MARY JANE HAEMIG

Luther Seminary 2481 Como Avenue St. Paul, Minnesota 55108 Telephone: (651) 641-3244 E-mail: [email protected]

EDUCATION

Doctor of Theology, Harvard Divinity School, History of Christianity, 1996 Dissertation: The Living Voice of the Catechism: German Lutheran Catechetical Preaching 1530- 1580 Adviser: Dr. Mark U. Edwards, Jr.

Certificate of Studies, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago, 1989 Studies in Protestant theology, Ruprecht-Karls Universität, Heidelberg, Germany, 1981-82 Master of Theological Studies, Harvard Divinity School, 1981 Juris Doctor, Harvard Law School, 1981 Bachelor of Arts, magna cum laude, University of Minnesota, 1977 Majors in Economics and German

HONORS AND AWARDS

Herzog-August-Bibliothek, Wolfenbűttel, Germany, research grant, January – May 2010 Evangelische Kirche, Deutschland, stipend for research, March-May 2003 American Academy of Religion, Individual Research Grant, 2002 Regency Advancement Award, Pacific Lutheran University, 1997 Frederick Sheldon Travelling Fellowship, Harvard University, 1993-1994 Dr. Günther Findel-Stiftung zur Förderung der Wissenschaften, stipend for research at the Herzog- August-Bibliothek, Wolfenbüttel, Germany, October-December 1993 Deutsche Akademische Austauschdienst (DAAD), grant for study, Heidelberg, Germany, 1981-82 Phi Beta Kappa, Alpha of Minnesota chapter, 1976

TEACHING EXPERIENCE Professor of Church History, Luther Seminary, St. Paul, Minnesota 1999- present

Assistant Professor of Religion, Pacific Lutheran University, Tacoma, Washington, 1994-1999

Teaching Fellow, Harvard Divinity School, Harvard and Radcliffe Colleges, Spring 1991-Fall 1992

1 SELECTED SCHOLARLY PRESENTATIONS

“American Lutheran Responses to Swedish-Anglican Relations: What the Bishops Caused” at the Biennial Meeting of the Lutheran Historical Conference, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, October 11, 2012

“The Spread and Distribution of Haustafel Literature in Northern Europe 1550-1650” at the International Conference on “Dissemination and Contemporary Impact of the Reformation in a European Context” in Eisenach, Germany, June 7-9, 2012.

“Living in the Light of the End: Reformation Sermons for Advent 2” at the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, Fort Worth, Texas, October 29, 2011

“Praying amidst Life’s Perils: How Luther uses Biblical examples to teach prayer” at the Luther Colloquy, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, October 27, 2010

“John the Baptist: whose paradigmatic preacher?” at the Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, Montreal, Canada, October 16, 2010.

"Learning the American Way: Four German brothers become Iowa Synod Pastors" at the Lutheran Historical Conference, St. Paul, Minnesota, October 1, 2010

“Advent Sermons in the Sixteeenth Century: Surprises and Disputes” at the Kolloquium of fellowship recipients, Herzog August Bibliothek, Wolfenbűttel, Germany, May 10, 2010

“Talking Back to God: Luther and Prayer in Genesis” plenary address at the North American Forum for Luther Research, St. Louis, Missouri, April 18, 2008

“Paul Gerhardt in North America” at the Paul Gerhardt Symposium sponsored by the Humboldt University, Berlin, Germany, June 15-16, 2007 (in German)

“Hermeneutics, Authority of Scripture, Magisterium” at the Thirteenth Annual Aquinas/Luther Conference sponsored by the Center for Theology, Lenoir-Rhyne College, Hickory, North Carolina, October 21, 2005

SELECTED PUBLICATIONS Articles in Refereed Journals “Prayer as Talking back to God in Luther’s Genesis Lectures” Lutheran Quarterly n.s. 23 (2009), 270- 295

“Comment: Advent Preaching on ’Doubting John’” Lutheran Quarterly n.s. 20 (2006), 348-361

“Comment: The origin and spread of the Advent Wreath” Lutheran Quarterly n.s. 19 (2005), 332-343

“Jehoshaphat and his prayer among sixteenth-century Lutherans.” Church History 73 (September 2004), 522-535

“Elisabeth Cruciger (1500?-1535): The Case of the Disappearing Hymnwriter,” Sixteenth Century Journal 32 (2001), 21-44.

2 Selected other articles "Learning the American Way: Four German brothers become Iowa Synod Pastors" for the Journal of the Lutheran Historical Conference, vol. 2 (2012) (forthcoming)

“Praying amidst Life’s Perils: How Luther used Biblical examples to teach prayer,” Seminary Ridge Review 13:2 (Spring 2011), 25-40

“Luther on Translating the Bible,” Word & World 31 (2011), 255-262

“Martin Luther on Hosea,” Word & World 28 (2008), 169-176

“The Authority of Scripture and the Christian as the Judge of All Doctrine,” Lutheran Forum (Summer 2006), 22-28

“Laypeople as Overseers of the faith: A reformation proposal” Trinity Seminary Review 27 (2006), 21- 27.

