Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions Unit
Open Call: Our 2025 Call for Papers firstly reiterates an Open Call for paper, roundtable or panel proposals related to the research interests of this unit.
Our unit’s interests and topics range widely—from important recurring themes in the study of the historical Martin Luther to his theology, from historical movements and contexts to crucial figures in ongoing and contemporary Lutheran histories. As such, the unit engages current intersectional, theoretical, and ethical analysis. It welcomes engagement with recently released books or research projects, new theological critique and construction, aspirations of research horizons, global contexts, and emergent movements. The Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions Unit considers any papers or panel proposals related to the research interests of this Unit. We welcome proposals from scholars who wish to share their current research. In panel or roundtable proposals, the Unit strongly encourages organizers be attentive to diversity in global context, race, gender, and sexuality.
The Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions Unit seeks to provide an avenue for a comprehensive conversation on both Lutheran history and thought in global contexts. In so doing, it is able to engage immensely rich traditions that go far beyond Lutheran parochial interests.
This Unit’s interests and topics range widely—from important recurring themes in the study of the historical Martin Luther to his theology, from historical movements to the work of crucial contemporary figures. As such, the unit engages current intersectional, theoretical, and ethical analysis. Recent topics of importance have included ecology, histories of settler colonialism, gender and sexuality justice, and interfaith and interreligious theologies.
| Chair | Dates | ||
|---|---|---|---|
| Jacob Erickson, Trinity College, Dublin | jacobjerickson@gmail.com | - | View |
| Marit Trelstad | trelstma@plu.edu | - | View |