Lutheran category: 218 books
by Roland Bainton
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
Language: English
Release Date: April 16, 2013
This early work on Martin Luther is both expensive and hard to find in its first edition. It details the life of the monk responsible for translating the Bible from Latin into German and for inspiring the Lutheran movement. This is a fascinating work and is thoroughly recommended for anyone interested...
The Word Remains
Selected Writings on the Church Year and the Christian Life
Language: English
Release Date: September 6, 2016
This collection of excerpts comes from Löhe’s extensive writing on mission, pastoral theology, history, and liturgy. Originally published in German in 2008, The Word Remains is the English translation of a delightful book that gathers his profound wisdom into one small volume, making it well...
by Martin Luther
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2010
The Ninety-Five Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences, commonly known as The Ninety-Five Theses, were written by Martin Luther in 1517 and are widely regarded as the primary catalyst for the Protestant Reformation. Luther used these theses to display his displeasure with some of the Church's...
by John Warwick Montgomery
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
Language: English
Release Date: December 8, 2017
In these seven engaging essays, renowned Lutheran scholar and Christian apologist John Warwick Montgomery presents a firm defense of Martin Luther, the leader of the Reformation. Republished for the 500th anniversary of that influential movement, this book helps readers discover Luther's true beliefs...
Luther Refracted
The Reformer's Ecumenical Legacy
Language: English
Release Date: December 1, 2015
Luther Refracted speaks to the currency that Luther’s life and thought continue to enjoy in today’s Christian reflection. The contributors, representing a variety of Christian denominations, demonstrate Luther’s lasting impact on their own traditions and, together with the Lutheran respondents,...
The Christian Faith
A Creedal Account
Language: English
Release Date: September 9, 2014
This reader-friendly primer offers a concise yet thorough overview of the Christian faith. Hans Schwarz, one of the major Lutheran theologians of the last half-century, covers the Christian faith from creation to the final fulfillment of life. He gives his account of the major points of Christian...
The Captivation of the Will
Luther vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage
Language: English
Release Date: January 1, 2017
The Captivation of the Will provocatively revisits a perennial topic of controversy: human free will. Highly esteemed Lutheran thinker Gerhard O. Forde cuts to the heart of the subject by reexamining the famous debate on the will between Luther and Erasmus. Following a substantial introduction by...
by Tim Dowley
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
Language: English
Release Date: October 1, 2015
A new, definitive atlas of the European Reformations has been needed for many years.
The Atlas of the European Reformations is newly built from the ground up. Featuring more than sixty brand new maps, graphics, and timelines, the atlas is a necessary companion to any study of the reformation...
A Case for Character
Towards a Lutheran Virtue Ethics
Language: English
Release Date: May 1, 2014
Equipped with a rich heritage detailing the content of human character, it would seem that Christianity is ideally positioned to address a culture where morality and personal character are set adrift. Contemporary Lutheranism has struggled with the place of morality and character formation, concerns...
Missional Transformation: God’S Spirit at Work
Essays Celebrating the Outreach Ministry of Dr. Eugene Bunkowske
Language: English
Release Date: January 4, 2013
Missiologists and mission-oriented folks have been invited to reflect on topics that touch on the transforming power of Gods Spirit. This series of essays has been produced as one way of celebrating the fascinating, missional career of Dr. Eugene Bunkowske, long-time missionary to Africa, long-time...
Gift and Promise
The Augsburg Confession and the Heart of Christian Theology
Language: English
Release Date: August 1, 2016
Gift and Promise shows that the theology of the Augsburg Confession is as much a gift to the world today as it was when first presented in 1530. Building on a book started by Ed Schroeder (three chapters are presented in the first part), nine of his students present the theology of the Augsburg Confession...
Luther and the Stories of God
Biblical Narratives as a Foundation for Christian Living
Language: English
Release Date: March 1, 2012
Martin Luther read and preached the biblical text as the record of God addressing real, flesh-and-blood people and their daily lives. He used stories to drive home his vision of the Christian life, a life that includes struggling against temptation, enduring suffering, praising God in worship and...
Upstream Living in a Downstream World
Reflections on Ministry
Language: English
Release Date: October 13, 2015
Upstream Living in a Downstream World is the story of one pastor’s journey in ministry, a journey that carried the Rev. Daniel Haugen through several parishes, president of Lutheran Collegiate Bible Institute in Outlook, Saskatchewan, and back into parish ministry. But the book is more than story after...
Martin Luther's Theology of Beauty
A Reappraisal
Language: English
Release Date: August 22, 2017
Many contemporary theologians seek to retrieve the concept of beauty as a way for people to encounter God. This groundbreaking book argues that while Martin Luther's view of beauty has often been ignored or underappreciated, it has much to contribute to that quest. Mark Mattes, one of today's leading...