John 1:14 that remind us that the Word made flesh I celebrate the sustainability of our indigenous character, our indigenous work, and our indigenous place. Work in the world-the Word made flesh here, eachĪnd every day. I celebrate the generosity that is Augsburg’s faithful Place, and to know that grace and truth abound World, to affirm our calling as people of faith and aĬollege of the church, to be God’s people in this Jeff The final aspect of our identity is our firm grounding in the Christian faith-a confident faith thatįrees us to learn, to live, to practice hospitality withĪll of our neighbors, to be a force for good in the Neighbors, for our diverse selves, for the whole of Sustaining this urban place, this urban environment, is an act of generosity-for our diverse Engagement and service stillĪre at the center of our lives with each other in this Education still happens in this place with learners and Is practiced in this place with our neighbors. Now than in 1869-is still a place that demands ourĪttention and respect and concern. Which this city, a particular place-much different A second aspect of our identity is the way in.The world to practices and commitments that help Us pay attention to the Word, to each other, and to Love to students who seek to learn out of curiosityĪnd passion to texts that bear the wisdom of theĪges for our reflection to conversations that help And the wonder of learning is that it involves acts of generosity and sustainability in itsĮvery detail-from teachers who teach what they World-our most authentic work is learning and The central focus of our identity is that whereverĪugsburg College is found-here in this neighborhood, in the city, in Rochester, or around the.I lift up for our attention three simple aspects ofĪugsburg’s identity-ways in which the Word becomes flesh here and the values we seek to sustain: Mean that the Word has become flesh and lived What does it mean to think about AugsburgĬollege as an indigenous community? What does it Institution-and that means something for the way To a particular place, a particular environment, a particular set of values, and practices that define the My teacher, Martin Marty, taught me that collegesĪre indigenous communities-that is, they are native The Word made flesh-sustainable, present, rooted, Augsburg College practices generosity most authentically when it lives as This scriptural promise is both a statement of generosity and of sustainability. “And the Word became flesh.” I’m struck by how Original motto for Augsburg Theological SeminaryĪnd College, the bold claim found in John 1:14: In living out its commitment to urban sustainability,Īnd I’ve found myself exploring the meaning of the I’ve been thinking a good bit lately about why theĪugsburg community has made such great progress It means to live sustainable lives in the city. Inspiring stories of ways in which our community is learning about and practicing what His issue of the Augsburg Now offers many How green is Augsburg? Studying sustainability Twin sisters, twin dreams Core to compost
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