Spring 2015 CHI Quarterly

The Spring 2015 issue of the Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly (Vol. 88, no.1) celebrates not only the 175th anniversary of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri, but also assists its readers in the tools to carry out historical research. It accomplishes this through articles by Gerhard H. Bode, Jr. and Russell

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Winter 2014 CHI Quarterly

The Winter 2014 issue of the Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly (Vol. 87, No. 4) highlights the 1917 celebration of the quadricentennial of the Reformation in the Lutheran church bodies of America. There were several mergers of Lutheran synods both proposed and accomplished, as well as calls for joint celebrations. And

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Executive Director Harmelink on KFUO Radio

Hear the Rev. Dr. Daniel N. Harmelink regularly on KFUO Radio on the “Reformation Rush Hour” with the Rev. Craig Donofrio, Tuesdays at 5:00 p.m.. You can listen live or listen to past programs.

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CHI Trivia Night on April 25, 2015

Join Concordia Historical Institute for a fun evening of trivia and fellowship at our first Trivia Night on Saturday, April 25th. Not confident in your knowledge of Lutheran history? Don’t let that stop you – there will be a wide variety of rounds that are fun for all. Questions? Give

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“F. C. D. Wyneken: The Thunder That Follows the Lightning”

Friedrich Conrad Dietrich Wyneken, second president of the Missouri Synod, was born on 13 May 1810 at Verden, Hannover (Germany). In honor of the 200th anniversary of the birth of this pioneer missionary and synodical leader, the Institute has prepared a special commemorative exhibit for its museum on the Concordia

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Dürer Woodcuts

Last Chance to See Dürer Woodcuts

The Institute will close its exhibit “Albrecht Dürer: Master Woodcut Artist of the German Renaissance,” on Tuesday, July 1. The exhibit features 41 prints from Albrecht Dürer’s Small Passionand Life of the Virgin series. An early 16th-century artist, Dürer used intricately carved blocks of wood to create these beautiful images. The last day to view

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Spring Historical Footnotes Introduces Director Harmelink

Dr. Daniel Harmelink was installed as executive director of Concordia Historical Institute on 14 February 2014 in the chapel at the LCMS International Center by President Matthew Harrison. Pictures from the event and information about Dr. Harmelink are found in the Spring 2014 issue of the CHI membership newsletter, Historical Footnotes, available online in

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Spring CHI Quarterly Focuses on China Mission

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Pieces of Our Past

“Pieces of Our Pastˮ is a biweekly email message distributed through the LCMS eNews system. Each message features an interesting or unusual document, artifact or publication from the Instituteʼs collection with background information on its meaning and significance. Items featured in this series will be available on the Pieces of Our

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