Pitts Theology Library: Reformation Day Calendar

9:30 a.m.

"The Joy of Bach: Bach the Lutheran"
Glenn Memorial Auditorium
Professor Timothy Albrecht

This organ lecture recital by University Organist Albrecht will elaborate the Lutheran roots of Bach, who has been described by Professor Robert L. Marshall as the "greatest composer of the Lutheran church" and perhaps "the most important Lutheran in history."

11:00 a.m.

"Festival Reformation Communion Service"
Cannon Chapel
Bishop Ronald B. Warren

The preacher for this year's Reformation Day at Emory chapel service will be Bishop Warren of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The service will be based on Luther's German Mass. Its rich tones will be familiar to Lutheran ears but a new experience for the non-Lutherans who hear the great Reformer for the first time.

2:00 p.m.

"Luther and the Digital Age"
Pitts Theology Library
Dr. Daniel Rettberg
Dr. Richard Wright

These two members of the library staff will present some of the most recent advances in the use of digital technology to make the text and art of the sixteenth century available to international audiences at the end of the twentieth century.

7:45 p.m.

Concert Preview
Cannon Chapel
Professor Timothy Albrecht

Building on the traditions of the last two years, there will be a concert preview to explain aspects of the Bach compositions in this year's performance. This year, Professor Albrecht will offer the preview.

8:15 p.m.

"Engaging the World through Worship: Martin Luther's German Mass"
Cannon Chapel

The twelfth Kessler Reformation Concert celebrates the achievement of Luther's DEUTSCHE MESSE, a stunning sixteenth-century effort to engage the German people in worship by setting the liturgy in the language of the people.

9:30 a.m.	"The Joy of Bach: Bach the Lutheran" Glenn Memorial Auditorium	Professor Timothy Albrecht
	This organ lecture recital by University Organist Albrecht will elaborate the Lutheran roots of Bach, who has been described by Professor Robert L. Marshall as the "greatest composer of the Lutheran church" and perhaps "the most important Lutheran in history."
11:00 a.m.	"Festival Reformation Communion Service" Cannon Chapel	Bishop Ronald B. Warren
	The preacher for this year's Reformation Day at Emory chapel service will be Bishop Warren of the Southeastern Synod of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. The service will be based on Luther's German Mass. Its rich tones will be familiar to Lutheran ears but a new experience for the non-Lutherans who hear the great Reformer for the first time.
2:00 p.m.	"Luther and the Digital Age" Pitts Theology Library	Dr. Daniel Rettberg Dr. Richard Wright
	These two members of the library staff will present some of the most recent advances in the use of digital technology to make the text and art of the sixteenth century available to international audiences at the end of the twentieth century.
7:45 p.m.	Concert Preview Cannon Chapel	Professor Timothy Albrecht
	Building on the traditions of the last two years, there will be a concert preview to explain aspects of the Bach compositions in this year's performance. This year, Professor Albrecht will offer the preview.
8:15 p.m.	"Engaging the World through Worship: Martin Luther's German Mass" Cannon Chapel
	The twelfth Kessler Reformation Concert celebrates the achievement of Luther's DEUTSCHE MESSE, a stunning sixteenth-century effort to engage the German people in worship by setting the liturgy in the language of the people.