Lutherans in America
Lutherans in America

Author: Mark Alan Granquist

Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers

Published: 2015

Total Pages: 418

ISBN-13: 1451472285

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In this lively and engaging new history, Granquist brings to light not only the institutions that Lutherans founded and sustained but the people that lived within them. This shows the complete storynot only the policies and the politics, but the piety and the practical experiences of the Lutheran men and women who lived and worked in the American context. Bringing the story all the way to the present day, Granquist ably covers the full range of Lutheran expressions, bringing order and clarity to a complex and vibrant tradition.

Norwegian Newspapers in America
Norwegian Newspapers in America

Author: Odd Sverre Lovoll

Publisher: Minnesota Historical Society

Published: 2010

Total Pages: 546

ISBN-13: 0873517962

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A comprehensive look at the Norwegian-language press, celebrating the tireless writers, editors, and publishers whose efforts helped guide Norwegian immigrants on their path to becoming Norwegian Americans

The Rise and Fall of American Lutheran Pietism
The Rise and Fall of American Lutheran Pietism

Author: Paul P. Kuenning

Publisher: Mercer University Press

Published: 1988

Total Pages: 308

ISBN-13: 9780865543065

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The author's primary purpose is to describe the precise nature of American Lutheran Pietism and to discern its proper place in the history of Lutheranism. The book examines leaders like Philip Spencer, August Franke, and Samuel Simon Schmucker. The author also explores the complexities of whether the Lutheran Church in antebellum America would support antislavery positions like gradual emancipation or the immediacy of abolition.

A History of Luther Seminary
A History of Luther Seminary

Author: Mark A. Granquist

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2019-12-17

Total Pages: 303

ISBN-13: 1506456634

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Church historian and Luther faculty member Mark Granquist provides a new and comprehensive history of Luther Seminary just in time for the celebration of the institution's 150th anniversary (1869-2019). Luther Seminary today is the product of the merger of number of seminaries over time. Granquist's search of Luther's past will provide an inside look at how Lutheran ministry was defined and formed. The path runs through the early university system, Orthodoxy, Pietism, and Rationalism, as well as the formation of Mission schools, and the beginnings of Lutheran theological education in North America. Granquist explores the confessional Norwegian Synod as well as the pietist Haugean tradition--the two bookends or twin traditions that would define and eventually become Luther Seminary. Chapters 4-6 explore each primary strand that formed the history of Luther. Chapter 7 focuses on unification and merger, concluding with the ELCA merger in 1988. The final chapter looks at more recent history, including internal unification, the challenges faced by the ELCA, and the major shifts in theological education in the early 21st century. Includes a gallery of photos chronicling Luther's history.