Like all confessional Christianity, Lutheranism is anchored in realities that transcend the political particularities of our day; and it also reminds us of the church’s true task and realistic expectations in a time such as this. Continue Reading »
Dave’s pastoral ability allowed him to understand people better than they sometimes understood themselves. Continue Reading »
“History has proven that Bach was making music that would connect people to God.” Continue Reading »
Fr. Leonard R. Klein interpreted our lives through the lens of a grand narrative directed by the risen Christ. Continue Reading »
When I met the great Lutheran theologian Robert Jenson, I was a young man, just starting out in academic life. He treated me like an equal, though—and did it in a particular way that I will describe. Continue Reading »
Tullian Tchividjian, grandson to Billy Graham, has again assumed the pulpit. Continue Reading »
Those concerned about the reality TV-star in the White House should be even more alarmed at the popularity of Bolz-Weber, the celebrity theologian. Continue Reading »
Schism is a serious matter. Even though the leaders of the congregations that left the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) to establish the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) in 2010 considered the ELCA to be the schismatic party, having broken from the apostolic tradition, they . . . . Continue Reading »
The Making of Martin Luther by richard rex princeton, 296 pages, $27.95 1517: Martin Luther and the Invention of the Reformation by peter marshall oxford, 278 pages, $24.95 A World Ablaze: The Rise of Martin Luther and the Birth of the Reformation by craig harline oxford, 312 pages, . . . . Continue Reading »
Protestantism will be purified only insofar as she is willing to contend conservatively for the faith once delivered to the saints. Continue Reading »
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