by Carrie Draeger, ELCA News Service*
A $325,000 grant from the Henry Luce Foundation, New York City, to the
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia (LTSP), will help the
seminary continue its Asian initiative and the Asian Theological Summer
Institute. LTSP is one of eight seminaries of the Evangelical Lutheran
Church in America (ELCA).
The institute is part of LTSP's effort to promote cultural diversity in
theological scholarship. It began in 2007 with a $75,000 grant from the
Luce Foundation to complement the Black Church Studies and Latino
Ministry programs of the seminary. The new grant will fund the institute
for five more years.
Henry Luce, co-founder of Time Inc., established the foundation in 1936
to honor his parents, who were missionary educators in China. The
foundation's mission is to "foster innovation and leadership in academic,
policy, religious and art communities," according to its Web site.
* Carrie L. Draeger is a senior communication major with a concentration
in journalism at Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Wash. This summer
she is an intern with the ELCA News Service.
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About the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America:
The ELCA is one of the largest Christian denominations in the United States, with 2.8 million members in more than 8,500 worshiping communities across the 50 states and in the Caribbean region. Known as the church of "God's work. Our hands.," the ELCA emphasizes the saving grace of God through faith in Jesus Christ, unity among Christians and service in the world. The ELCA's roots are in the writings of the German church reformer Martin Luther.
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Candice Hill Buchbinder
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