by ILSW | Sep 25, 2018 | Education, involvement, outreach, wilhelmweber, Wittenberg
Some of the first Latin I had to translate was “De catechizandis rudibus” by Augustine of Thagaste. Seems I’ve not gotten much further than this. I am at work trying to catechise learners in the rudimentary beginnings. Standing before 5th-10th...
by ILSW | Feb 17, 2017 | Education, Melanchthon, Old Latin School, Wittenberg
On a quiet morning in January, Managing Director Kristin Lange welcomed Dr. Phillipp Melanchthon and a group of students from the Luther-Melanchthon Gymnasium to the Old Latin School. Melanchthon was portrayed by a friend of the OLS, Mr. Michael Schicketanz, who...
by Old Latin School | Apr 6, 2016 | Education, Old Latin School, Wittenberg
Just days before Easter, some 20 four- and five-year-olds descended on the Old Latin School in Lutherstadt Wittenberg and learned about Jesus’ resurrection from the dead—some probably for the first time in their young lives. This youngest group yet to visit the Old...
by Old Latin School | May 4, 2012 | Education
Travel agents assure us that veritable armies of tourists will descend on Wittenberg, Germany, over the next years, and the “invasion” will start well before 2017, the 500th anniversary of Luther’s nailing the 95 theses to the door of the Castle Church. While that...
by Nate Paul | Mar 8, 2012 | Education
The Steering Committee for Education is up-and-running. We have an outstanding committee, made up of the following people: Dr. Jack Preus, Executive Vice President for Mission Advancement at Bethesda Lutheran Communities (Convener) Dr. Patrick Ferry, President of...
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