In this episode, Prof. Kathryn Schifferdecker and Katie Langston talk with Sarah Hinlicky Wilson, discuss why Paul doesn’t mention the Holy Spirit?
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Sarah Hinlicky Wilson is Associate Pastor at Tokyo Lutheran Church and Founder of Thornbush Press. She co-hosts the podcast "Queen of the Sciences: Conversations between a Theologian and Her Dad" and writes a quarterly e-newsletter called "Theology & a Recipe." Learn more at www.sarahhinlickywilson.com.
Kathryn M Schifferdecker is Professor and Elva B. Lovell Chair of Old Testament at Luther Seminary. Ordained in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America in 2001, Schifferdecker was associate pastor for five years at Trinity Lutheran Church, Arkdale, Wisconsin, before coming to Luther in 2006. Schifferdecker is a frequent contributor to Working Preacher, Word & World, and the author of "Out of the Whirlwind: Creation Theology in the Book of Job" (Harvard University Press, 2008). She is currently writing a commentary on the book of Esther.
Katie Langston is a doubter by nature and a believer by grace. She grew up Mormon in a small Utah town and still isn't sure she fits in anywhere sophisticated enough to have a Target. She's the author of Sealed: An Unexpected Journey into the Heart of Grace, an acclaimed spiritual memoir about her conversion to orthodox Christianity. Katie is Pastor of Mission and Outreach at New Promise Lutheran Church in St. George, Utah. From 2020-2025, she was the director of digital strategy for Luther Seminary's innovation team, where she oversaw digital projects aimed at cultivating vibrant Christian spirituality in a post-modern, post-Christian cultural context.
