Michael Rogness                                                                                                        March 2001

Born:  March 23, 1935

 

Education

          Erlangen/Nürnberg University, Germany                 1960-63    Dr.Theol.

          Luther Theological Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota     1957-60    B.D.

          Erlangen/Nürnberg University, Germany                 1956-57

          Augustana College, Sioux Falls, South Dakota          1953-56    B.A.

 

Awards and Honors

          Erlangen/Nürnberg University, Germany - Fulbright Scholar

 

Church Affiliation

          Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.  Ordained 1964.

 

Professional Experience

          Luther Seminary, Professor                                                        1994-

          Luther Northwestern Theological Seminary, Professor, Assc. Prof.      1985-1994

          First Lutheran Church, Duluth, MN. Senior Pastor                            1970-1985

          Institute for Ecumenical Studies of the LWF, Stasbourg, France

                   Assistant Professor                                                         1967-1970

          St. John's Lutheran Church, Howard Lake, MN, Pastor                     1964-1967

 

Related Activities

          Faith and Order Commission, National Council of Churches

                   ELCA representative                                                       1988-1990

          ALC Church Council Executive Committee                                      1984-1985

          ALC Church Council                                                                  1982-1985

          ALC Standing Committee, Office of Church & Society                       1978-1982

          Arrowhead Council of Churches, President                                     1977-1981

          ALC Northern Minnesota District, Vice-President                              1975-1976

          Lutheran-Orthodox-Reformed Trilateral Dialogue, ALC Participant        1973-1975

 

Publications

          Books

              Preaching to a TV Generation. Lima, Ohio: CSS Publishing, 1994.

              Hope in a Threatening World. A Study of the Book of Revelation, Student book & Teacher’s Guide in the High School Curriculum.  Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1991

              The Hand That Holds Me: How God's Grace Touches Our Lives. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1984.

              Lutheran Doctrine. Affirm Series. 1984. (Augsburg Confirmation Text)

              Follow Me. Augsburg Junior High Curriculum. 1977.

              The Church Nobody Knows: The Shape of the Future Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1971.

              Philip Melanchthon, Reformer. Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1967.

 

          Articles

      Six exegetical studies in A Biblical Exegesis for Sunday’s Sermon, Grand Rapids:

                      Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., planned 2002

              “Why Isn’t Good Preaching Working?”  In Currents in Theology and Mission, October 2000, Vol. 27.

              “A Fascination with Angels.”  In Word and World,  Vol. 18/1, Winter 1998.

              “Lutheran Confessional Identity and Human Sexuality.”  In Word and World, Vol. 14/3, Summer 1994.

              Foreword to Twelve Tales Untold: A Study Guide for Ecumenical Reception, by Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1993.

              "Rebaptism of the Prodigal Son." In Twelve Tales Untold: A Study Guide for Ecumenical Reception, Faith and Order Commission of the National Council of Churches, 19-25. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Wm.B. Eerdmans Publishing Co., 1993.

              "Deacons." In Called and Ordained: Lutheran Perspectives on the Office of Ministry, eds. Marc Kolden and Todd Nichol. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 1990.

              "Baptism: The Starting Point." In Promoting Unity: Themes in Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue, eds. H. George Anderson and James R. Crumley Jr. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1989.

              "Speak a Good Word for Humanism." Lutheran Standard (May 7, 1982).

               “Dusting Off the Book of Concord.”  The Cresset, Occasional Paper III, 1978.

              “A Simple Outline.”  Lutheran Standard, May 3, 1977.

              “Who’s Running Our World?”  Lutheran Standard, March 16, 1976.

              “Pep Talk with a Promise.” Lutheran Standard, April 15, 1975.

              “No Fair Weather Disciples.” Lutheran Standard, August 20, 1974.

              “Who Says You’re Good?” Lutheran Standard, September 3, 1974.

              “The Ups, the Downs, and the Plateaus of Ecumenism.”  Dialog. A Journal of Theology, Vol. 10, Autumn 1971.

              “Ostern, Ein Fest.”  Le Messager Evangelique, March 1970.

              “What Goes on at an Inter-Church Dialogue?” Lutheran Standard, December 10, 1968.

              “Negotiator of the Reformation.” Lutheran Standard, October 31, 1967.

              “Surrounded by Critics.”  Scope  Magazine, October 1967.

              "The Name, the World, the Truth." Augsburg Sermons Gospels Series B.  Minneapolis: Augsburg Publishing House, 1984.

              “The Last Enemy Defeated.” In Preaching About Death. Sermons Dealing with Death and Hope.  Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1975.

              “The Sound of Muzak.”  In Augsburg Sermons Gospels Series A.  Augsburg, 1974.

              Several entries in The Lectionary Commentary. Theological Exegesis for Sunday’s Texts, edited by Roger E. van Harn, Grand Rapids MI: Eerdmans, 2001.

               Sermons

 

Personal

          Married to Eva (Kirchner),

                                        three children (Maria, born 1962; Paul, b. 1964; Jonathan, b. 1976)

          Current Address: 1340 Keston, St. Paul, MN 55108-1617

          Tel. (h) 651-646-2610, (wk) 651-641-3420

          FAX 651-641-3425, E-mail: mrogness@luthersem.edu