Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification

Author: Lutheran World Federation

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 52

ISBN-13: 9780802847744

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This volume presents in English the official Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification, confirmed by the Lutheran World Federation and the Roman Catholic Church in Augsburg, Germany, in October 1999. The result of decades of Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue, this primary document represents an ecumenical event of historical significance. Included in the volume are the Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification and the Official Common Statement with its Annex. These texts are recommended for careful study in seminaries and parishes and for reading by individual Christians. It is hoped that the Joint Declaration will deepen understanding of the biblical message of justification and also serve to further reflection within the wider ecumenical movement.

The One Mediator, the Saints, and Mary
The One Mediator, the Saints, and Mary

Author: H. George Anderson

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishing

Published: 2009-12-01

Total Pages: 400

ISBN-13: 9780800697624

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"From 1983 to 1990 the Lutheran/Roman Catholic dialogue in the United States of America discussed the topic 'The One Mediator, the Saints, and Mary.' This, the eighth round of theological dialogue, has tested the doctrinal implications of the fundamental affirmation and material convergences of the seventh round, the topic of which was 'Justification by Faith'. . . . In testing the rule contained in the common christological affirmation of the seventh round, the dialogue has made an earnest search for further areas of convergence. . . ." "We now submit this document to the authorities, theologians, pastors, and people of our supporting churches for their reflection and judgment. We await their reaction to our findings and recommendations toward unity." -from the Preface by J. Francis Stafford and H. George Anderson J. Francis Stafford is the archbishop of Denver and the Catholic Co-chairman of the dialogue. H. George Anderson is the president of Luther College, Decorah, Iowa, and served as the Lutheran Co-chairman of the eighth round of the dialogue. Joseph A. Burgess is a Lutheran member of the dialogue.

Heritage in Motion
Heritage in Motion

Author: August Robert Suelflow

Publisher: Concordia Publishing House

Published: 1998

Total Pages: 532

ISBN-13:

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Primary documents with introductions set the context and significance of the people events and texts of LCMS history.