Greetings all!

As those who follow this blog may have noticed, I have not added much new to the site in recent months, at least not in the form of blog posts. As a result, some may have missed the fact that I have been adding quite a bit of new information on the reading list and dissertations pages. As you have time and interest, please check them out. You will see, for example, that the list of dissertations includes several recently defended dissertations (For example, Meier’s dissertation in missional leadership and Lutheran schools as mission outposts is a wonderfully engaging read. There is also a new dissertation that focuses upon the hiring practices at Concordia University Irvine. I’m still working on getting a copy to review.). I have also extended the list of dissertations back to 1995. I hope to work back until the list includes a near exhaustive log of dissertations about Lutheran education that extends back to the early twentieth century.

Also, in the upcoming months, I would like to build up the pages that include information about current research projects and a list of scholars who have Lutheran education as a significant part of their scholarship. If you are working on a project or you are one of those scholars, please do consider sending information for inclusion to bernard.bull@cuw.edu. Or, if you know of scholars who may be interested in including their work and/or biographical information, please invite them to contact me.

Finally, please note a new event listed on the events page, the 2012 Online Conference on 21st Century Lutheran Education. Registration remains open (and it is free) up to the start of the conference, and I do still have open slots for presentations. So, if you have some work that is ready for sharing, please consider submitting a proposal.

Blessings,

Bernard