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Summer Conference: Foundations of Faith and Freedom, July 14-17, 2026 written above the United States Constitution

Summer Conference

CCLE XXVI:  Foundations of Faith and Freedom

July 14-17, 2026 at Concordia University Chicago

Thank you to all our attendees, speakers, volunteers, and the staff of Concordia University Chicago for making this conference a success!

 

Save the date for next year's conference: July 6-9, 2027 in Fort Wayne, IN.

Plenary Speakers

Dr. E. Christian Kopff

Dr. E. Christian Kopff

Martin Luther and the American Founding

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Dr. Korey D. Maas

Dr. Korey D. Maas

Reformation & Revolution: Lutheran Political Theology and Its American Echoes

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Dr. Ryan MacPherson

Dr. Ryan MacPherson

Religious Free Exercise: A Contemporary Look at the First Amendment

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Presenters

Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Jocelyn Benson

The Lutheran case for the Commonplace

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Jocelyn Benson

Scholasticus: Consider Your Place in Life

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Kim Bohot

Bedrock of Classical Education: Building Young Learners from the Ground Up

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Jason Braaten

Reason as a Servant of the Word: Teaching Logic through Philip Melanchthon’s Dialectical Questions in Classical Lutheran Schools

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. Charles Brown

Conference Choir Director

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Nicole Busarow

Learning to Hear the Language of Music: Attentive to Aural Beauty

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Paul Cain

Avoid the Fashionable, but False: An Introduction to Logical Fallacies for All Ages

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Paul Cain

Doing What Charlie Did: A Rhetorical Analysis of Charlie Kirk and His Use of Socratic Questioning

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Rene Castillero

Introduction to Classical Lutheran Education I

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Rene Castillero

Introduction to Classical Lutheran Education II

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Rene Castillero

Introduction to Classical Lutheran Education III

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Steven Cholak

Scholasticus Opening Address and Chess

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Steven Cholak

Socratic Dialogue in the Classroom

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Brennick Christiansen

Not Trivial: A Disputation On Whether Music or Astronomy is the Capstone of the Quadrivium

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Brennick Christiansen

Scripture and Self Evident Truths

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Concordia University Chicago

Learn about the classical offerings at Concordia University Chicago

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Amanda Crabtree

Bedrock of Classical Education: Building Young Learners From the Ground Up

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. Joe Gerth

Abridged Too Far: Why Students Must Read Whole Books

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. Elizabeth Grimpo

Theme and Variation: How a Common Musical Form Can Illustrate the Christian Life

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Miss Anna Hahn

Realistic Excellence: Tips and Encouragement for Normal People Trying to Teach a Bunch of Things

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. Nathanael Hahn

A Christian Philosophy of the Mathematical Arts

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Kjirsten Harpain

Teaching the Classical Liberal Arts by Celebrating the Timeline: An Architect's Joy of Discovering Level of Detail (LOD) in Classical Christian Education (CCE) History.

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Jeffrey Hendrix

Starting Small: How Our Small Congregation Started a Hybrid Classical School

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. John James

The First Grammar Book and the Goals of Grammatical Education

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Dr. Chad Kendall

Protreptics: An Ancient Approach to Dialogue and Instruction

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Steve Kieser

The Quadrivial Arts for Lutheran Schools

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Miss Elizabeth Koch

Pre-Grammaticus Coordinator

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. E. Christian Kopff

Martin Luther and the American Founding

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Dr. James Lee

The Pedagogical and Theological Value of Augustine’s Confessions for Teaching the Christian Faith within a Distinctly Lutheran Framework

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. Korey D. Maas

Reformation & Revolution: Lutheran Political Theology and Its American Echoes

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. Ryan MacPherson

Religious Free Exercise: A Contemporary Look at the First Amendment

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Erika Mildred

Wisdom in the Five Canons: How Aristotle, Cicero, and Quintilian Can Inform Curriculum, Instruction, Pedagogy, and Lesson Planning

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. Susan Mobley

Beyond Wittenberg: The Lutheran Liberal Arts in Württemberg

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. Erik Morrissey

Classical Education and Logic 1

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Roger Mullet

The Great Conversation in the Scriptures and the Classics

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Megan Mullet

Considerations for New Teachers and Those Who Support Them

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Claudia Nieminen

Grammaticus Coordinator

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Dr. John Nordling

Foundations of Faith and Freedom... at Philippi

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Robert Paul

Linguam Latinam Docere Necesse Est: It is Necessary to Teach Latin

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Robert Paul

Conference Chaplain

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Aubrie Pierson

Latin for the Littles: Incorporating Latin Instruction in the Grammar Classroom

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. Nathaniel Pullmann

The Unredeemable Moral Relativism of Social Emotional Learning

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Simeon D. Raddatz

University Chaplain

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Andrew Richard

How to Read a Play

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Andrew Richard

Hymn Writing as a Capstone of a Classical Lutheran Education

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Christine Rivers

The First Day: Creating an Orderly Classroom

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. Tom Rosenwinkel

Writing Roads to How to Read a Math Book

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Katie Schuermann

Discovering Biblical Allusions in Our Favorite Stories

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Katie Schuermann

The Pen Is Mightier Than the Sword

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Aaron Schultz

The Five Pillars of Being a Lutheran School

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Dr. Charles Schulz

Teaching the Church Fathers

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Dr. Charles Schulz, Dr. Robert Sorensen, Dr. Brian Sundermeier and Dr Erin Real

Teaching Languages

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. Davis Smith

The Hermeneutics of Nature: Notes toward a Classical Lutheran Theory and Practice of Natural Science

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. Patrick Steckbeck

Is a Lutheran-Classical Hybrid School Right for Your Congregation?

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. Jonathan Telschow

A Classical Perspective on Athletics in today's Modern World

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Kate Thoelke

From Calling to Classroom: The Heart of Classical Lutheran Education & the Art of Growing Great Teachers

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. David Thompson

See to It That No One Takes You Captive: The Basic Assumptions of Cultural Marxism

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mrs. Joscelynn Tomaw

In Due Season: Towards a Classical Lutheran Approach to Teaching Economics

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. Jackie Veith

Accreditation for Your School

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. Jackie Veith

Is Certification for You?

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. Gene Veith

Misconceptions about the Doctrine of the Two Kingdoms

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Mr. Jason Vogeler

Implementing Classical Physical Education

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Dr. Kurt VonKampen

Scholasticus Choir

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Rev. Stephen Kieser

Rev. Matt Wietfeldt

Aligning Recruitment and Admissions with Mission: Strengthening the Foundations of Faith and Freedom

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