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| | Lutheran Theologian, Teacher, Author, Gerhard O. Forde Dies |
 | | Forde was born Sept. 10, 1927, in Starbuck. |
 | | Forde was a member of the American Academy of Religion; the board of dialog, A Journal of Theology; the Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue; the Commission for the New Lutheran Church, which merged three church bodies to shape the original structure of the ELCA; and the editorial board of The Lutheran Quarterly, new series. |
 | | Forde is survived by his wife Marianna; sons Timothy and Geoffrey; a daughter Sarah Monnens; brothers Nels, Paul, Mark, Daniel, Jonathan and Michael; a sister Astrid Ann Young; his stepmother Astrid Forde; and one grandson. |
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