What has been the state of the Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) after the Theses of Agreement in 1966? The Rev. Thomas Pietsch, Assistant Professor of Theology at Concordia University Wisconsin, joins Andy and Sarah for the fourth episode in our series on Australian Lutheranism to talk about how the ordination of women become a significant point of opposition in the LCA, the effect of the disagreement on the union, the argument in favor of ordaining women, and how differing viewpoints led to the creation of the newly formed Lutheran Mission - Australia.

Resources in this episode:

Theses of Agreement: lca.org.au/foundational-documents

The history of the Lutheran Church in Australia: lca.org.au/our-history

Lutheran Mission – Australia: lutheranmissionaustralia.org.au and facebook.com/LutheranMissionAustralia

All episodes in the Lutheran Mission – Australia series: kfuo.org/tag/lutheran-mission-australia

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