Disputationes

It was regular practice in the medieval university for faculty and students to engage in the art of disputation. This blog presupposes the corporate nature of the theological enterprise, supposing that theology, particularly Lutheran theology, can once again clarify its truth claims and provide rational justification for its positions.

Saturday, October 10, 2020

Covid 19 and the Church

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In my last post I discussed the phenomenon of hyperreality as it pertains to the Coronavirus. Clearly, there are elements of the real in wha...

Hyperreality and the Covid Panic of 2020

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I want to address the postmodern notion of hyperreality in relation to the current Covid-19 panic. Hyperreality occurs when consciousness i...
Tuesday, August 04, 2020

How Big is ILT?

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The Institute of Lutheran Theology (ILT) is continuing to grow. In the fall of 2019, ILT had117 active students with a headcount of 82 and ...
Saturday, August 01, 2020

Why Reason is Ineffective

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People watching the protests (or riots) on TV, or accessing live streams from people's phones on YouTube, likely see groups of people wa...
Thursday, July 23, 2020

Walter Benjamin: Brilliant Insights of a Maverick Life

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Introduction In this series of short postings, I want to examine some of the seminal figures of the Frankfurt School.  While these "int...
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Dennis Bielfeldt
Brookings, South Dakota, United States
President of the Institute of Lutheran Theology and Director of the Christ School of Theology PhD Program
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