Chris writes, "I'm a disciple, husband, father, friend, teacher, seeker of justice and joy, abundant life for all. I teach and do research at the intersection of worship and daily discipleship. I'm on the [Holden] board as an honor and trust given to me by all who make Holden a life-transforming place, a place for seeing and living into God's Gospel foolishness which is our wisdom, our way of life. I bring gifts of long years of theological training and pastoral leadership as well as the ability to listen deeply and a holy impatience with the status quo."
Chris Scharen lives in St. Paul MN where he teaches worship and practical theology at Luther Seminary. His key interest is the relation between worship and daily life, an interest that leads him into lots of interesting questions including those he is teaching about here at Holden: politics and sexuality. He loves fly-fishing, hiking, old churches, dark beer, and is honored to serve on the Holden Board. He is married to Sonja Batalden, a Nurse-Midwife, and has two great kids, Isaiah and Grace.
Audio Archive
Scharen, Chris
Recordings
Baptism and Christian Ethics: Annointing and the Community of Heaven
Presenter: Scharen, Chris / 1998"I Still Haven't Found What I'm Looking For": Faith and Doubt in the Music of the Irish Rock Group U2
Presenter: Scharen, Chris / 2005Can God Breathe Through the Saxophone? Considering the connection between Faith and the Arts
Presenter: Scharen, Chris / 2008Becoming Global Citizens: Young adults speak about the difference travel and work abroad has made in their lives
Presenter: Scharen, Chris / 2008ELCA Sexuality Debates and the Social Statement "Human Sexuality: Gift and Trust"
Presenter: Scharen, Chris / 2009ELCA Sexuality Debates and the Policy Recommendations for the 2009 Churchwide Assembly
Presenter: Scharen, Chris / 2009If the Church Is the Soul of the Nation, the Church Gets Stepped On
Presenter: Scharen, Chris / 2009Recent Additions
Vespers April 30, 1975 with Wes Prieb (partial)
Vespers April 29, 1975 with Sherman Finer – Crucified for Me
Vespers April 27, 1975 with Carroll Hinderlie – Who’s Afraid of the Holy Ghost
Vespers April 26, 1975 with Tim Samuelson – There’s Many a Slip Between the Cup and the Lip
Vespers April 25, 1975 with Fred Sturgeon – Cure for the Lonliness
Audio Archive Partner
Holden wishes to express appreciation to PLU, Pacific Lutheran University, for their support of the Holden Audio Archive Project.
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