Hess, associate professor ofeducational leadership, was a keynotespeaker at the annual meeting of theAssociation of Youth Ministry Educatorsin Louisville, Ky., on Oct. 18. Shedirected the 2009-2010 pre-tenureworkshop on teaching and learningfor theological school faculty at theWabash Center in Indiana in July.In June, she participated as a Fellowin the AAR/Luce seminar on thetheologies of religious pluralism inNew York. She presented a papertitled “From ICT to TCI: CommunicativeTheolog(ies), Pedagogy and Web 2.0”to the annual meeting of the CollegeTheology Society in May.Arland J. Hultgren, Asher O. andCarrie Nasby Chair in New Testament,presented the 2009 Word & WorldLecture Sept. 23 on “Paul as Theologian:His Vocation and Its Significance forHis Theology.” He wrote an article,“The Miracle Stories in the Gospels:The Continuing Challenge forInterpreters,” in the spring 2009issue of Word & World.Rolf Jacobson, ’91, associate professorof Old Testament, spoke at the La CrosseArea Synod’s Pastoral Conference inOctober and at the Celebration ofFaith event of the Manitoba/NorthwestOntario Synod. He and Mary HinkleShore, associate professor of NewTestament, were the lead speakersat the Northwest Minnesota Synod’sPastoral Conference in September.Jacobson spoke on “The Heart of theLutheran Witness” at the MinneapolisArea Synod Assembly in May.Craig Koester, ’80, professor of NewTestament, completed a translationof the Book of Revelation for theCommon English Bible.Karoline Lewis, ’94, assistant professorof preaching, led adult forums onPaul’s Letter to the Romans and BibleBasics at Lutheran Community ofGrace, Minnetonka, Minn.; and MountCalvary Lutheran Church, Eagan, Minn.,in September. She led an adult forumin May at Mount Olivet LutheranChurch, Victoria, Minn. In April shewas the keynote speaker for theMontana Synod Pastor’s Conference.She was elected vice president of theupper Midwest region of the Societyof Biblical Literature in March andassociate editor of Word & World inJanuary. She was named the 2009-2010visiting preaching scholar at ComoPark Lutheran Church, St. Paul, Minn.She provided a review of “I Corinthians:A Shorter Exegetical and PastoralCommentary” for Trinity SeminaryReview’s summer/fall issue.David Lose, Marbury E. AndersonChair in Biblical Preaching, spokeat the Southwestern Minnesota FallTheological Conference in Octoberand the Tri-Synod Fall TheologicalConference for Northeastern,Southeastern and Western Iowain September.Lois Malcolm, associate professor ofsystematic theology, and Janet Ramsey,Pastor George Wienman Chair ofPastoral Theology and Ministry, wrotethe article “Forgiveness and Healing,”which will appear in an upcomingissue of Word & World.Andrew Root, assistant professor ofyouth and family ministry, and TimColtvet, coordinator of contextualleadership and coaching for theSTORY Fall 2009