Rev. Dr. Maria E. Erling: "ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø's Belief in the Power of Young Adults"

ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø alumna and church historian the Rev. Dr. Maria E. Erling '78 will offer a public talk, "ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø's Belief in the Power of Young Adults."

Dr. Erling is professor of modern church history and global mission at United Lutheran Seminary in Gettysburg, Pa. Her research interests include the history of American Lutheranism, including the ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø Synod, immigrant histories and stories, and ecumenism.

Dr. Erling has written many articles and chapters in several books about contemporary Lutheranism, ecumenism, and mainline Protestantism. She co-authored with Mark Granquist, "The ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø Story, Augsburg Fortress," in 2008.

Her visit is sponsored by Scandinavian Studies at ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø, The ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø Presidential Center for Faith and Learning, and ÖйúÌå²ÊÍø Campus Ministries.