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15th International Congress for Luther Research

Program

PROGRAM OVERVIEW.

	Sunday 9 August	Monday 10 August	Tuesday 11 August
8:15-8:40		Morning prayer	Morning prayer
9.00-9.40		Keynote lectures Thomas Kaufmann: „Gegenwart und Zukunft in den reformatorischen Theologien der 1520er Jahre“ Moderator: Mark Mattes	Keynote Lectures Dorothea Wendebourg: „Wort und Leib. Luthers Verständnis des Abendmahls“ Moderator: Sini Mikkola
9:40-10:00		Discussion	Discussion
10:00-10:10		Short Break	Short Break
10:10-10:50		Christine Põder: „Natur und Schöpfung im Zeichen des Endes bei Martin Luther“ Moderator: Mark Mattes	Bo Kristian Holm: „Spirit Matters. Sacramental materiality in Luther’s thought“ Moderator: Sini Mikkola
10:50-11:10		Discussion	Discussion
11:10-11:30		Coffee (“Vandrehallen”, 1413)	Coffee (“Vandrehallen”, 1413)
11:30-12:10		Derek Nelson: “Creatio continua and Sustainability. A Lutheran approach” Moderator: Mark Mattes	Kirsi Stjerna: “Embodiment and gender. A Lutheran contemporary perspective” Moderator: Sini Mikkola
12:10-12:30		Discussion	Discussion
12:30-14:30		Lunch Break	Lunch Break
14:30-17:30	16:00 Registration (“Vandrehallen”, 1413)	Seminars INCL Coffee Break 15:45-16:15	Seminars INCL Coffee Break 15:45-16:15
Evening Program	18:00 Opening Addresses and Opening lecture by Congress President Steffen Kjeldgaard-Pedersen Moderator: Anna Vind and Volker Leppin Reception at Aarhus University by AU and collaborators	18:00 “Festvortrag” „Creation and Redemption. In memory of Regin Prenter“/ “Schöpfung und Erlösung. Zum Gedenken an Regin Prenter“ (Ådne Njå) Moderator: Erik Hermann Reception at Menighedsfakultetet	NB: Departure: 17:45 Reception by Danish Bishops and the LWF President in Viborg

	Wednesday 12 August	Thursday 13 August	Friday 14 August
8:15-8:40	Morning prayer	Morning prayer	Morning prayer
9.00-9.40	9:00-12:00 Short Presentations	Keynote lectures Claus Schwambach: „Mahnung des Gesetzes und Trost des Evangeliums“ Moderator: Armin Kohnle	Keynote Lecture + panel 9:30-10:10 Detlef Pollack: „Resonanz christlicher Religion in Krisenzeiten Moderator: Marius Mjaaland
9:40-10:00		Discussion
10:00-10:10		Short Break	10:10-10:40 Panel: „‘Veni creator spiritus.‘ Hoffnung und Zuversicht angesichts von Krisen“ PANEL: (Detlef Pollack +) Anthony Bateza-, Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen Moderator: Marius Mjaaland
10:10-10:50		Simeon Zahl: ”Holy Spirit and human experience in Luther’s thought” Moderator: Armin Kohnle
10:50-11:10		Discussion
11:10-11:30		Coffee (“Vandrehallen”, 1413)	10:40-11:00: Coffee (“Vandrehallen”, 1413)
11:30-12:00		11:30-11:55 Leopoldo Sanchez: “Global South Perspectives on the Holy Spirit. A Lutheran appraisal” (25 min) Moderator: Armin Kohnle 11:55-12:20 Candace Kohli: “Christian Hope between notions of progress and despair. A Lutheran contemporary view” (25 min) Moderator: Armin Kohnle	11:00-11:30: Discussion
12:10-12:30		12.20-12.40: Discussion	11:30-13:30: Lunch Break
12:30-14:30	Excursion to Hornslet Church - Rosenholm Castle -Ebeltoft	Lunch Break	11:30-13:30: Lunch Break
14:30-17:30		Seminars INCL Coffee Break 15:45-16:15	13:30-16:00: Seminars INCL Coffee Break 15:45-16:15
Evening Program		19:00 Reception in the Town Hall by the Diocese of Aarhus	18:00 Banquet End of congress

