Dr. Eric W. Gritsch
The Rev. Dr. Eric W. Gritsch Memorial Fund, Ltd.
PO Box 23064
Baltimore, MD 21203-5064
bonnie
The Eric W. Gritsch Memorial Fund
***** EVENT CANCELED! *****
"The Christian Origins of Religious Freedom"
The 7th Annual Ecumenical Symposium
A talk led by Dr. Robert Lewis Wilken
In light of the current health directives to avoid public gatherings,
we find it necessary to cancel the March 28 Gritsch Symposium.
This is a major disappointment to us, but we recall Eric Gritsch often quoting the words of our Lord, “Be wise as serpents and innocent as doves.” This is a time to be wise! It is our hope that this event can be rescheduled. We will keep you updated.
If you pre-paid your registration for this event please let us know a best address if you wish a refund. If you prefer, we can apply this money to a future Gritsch event.
Please reach out if you have any questions to Bonnie Brobst at bonbmore@comcast.net or 410-342-0643.
All of you are in our thoughts and prayers at this time.
Be safe and be well!
ORGAN RECITAL by NATHAN LAUBE
Held on Sunday November 10th, 2019 at the Zion Lutheran Church of Baltimore.
World-renowned organist and teacher Nathan Laube performed on Zion's Patrick J. Murphy & Associates organ. The recital commemorated the 5th anniversary of the organ's restoration. Immediately following the recital a gala reception sponsored by the Eric W. Gritsch Memorial Fund, was held in the church's parish hall, the Adlersaal.
GRITSCH FELLOWSHIP
Brach Jennings, the winner of the second Eric W. Gritsch Fellowship for Reformation History & Theology reports back to us from Germany:
2019 Fellowship Archive: Reports from Germany
Brach Jennings Dissertation Proposal
Brach Jennings Theological Study of Karl Barth
1985 Concordia Theological Seminary Audio Lecture
The Gritsch Memorial Fund thanks Concordia Theological Seminary and Electronic Resources Librarian, Rev. Robert E. Smith for finding and posting this Media Resources lecture by Dr. Gritsch.
AUDIO (51 Minutes)
The Gritsch Memorial Fund congratulates Yu Na Han on her successful
defense of her dissertation in art history. We are thrilled that Johns Hopkins University now ranks her among their students who have earned a Ph.D. Yu Na has been a friend of the of the Fund and has presented during events as we have followed her academic work over the last several years. Her dissertation is entitled THE CONSOLATION OF IMAGES; PASTORAL CARE AND VISUAL CULTURE IN SIXTEENTH-CENTURY REFORMATION GERMANY. She discovered Dr. Eric W. Gritsch as she was researching Luther and noted some of his thoughts in her work. We look forward to following her career in art history and anticipate the publication of her research in book form. Yu Na is presently teaching on the university level in Seoul, South Korea where she is residing with her husband and daughter.
In Memory of Jack Beebe...
It is with great sadness that we report the sudden death of Jack Beebe, a former Gritsch Memorial Fund Board Member. Jack was a strong supporter of the mission of the Fund; he brought interesting ideas to the organization as he facilitated group-building activities during regular meetings. He was an enthusiastic participant in various events. He particularly enjoyed LUTHERFEST where he acted as a bartender.
Jack was a man of many talents and interests ranging from roller coasters to book discussion groups to religious and educational realms. He looked to Eric Gritsch as a theologian for the twenty-first century. Jack always found the time and energy to support a good cause. We were proud to call him our friend. He will be greatly missed by many.
May he rest in peace and rise in glory!
Is What You See What you Get?
The 6th Annual Eric W. Gritsch Memorial Fund Symposium
Was held on Saturday, March 2, 2019 at the
George Peabody Library, Baltimore, MD
Dr. Carlos Eire, T. Lawrason Riggs Professor of History and Religious Studies at Yale University, spoke on: Bodies that Defy the Laws of Nature: Miracles as Catholic Resistance to the Protestant Disenchantment of the World.
Thomas Santa Maria, Gritsch Fellow, and Ph.D Candidate in Renaissance Studies and History, Yale University, spoke on: To See or Not to See: Catholic Reformers, the Senses and Tridentine Orthopraxis
Mapping Maryland
Behind-the-Scenes Tour and Talk
Was held Saturday January 12th, 2019 at the George Peabody Library by Paul
Espinosa, Curator, Johns Hopkins University
This stunning selection from The Willard Hackerman Map Collection, a recent bequest to Johns Hopkins University, reflects the private passion of a collector; charts the early mapping of Maryland and Baltimore; and allows for their continued use through new digital technologies and teaching.
Photos & Details Video
Baltimore Sun Article About The Exhibit
How to Tackle the Tough Issues?
See ALPB’s Books By
Eric W. Gritsch
The 21st Century is not getting any easier and those tricky matters of theological understanding for critical issues such as the Lord’s Supper always raise questions.
Eric W. Gritsch has the answers in these very helpful and readable volumes.
From Conflict to Communion –
The First Joint Commemoration of the Reformation
Lutherans and Roman Catholics Together Article
Rev Dr. Eric W. Gritsch served as Emeritus Professor of Church History, Gettysburg Lutheran Seminary where he also directed the Institute for Luther Studies. A native of Austria, he experienced firsthand the reign of Adolf Hitler and the tyranny of Communism; he came to the United States in 1954. He received his Ph.D. from Yale University and is an ordained minister of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. He had taught at Wellesley College, the Catholic University of America, California Lutheran University, the Ecumenical Institute of Theology at St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore, and in the Dr. Eric W. Gritsch Chair at the Melanchthon Institute in Houston, TX.
Dr. Gritsch participated for two decades in the North American Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue, and has served for a decade of the Board of the Ecumenical Institute of Theology, St. Mary's Seminary and University in Baltimore. The Rev. Eric W. Gritsch and his spouse Bonnie Brobst lived in Baltimore Maryland and he was a member of Zion Church of Baltimore.
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The Rev. Dr. Eric W. Gritsch Memorial Fund, Ltd.
PO Box 23064
Baltimore, MD 21203-5064
bonnie