The Author Chat Show with Lynda D. Brown

Meet Dr. Duane Lindbergh. He will be joining me on the show to discuss his book, The Kingdom of the Rings.  About the book: In his saga (historical fiction), The Kingdom of the Rings, author and historian Dr. Duane Lindberg poses the mystery “where are the golden rings?  . . . the gold gifts given to the Christ Child by the Magi. Throughout the centuries three mysterious golden rings make their way from the Coptic Church in Egypt to Norway in the 13th century and finally to modern-day America. What powerful secrets do they hold? Who carries those rings and why? What is to become of them? The Saga follows each of the rings through historic events in Europe and the Near East until they are carried by families from Norway and from Egypt by way of Germany in the great wave of immigration to the United States in the 18th and 19th centuries. About the author: In addition to his 50 years of pastoral ministry, Rev. Lindberg has served as the Presiding Pastor (Bishop) of the American Association of Lutheran Churches from 1987 until his retirement in 1999. As Presiding Pastor, he was instrumental in founding the American Lutheran Theological Seminary and served as adjunct professor in areas of church history and systematics. He also taught medieval history at Upper Iowa University. Duane and his wife Mardell reside in Waterloo, Iowa.