Lutheran - Orthodox Dialogue Files, 1965-1970.

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Lutheran - Orthodox Dialogue Files, 1965-1970.

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Lutheran - Orthodox Dialogue files (1965-1970) contain minutes and agenda, correspondence, memoranda, reports, participant lists, and dialogue papers and presentations regarding dialogue initiation, planning, and meeting arrangements; discussion of papers and presentations, and problems in continuing conversations. Files are those of Paul C. Empie in his capacity as National Lutheran Council (NLC) Executive Director (1948- 1966) and U.S.A. National Committee of the Lutheran World Federation (USANC) General Secretary (1967-1972, 1974-1975). Correspondents include NLC, USANC and Lutheran World Federation (LWF) officials; Lutheran Church- Missouri Synod leaders; Virgil R. Westlund, Director of the NLC- Division of Lutheran World Federation Affairs' Department of Theological Cooperation; Paul D. Opsahl, Director of the USANC's Office of Theology and Worship; and participants in the Dialogues including Lutherans Jacob W. Heikkinen, Professor at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Gettyburg, Pennsylvania, and E. Clifford Nelson, professor of Religion at St. Olaf College, Northfield, Minnesota.

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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Library, ELCA Library

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