Selected Chapters in Books “The Influence of the Genres of Exegetical Instruction, Preaching, and Catechesis on Luther,” a chapter for a volume edited by Prof. Robert Kolb and to be published by Oxford University Press

“Preaching in Lutheran Pulpits in the Age of Confessionalization,” (coauthored with Robert Kolb), in Lutheran Ecclesiastical Culture 1550-1675 edited by Robert Kolb (Leiden: Brill, 2008), 117-157.

“Paul Gerhardt in Amerika” in Paul Gerhardt – Leben, Dichtung, Musik edited by Dorothea Wendebourg (Tübingen: Mohr Siebeck, 2008), 245-267

“Die heutige Situation der Lutherischen Kirchen in den USA und Kanada,” in Lutherische Kirchen (Die Kirchen der Gegenwart 1 (Göttingen: Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht, 2007), 174-188.

"The Confessional Basis of Lutheran Thinking on Church-State Issues" in Church and State: Lutheran Perspectives edited by John R. Stumme and Robert W. Tuttle (Minneapolis: Fortress, 2003), 3-19.

“John the Baptist in Reformation Preaching” in Vanha ja nuori (Old and Young: Festschrift for Professor Simo Heininen) (Helsinki: Luther-Agricola-Seura, 2003), 147-163.

Resources for Pastors and Congregations “How to be an Unwelcoming Congregation” at www.discerningmission.org “Putting the Advents back into Advent” in Lutheran Forum 46/2 (Summer 2012), 27-30. “Preaching the Seventh Commandment : ‘You are not to steal’” Word & World 30/2 (2010) 200-207. “Preaching the Reformation? Or the Reformation Message?” http://www.workingpreacher.org/texts.aspx?article_id=149

Three Stewardship studies (online): http://www.luthersem.edu/stewardship/resource_detail.asp?resource_id=1334 http://www.luthersem.edu/stewardship/resource_detail.asp?resource_id=1335 http://www.luthersem.edu/stewardship/resource_detail.asp?resource_id=1336

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SELECTED PRESENTATIONS TO CHURCH GROUPS (IN LAST FIVE YEARS) Taught “The Pastoral Luther” for the Northern Rockies Institute of Theology 9. Five hours of presentations each in Cut Bank, Havre, and Glasgow, Montana, August 26, 27, and 28, 2013

Taught two sessions on “Reading the Bible with Martin Luther” at the adult education hour, United Lutheran Church, Red Wing, Minnesota, October 13 and November 17, 2013

Taught three sessions on “Learning to Pray with Martin Luther” at the adult education hour, Roseville Lutheran Church, Roseville, Minnesota, November 3, 10, and 24, 2013

Spoke on “Advent: The Season and its Celebrations” at United Lutheran Church, Red Wing, Minnesota, December 2, 2012

Taught “Luther the Pastor” in the Luther Seminary Lay School of Theology. (Five sessions of two hours each between January 30, 2012 and March 5, 2012)

Spoke at “Theoprobe,” continuing education event for pastors, in Winter Park, Colorado, February 11-17, 2012. Three presentations on Luther’s spirituality of prayer and two on using Luther’s Small Catechism during Lent.

Gave the inaugural Gedde lectures at Richland Lutheran Church, Richland, Washington, February 25-26, 2011. Four lectures on “Promises, Perils, and Prayer: Learning to Pray with Martin Luther.”

Taught three adult education forums on “Luther’s Spirituality of Prayer” October 31, November 7 and 14, 2010, and one forum on “Reading the Bible with Martin Luther” February 6, 2011, at United Lutheran Church, Red Wing, Minnesota

Taught “Lutheran Confessional Writings: Speaking the Christian Faith” in the Lay School of Theology at Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Tacoma, Washington, January 10-13, 2011. (eight hour course taught twice)

Taught two adult education forums on “Challenging Pasts and Futures – Lutherans in America” at First Lutheran Church, Bothell, Washington, June 7 and 14, 2009.

Taught “Martin Luther and the Bible” at the Lutherhostel, sponsored by the Association of Lutheran Older Adults, at Trego, Wisconsin, September 29, October 6, and October 13, 2008

Taught adult education forum on “Who or what is the church – and why you should care” at Bethel Lutheran Church, Hudson, Wisconsin, September 24, 2008

SELECTED OTHER PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITY Director, Reformation Research Program, Luther Seminary Book Review Editor, Lutheran Quarterly, 2003- present; Associate Editor 2013 - present Member, Planning Committee, 2012 and 2017 International Luther Research Congress Led a tour of reformation sites in Germany for two weeks in June, 2003, in connection with the ELCA’s Wittenberg Center; another tour for 10 days in May, 2008, in connection with “Crossing Borders;” another tour for 18 days in January, 2013, in connection with Luther Seminary class

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