Umhau attended Johns Hopkins University at Baltimore, Maryland; Ohio State University in Columbus, Ohio; the Evangelical Lutheran Theological Seminary in Columbus, Ohio; and Hartford Seminary Found at Hartford, Connecticut. He was a third generation Lutheran minister, spent thirty-seven years as an LCA pastor, taught nine years at a seminary in Chicago, and served an LCA congregation in Toledo, Ohio. In the late 1970s he was Director of the Lutheran Lifelong Learning Institute in Toledo, Ohio bringing education to and for the aged. He was a pioneer in Gerontology/Aging. The Wolfs did a 'roving' or 'portable' retreat ministry, doing Bible studies and lectures for congregations throughout North America. He was also Director of Lutheran Institute for Religious Studies at Texas Lutheran College in Seguin, Texas.
Umhau passed away February, 2004.
Audio Archive
Wolf, Carl Umhau
Recordings
Unfolding of the Covenant of the Old Testament: Part 1 – Covenant in the Ancient Near-East
Presenter: Wolf, Carl Umhau / 1966Unfolding of the Covenant of the Old Testament: Part 2 – Covenant with Israel as God's People
Presenter: Wolf, Carl Umhau / 1966Unfolding of the Covenant of the Old Testament: Part 3 – The Covenant of Jaweh's People and the Monarchy (Samuel)
Presenter: Wolf, Carl Umhau / 1966Unfolding of the Covenant of the Old Testament: Part 4 – The Prophets at the Trial of the Covenant Breakers
Presenter: Wolf, Carl Umhau / 1966Unfolding of the Covenant of the Old Testament: Part 5 – Hope and Renewal in the Covenant — Jeremiah and the New Covenant
Presenter: Wolf, Carl Umhau / 1966Recent Additions
Vespers August 8, 1976 with Richard Caemmerer Jr – Dedication of Village Center Ceiling
Vespers August 6, 1976 with Ernie Zoerb – Epiphany
Vespers August 5, 1976 with Al Pitcher – From the Land of Yoj to the Land of Joy
Vespers August 4, 1976 with Pastor Daniel of India – Living Analogy of Holden
Vespers August 3, 1976 with Carroll Hinderlie – The Impossible Possibility of Newness
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Holden wishes to express appreciation to PLU, Pacific Lutheran University, for their support of the Holden Audio Archive Project.
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