Sunday 9 August

18:00/18:30 Evening Program

Opening Addresses and Opening lecture by Congress President Steffen Kjeldgaard-Pedersen

Reception at Aarhus University by AU and collaborators

	Monday 10 August
8:15-8:40	Morning prayer
9.00-9.40	Keynote lectures Thomas Kaufmann: „Gegenwart und Zukunft in den reformatorischen Theologien der 1520er Jahre“
9:40-10:00	Discussion
10:00-10:10	Short Break
10:10-10:50	Christine Põder: „Natur und Schöpfung im Zeichen des Endes bei Martin Luther“
10:50-11:10	Discussion
11:10-11:30	Coffee
11:30-12:10	Derek Nelson: “Creatio continua and Sustainability. A Lutheran approach”
12:10-12:30	Discussion
12:30-14:30	Lunch Break
14:30-17:30	Seminars INCL Coffee Break 15:45-16:15
18:00/18:30 Evening Program	“Festvortrag” „Creation and Redemption. In memory of Regin Prenter“/ “Schöpfung und Erlösung. Zum Gedenken an Regin Prenter“ (Ådne Njå) Reception

	Tuesday 11 August
8:15-8:40	Morning prayer
9.00-9.40	Keynote Lectures Dorothea Wendebourg: „Wort und Leib. Luthers Verständnis des Abendmahls“
9:40-10:00	Discussion
10:00-10:10	Short Break
10:10-10:50	Bo Kristian Holm: „Spirit Matters. Sacramental materiality in Luther’s thought“
10:50-11:10	Discussion
11:10-11:30	Coffee
11:30-12:10	Kirsi Stjerna: “Embodiment and gender. A Lutheran contemporary perspective”
12:10-12:30	Discussion
12:30-14:30	Lunch Break
14:30-17:30	Seminars INCL Coffee Break 15:45-16:15
18:00/18:30 Evening Program	Reception by Danish Bishops and the LWF President in Viborg

	Wednesday 12 August
8:15-8:40	Morning prayer
9:00-12:00	Short Presentations
12:00-12:30
12:30-21:00	Excursion to Hornslet Church - Rosenholm Castle -Ebeltoft

	Thursday 13 August
8:15-8:40	Morning prayer
9.00-9.40	Keynote lectures Claus Schwambach: „Mahnung des Gesetzes und Trost des Evangeliums“
9:40-10:00	Discussion
10:00-10:10	Short Break
10:10-10:50	Simeon Zahl: ”Holy Spirit and human experience in Luther’s thought”
10:50-11:10	Discussion
11:10-11:30	Coffee
11:30-12:00	11:30-11:55 Leopoldo Sanchez: “Global South Perspectives on the Holy Spirit. A Lutheran appraisal” (25 min) 11:55-12:20 Candace Kohli: “Christian Hope between notions of progress and despair. A Lutheran contemporary view” (25 min)
12:10-12:30	12.20-12.40: Discussion
12:30-14:30	Lunch Break
14:30-17:30	Seminars INCL Coffee Break 15:45-16:15
18:00/18:30 Evening Program	Reception

	Friday 14 August
8:15-8:40	Morning prayer
9.00-9.40	Keynote Lecture + panel 9:15-9:55 Detlef Pollack: „Resonanz christlicher Religion in Krisenzeiten
9:40-10:00
10:00-10:10	9.55-10.05: Short Break
10:10-10:50	10:05-10:55 Panel: „‘Veni creator spiritus.‘ Hoffnung und Zuversicht angesichts von Krisen“ PANEL: (Detlef Pollack +) Anthony Bateza-, Friederike van Oorschot, Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen
10:50-11:10
11:10-11:30	10.55-11.15: Coffee
11:30-12:00	11.15-12:00: Discussion
12:10-12:30	12:00-14:00: Lunch Break
12:30-14:30	12:00-14:00: Lunch Break
14:30-17:30	14:00-17:00: Seminars INCL Coffee Break 15:45-16:15
18:00/18:30 Evening Program	18:00 Banquet End of congress

Revised 13.08.2026

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Knud Holt Nielsen