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.

Seminex in Print
Seminex in Print

Author: David O. Berger

Publisher:

Published: 2022-04

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9780758672216

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"In this bibliography, David O. Berger, longtime librarian at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, catalogs the published materials produced in the immediate context of the conflict within the Missouri Synod in the 1960s and '70s. Mr. Berger has painstakingly surveyed the extensive literature, organized it in a usable fashion, and thereby opened a window into the materials surrounding the conflict and the various interpretations that were offered by people affected by the events of this difficult period. Citations frequently include related matters-theological and practical, previous and subsequent-that cannot be divorced from the main events and people involved in 1974"--

Authority Vested
Authority Vested

Author: Mary Todd

Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing

Published: 2000

Total Pages: 360

ISBN-13: 9780802844576

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Like other major Protestant denominations in the United States, the 2.6-million-member Luther Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), founded in 1847, has struggled with issues of relevance and identity in society at large. In this book Mary Todd chronicles the history of this struggle for identity in the LCMS, critically examining the central--often contentious--issue of authority in relation to Scripture, ministry, and the role of women in the church. In recounting the history of the denomination, Todd uses the ministry of women as a case study to show how the LCMS has continually redefined its concept of authority in order to maintain its own historic identity. Based on oral histories and solid archival research, Authority Vested not only explores the internal life of a significant denomination but also offers critical insights for other churches seeking to maintain their Christian distinctives in religiously pluralistic America.

Called to Serve
Called to Serve

Author: David L. Rueter

Publisher:

Published: 2019

Total Pages:

ISBN-13: 9780758662514

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"No book on this topic has been published since the 1960s. Features include a fresh look at the doctrine of ministry beyond the pastoral office and an appendix of current stats on which commissioned ministers serve the Synod. Readers will benefit from gaining a theological, historical, and practical understanding of their place in the LCMS"--