Verba Vitae – A Serious Christian Journal of Life and its Significance
Verba Vitae is committed to bringing the classical Christian tradition into conversation with life issues now confronting us. Modeling the reasoned logos of the theological tradition, Verba Vitae explores the truth-claims made by thinkers and examines the grounds upon which these assertions are made.
Lutherans For Life is proud and honored to be involved in the Verba Vitae project in fellowship and collaboration with the Institute of Lutheran Theology. We are especially delighted to bring the Church and the world the fine scholarship its contributors and their reflections represent.
Link to all editions: Verba Vitae
In the current issue of Verba Vitae …
Articles
- Created, Fallen, and Redeemed: A Lutheran Theological Anthropology for a Confused Age by Dan Lioy
- Imago Dei as “Original Righteousness” in the Old Testament by Dennis R. Di Mauro
- Authenticity, Bad Faith, and the Public Self: A Wittgensteinian-Lutheran Reframing by Dennis Bielfeldt
- The Limits of Chatbot Love and the Good of Embodied Relationality by William G. Fredstrom
- Learning to Be What You Were Created to Be by Joel Biermann
Book Reviews
Karl Allen Kuhn
Insights from Cultural Anthropology
Reviewed by Dan Lioy
Andrew T. Walker
God and the Transgender Debate: What Does the Bible Actually Say about Gender Identity?
Reviewed by Robert Henry
John Daniel Davidson
Pagan America: The Decline of Christianity and the Dark Age to Come
Reviewed by Tony Seel
Annual Print Subscriptions!
Verba Vitae will make physical hard copy issues available beginning with the Spring 2026 issue.
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A Call for Papers
Verba Vitae is seeking essay submissions for the following upcoming issues:
- Volume 2, No. 4 (Winter 2025): “Engaging a Culture of Death: How Shall We Live?”
- Volume 3, No. 1 (Spring 2026): “Christian Vocation as an Antidote to Radical Contemporary Critical Theory”
- Volume 3, No. 2 (Summer 2026): “Christian Medical Ethics in a Secular Medical Environment”
- Volume 3, No. 3 (Autumn 2026): “Christianity and Transhumanism: Ethical Considerations”
- Volume 3, No. 4 (Winter 2026): “Artificial Intelligence: A Rigorous Examination”
- Volume 4, No. 1 (Spring 2027): “The Issue of Gender: Old and New Perspectives in Conflict”
- Volume 4, No. 2 (Summer 2027): “The Dawn of Life: Pre and Neonatal Life in Modern Society”
- Volume 4, No. 3 (Autumn 2027): “The Power of Language: Navigating Ethical Communication in the Era of Newspeak”
- Volume 4, No. 4 (Winter 2027): “Facing the Final Frontier: Divine Perspectives and Social Narratives on Mortality”
All essay submissions (on any life-related topic) should be made at:
https://verba-vitae.org/index.php/vvj/index
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Please see the Submissions Guidelines for important information!
Any questions should be directed to:
Douglas V. Morton, Associate Editor | dmorton@ilt.edu