Dr. Eric W. Gritsch
The Rev. Dr. Eric W. Gritsch Memorial Fund, Ltd.
PO Box 23064
Baltimore, MD 21203-5064
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The Eric W. Gritsch Memorial Fund
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.
Broken Books, Scattered Leaves:
A Curator’s Perspective
on Manuscript Fragments
A Book Talk by Dr. Lynley Herbert
Dr. Herbert is the Robert and Nancy Hall Associate Curator of Rare Books and Manuscripts of the Walters Art Gallery.
Her presentation on the study of fragments torn from ancient books was held at the George Peabody Library in Mt. Vernon Baltimore on Saturday June 15th, 2019.
Photos & Details Presentation Video Q&A Video
Gritsch Fellowship Winner Reports From Germany
Brach Jennings, the winner of the second Eric W. Gritsch Fellowship for Reformation History & Theology has been reporting back from Germany: Fellowship Archive 2019
Some Exciting News to Share with the Gritsch Foundation:
July 5, 2019
Sending warm greetings (both spiritually and literally, given the tremendous heat lately) from Tübingen,
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)
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
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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
Lutherfest 2018
Martin Luther's Birthday Celebration was held again on
Sunday, November 11th at the Adlersaal of Zion Church of Baltimore
The evening included a meal, entertainment, and a presentation by
The Rev. Dr. Joseph Vought
GRAVITAS, GRACE, and GOOD HUMOR
Luther’s Theology of the Cross & Vocation
with a Tribute to Dr. Gritsch
Brewer’s Talk
History of local Beers and Brewing
On Saturday, September 15, 2018 in the Adlersaal of Zion Church of the City of Baltimore, the Eric W. Gritsch Memorial Fund hosted a talk and book signing by local author and historian Maureen O’Prey.
Photos & Details Video
His Hand Is Already Holding Me
An Art History Lecture by Yu Na Han,
was held Saturday August 11th, 2018
at the George Peabody Library Baltimore.
Photos & Details
From Conflict to Communion –
The First Joint Commemoration of the Reformation
Lutherans and Roman Catholics Together Article
2018 End Of Year Letter From The Board
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