A New Song We Now Begin

A New Song We Now Begin
Author: Robin A. Leaver
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 281
Release: 2024-05-14
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 1506487459

We tend to remember hymns one at a time. They color our lives, transmit our theology, and form our faith. We forget that the reason we can do so is because they have been made available throughout the centuries in hymnals. This edited collection explores the 500-year tradition of Lutheran hymnal production, illustrating how these books have influenced Lutheran faith and worship practice over time. Editor Robin A. Leaver has assembled a notable team of contributors from across the wider Lutheran church. Each chapter draws readers into the history and contributions of one or more landmark hymnals, ranging from the first books published during Luther's lifetime to volumes that have shaped the dimensions of the contemporary Lutheran church in the United States. Chapter authors include Leaver, Paul Grime, Markus Rathey, Joseph Hurl, Dianne M. McMullen, Jon D. Vieker, Paul Westermeyer, Mark A. Granquist, Daniel Zager, and Gracia Grindal.

Faith Alone

Faith Alone
Author: Martin Luther
Publisher: HarperChristian + ORM
Total Pages: 401
Release: 2009-05-26
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 0310317673

Timeless insights from one of the most important people in church history. Some people value good works so much that they overlook faith in Christ. Faith should be first.... It is faith—without good works and prior to good works—that takes us to heaven. We come to God through faith alone. —Martin LutherResounding across the centuries, Martin Luther’s prolific writings as a pastor, theologian, scholar, Bible translator, father, and more, remain powerful and richly relevant. Faith Alone is a treasury of accessible devotionals taken from Luther’s best writings and sermons from the years 1513 through 1546. This carefully updated translation retains the meaning, tone, and imagery of Luther’s works. Through daily readings, Luther’s straightforward approach challenges you to a more thoughtful faith. Read one brief section a day or explore themes using the subject index in the back of the book. Faith Alone will deepen your understanding of Scripture and help you more fully appreciate the mystery of faith.

When Dark My Road

When Dark My Road
Author: Todd A. Peperkorn
Publisher:
Total Pages: 104
Release: 2009
Genre: Depressed persons
ISBN: 9781934265215

Lutherans in North America

Lutherans in North America
Author: Clifford E. Nelson
Publisher: Fortress Press
Total Pages: 586
Release: 1975
Genre: Religion
ISBN: 9781451407389

This book gives today's Lutherans a sense of heritage, identity and continuity, a sense of self-understanding. Readers will see themselves as part of a family. They can identify with the struggles, hopes, and frustrations of wave after wave of immigrants adapting to the strange new world of America and at the same time trying to preserve all they had known and loved and brought with them from the homeland. The genius of the entire volume is that it points beyond family memories to an ongoing and continuing life of which we and our children are a living part. Contributors: Theodore G. Tappert, Eugene Fevold, Fred W. Meuser, H. George Anderson, August R. Suelflow, and E. Clifford Nelson.

Moving Frontiers

Moving Frontiers
Author: Carl S. Meyer
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 1964
Genre: Lutheran Church
ISBN: 9780570044611

More than 100 years of Missouri Synod history, mostly in the words of original documents. First published by CPH in 1964.

At Home in the House of My Fathers

At Home in the House of My Fathers
Author: Matthew Harrison
Publisher:
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2019-07-11
Genre:
ISBN: 9780758667236

This book contains never before translated essays and sermons by German-speaking presidents of the LCMS, with historical notes and context provided by Matthew C. Harrison. Its unique insight into evangelical Lutheran theology and practice of the early LCMS leaders still applies for today's needs and situations.

Sin, Death, and the Devil

Sin, Death, and the Devil
Author: Carl E. Braaten
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Total Pages: 144
Release: 2000
Genre: Family & Relationships
ISBN: 9780802846952

Eight recognized Christian thinkers show that while the forms taken by these diabolical forces may have changed under the conditions of modern life, the underlying realities remain the same. Thus politics can become demonic, power can promote death, and sin can be disguised as virtue. Far from being pessimistic, however, the authors affirm God's victory over these enslaving powers through the proclamation of the gospel and the sacraments of the church."--BOOK JACKET.