Recommendation from the Faith Task Force:
Create an exchange and fellowship program for Lutheran and non-Lutheran Christian theologians from other countries with Gustavus’s Religion Department faculty.
Additional explanation:
This may include residencies by visiting scholars, hosting specialists in inter-religious dialogue, creating reciprocal relationships with international communities, hosting academic conferences, or inviting speakers to address the issue of religious pluralism at a church-related college. This program will be successful when we have secured funding for no less than one fellowship and one faculty exchange per year.
This recommendation was placed in the Cultural Perspectives Strategic Framework Substantive Category using the language:
Create an exchange and fellowship program for Lutheran and non-Lutheran Christian theologians from other countries with Gustavus’s Religion Department faculty.
This recommendation was placed is Tier 2 and is being monitored by the Provost and Dean of the College.