Luther Seminary Reformation scholar James Kittelson dies; His legacy: the Lutheran educators of tomorrow.(NEWS)(Obituary) From: Star Tribune (Minneapolis, MN) | Date: November 13, 2003| Author: Hahn, Trudi | COPYRIGHT 2003 Star Tribune Co. This material is published under license from the publisher through the Gale Group, Farmington Hills, Michigan.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Gale Group.Copyright information

Byline: Trudi Hahn; Staff Writer

James Kittelson, a Lutheran Reformation scholar, professor and author, died Monday of liver cancer. He was 62 and lived in St. Paul.

He had been a professor of Reformation history at Ohio State University for 26 years when he accepted a 1997 invitation from Luther Seminary in St. Paul to direct its Thrivent Reformation Research Program.

David Tiede, seminary president, said Kittelson provided a high level of leaders...