This biannual publication is by and largely for the academic communities of the 26 colleges and universities of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and is published by the Congregational and Synodical Mission unit of the ELCA. The publication has its home at Augustana College, Rock Island, Illinois, which has generously offered leadership and physical and financial support as an institutional sponsor for the publication. The primary purpose of Intersections is to enhance and continue such dialogue. It will do so by:

• Lifting up the vocation of Lutheran colleges and universities
• Encouraging thoughtful dialogue about the partnership of colleges and universities with the church
• Offering a forum for concerns and interests of faculty at the intersection of faith, learning, and teaching
• Raising for debate issues about institutional missions, goals, objectives, and learning priorities
• Encouraging critical and productive discussion on our campuses of issues focal to the life of the church
• Serving as a bulletin board for communications among institutions and faculties
• Publishing papers presented at conferences sponsored by the ELCA and its institutions
• Raising the level of awareness among faculty about the Lutheran heritage and connectedness of their institutions, realizing a sense of being part of a larger family with common interests and concerns.