Mattes, Mark: - The Rev. Dr. Mark Mattes serves as the Lutheran Bible Institute Chair in Theology at Grand View University in Des Moines, Iowa. He holds the Ph.D. from The University of Chicago, the M.Div. from Luther Seminary, and earned his BA from St. Olaf College. He has authored several books, including Luther's Theology of Beauty: A Reappraisal (Baker Academic, 2017), The Role of Justification in Contemporary Theology, Imaging the Journey, and Law and Gospel in Action: Foundations, Ethics, Church (New Reformation Press, 2019).