Celebrate the end of the Capital Campaign with a lecture and reception: Luther, Love and Marriage
Come Celebrate the end of the Capital Campaign!
The campaign for Katie’s Fund began in June, 2022 and ends on June 13, 2025 (Katy and Martin Luther’s Wedding Day). To celebrate the anniversary, their marriage, Katie’s life, and the end of the capital campaign come to this lecture and reception!
Shocking and Necessary: The Marriage of Katharina von Bora and Martin Luther as an Act of Love and Resistance
Although one of the objectives of Protestant reforming movement was the reform of the estate of marriage, Luther himself did not marry until relatively late, in 1525. Luther’s marriage to Katherina von Bora was considered ill-timed by his friends and an abomination by his Roman Catholic opponents. Why did Luther marry when he did? Despite the controversy, the Luther marriage was strong and loving from the start and strengthened and served the Protestant Reformation as a whole. Given by Rev. Diane Bowers, Ph.D., is a theologian and Luther scholar, and currently serves as an interim pastor. She has taught at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, and for several years led the Luther Reading Group, a discussion group for clergy and lay people. Dr. Bowers, her husband Hans-Christian Kasper, and their six-year-old son Elijah, all live in Berkeley where the adults enjoy hospitality, train travel, and the beauty of California. Elijah enjoys being as active as possible.
Join us for a brief prayer service followed by this lecture and Q and A.
The Rev. Diane Bowers, Ph.D., is a theologian and Luther scholar, and currently serves as an interim pastor. She has taught at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, and for several years led the Luther Reading Group, a discussion group for clergy and lay people. Dr. Bowers, her husband Hans-Christian Kasper, and their six-year-old son Elijah, all live in Berkeley where the adults enjoy hospitality, train travel, and the beauty of California. Elijah enjoys being as active as possible.
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