Learn and Discern
Learn and Discern is an educational tool for the ELCA as we journey together through the reconsideration of the Social Statement "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust" process.
The podcast’s episodes will explore the following topics:
- A history of the ELCA’s social teachings and ministry policy on human sexuality.
- The nuances of Lutheran theological ethics.
- A deeper look at the history of the Lutheran understanding of “the bound conscience.”
- The sources of agreement and disagreement on human sexuality in the church.
- Lutheran approaches to faithful conversation.
This five-episode podcast is a companion to the study “Conscience and Conversation” Bible study that can be found at https://give.elca.org/s/5714954/jBSJPLJv
Episodes
2 episodes
Lutheran Ethics, Nuances in Context
This episode of Learn and Discern features host Mitch McCartney and guest, the Rev. Dr. Kathryn "Kit" Kleinhans discussing the nuances of Lutheran ethics. The discussion covers several key themes regarding how Lutheran theology informs...
ELCA Social Teaching on Sexuality, Then and Now
This episode offers a brief history of ELCA social teaching and its influence on ministry policy concerning sexuality, marriage, and same-gender relationships. Your host, Mitch McCartney, visits with Dr. Roger Willer, the recently retired Direc...
