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- ↑ "History". Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ↑ "President". Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ↑ "Catalog". Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. Retrieved November 21, 2022.
- ↑ Schmeling, Gaylin (2021). Sent by the Shepherd: Seventy-Five Years at Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary. Mankato, MN: Bethany Lutheran Theological Seminary Press. p. 171. ISBN 9780931057021.
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