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BAPTISM
Shaping a Congregation's Self-Awareness as a Baptizing Community Infant Baptism in the Early Church Early Church on Trinitarian Baptism BIBLICAL INTERPRETATION (HERMENEUTICS)
Having Clarity and Certainty in Discerning Biblical Doctrine The Holy Gospel and the Holy Scriptures: The authority of the Bible and the power of the Good News The Doctrine of Holy Scripture in the Lutheran Confessions CATECHESIS (CHRISTIAN EDUCATION)
Catechesis as a Fundamental Criterion for Worship in the Lutheran Confessions CHRISTOLOGY AND JUSTIFICATION
Martin Luther's "Disputation On the Divinity and Humanity of Christ" (February 27, 1540) The Two Natures in Christ Martin Luther's 1535 Commentary on Galatians "The Enduring Relevance of the Doctrine of Justification" by Rev. Rolf Preus Early Church and Justification by Grace CLOSED COMMUNION AND CHURCH FELLOWSHIP
What Your Eating and Drinking at This Altar Confesses Church Fellowship: A Historical Perspective in Four Snapshots "The Sacrament of Unity in a Divided Christendom: CLOSED COMMUNION IN CONTEMPORARY CONTEXT" from the Commission on Theology and Church Relations of Lutheran Church-Canada (in fellowship with the LCMS). CONFESSIONAL SUBSCRIPTION
The Lutheran Confessions and the Bible IN STATU CONFESSIONIS CULTURE AND SOCIETY
DIACONATE (DEACONS AND DEACONESSES)
"Today's Crying Need for Deacons and Deaconesses" by Prof. Kurt E. Marquart "On Lay Readers" by Rev. Robert W. Schaibley "Historical Use of Laymen [Assistants] Within the Worship Service" by Rev. Rolf Preus Patristic Witness to the Diaconate DOCTRINE OF GOD (THE HOLY TRINITY)
EARLY CHURCH AND PATRISTICS
The Ancient Fathers on "Sola Scriptura" The Ecumenical Councils of the Early Church and the Lutheran Confessions ESCHATOLOGY (THE LAST THINGS)
ETHICAL ISSUES
Concordia Bioethics Institute (Tentatio) Lutherans for Life EVANGELISM AND MISSIONS
Vocation and Evangelism Liturgy and Evangelism in Service of the Mystery of God FEMINIST THEOLOGY AND THE ORDINATION OF FEMALE PASTORS
"Theses on the Role of Women in the Church" from the Commission on Theology and Church Relations of Lutheran Church-Canada (in fellowship with the LCMS) The Women's Ordination Debate in the Lutheran Church of Australia Male and Female, He Created Them "The Office of Prophetess" in the New Testament by Rev. Rolf Preus "Women in the History of the Church: Learned and Holy, But Not Pastors" by Rev. Dr. William C. Weinrich Luther on the Gender of Pastors Early Church Quotes on Female Pastors LITURGY, CEREMONY, AND THE LITURGICAL ARTS
Why Use the Historic Liturgy? Chant: Vestment for the Voice Liturgy and Pietism: Then and Now Why is the Lutheran Church a Liturgical Church? Survival of the Historic Vestments in the Lutheran Church after 1555 by Arthur Carl Piepkorn Lutheran Hymnody: Orthodoxy in Song Luther on Using Crucifixes "The German Mass and Order of Divine Service", Jan. 1526 of Martin Luther THE LORD'S SUPPER: THEOLOGY, PRACTICE, & PIETY
Early Church on the Bodily Presence Communion Frequency in the Lutheran Confessions Rev. Dr. Tom G.A. Hardt - "The Sacrament of the Altar: A Book on the Lutheran Doctrine of the Lord's Supper" The Balance of Word and Sacrament in the Divine Service What About the Consecrated Remains of the Lord's Supper - Luther's Second Letter to Wolferinus The Real Presence of our Lord's Body and Blood in the Sacrament: Its Benefit as the "Medicine of Immortality" MANKIND AND SIN
PASTORAL OFFICE (CALL, ORDINATION, ETC.)
Spiritual Fathers: Our Parish Pastors MIB: Men in Black Call and Ordination of Pastors PNEUMATOLOGY (THE HOLY SPIRIT)
"The Nicene Creed and the Filioque: A Lutheran Approach" by David Jay Webber "Charismatic" Phenomena and the Lutheran Confessions PRAYER (CHRISTIAN DEVOTIONAL LIFE)
Prayer: The Voice of Faith Luther on the Sign of the Cross The Lutheran Hymnal Daily Office - a companion volume to The Lutheran Hymnal. The Daily Office will include antiphons, responsories, texts, rubrics and music to allow a more traditional, rich, and beautiful celebration of Matins and Vespers. As such, it should become a help to pastors and others who would like to begin the daily singing of the offices in the congregations or among other groups. Lutheran Liturgical Prayer Brotherhood - a voluntary group of confessional Lutheran Christians which encourages its members to pray, especially making use of the Psalms and Holy Scripture. PREACHING (HOMILETICS)
Lindemann's "The Sermon and the Propers" The Development of Lectionaries and their use in the Lutheran Church Learning from Luther How to Preach in Advent and Christmas Sacramental Worship, Sacramental Preaching PRIVATE CONFESSION AND PASTORAL CARE
"Private Confession in the Lutheran Church" by Paul H.D. Lang "Your Pastor is Not Your Therapist" -- Private Confession: The Ministry of Repentance and Faith Healing Through the Liturgy: The Rites of Pastoral Care REFORMATION AND CLASSIC LUTHERANISM
Luther on the Word, Doctrine, and Confession Martin Luther's "Open Letter to The Christian Nobility" (1520) on reforming the Church back to orthodoxy Home page for the recently published book by Oliver K. Olson, "Matthius Flacius and the Survival of Luther's Reform" SYNODS AND CHURCH POLITY
An Argument for Lutheran Episcopacy "When is Enough, Enough?: What are the limits, historically? by Rev. Daniel Preus "Can These Bones Live?": The Dilemma of Missouri's Confessional Remnant, by Rev. Dr. Laurence White VOCATION (OUR CALLINGS IN DAILY LIFE)
Vocation section of the Cranach Institute web page Taking the Divine Service Into the Week: Liturgy and Vocation |
