My colleague at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Dr. Robert Kolb, has ably presented readers of Word by Word a helpful introduction to the chief features of Lutheran theology. I would recommend his article before I recommend any book. Nevertheless...
My vocation is systematic theology. My vision of theology is that of a catholic Wesleyanism. I want to promote and pursue—and indeed to produce—theology that is fundamentally creedal and confessional; straightforwardly Protestant and evangelical;...
Lutherans reflect their distinctive place within Christianity in how they study Scripture. On one hand, their high view of Scripture leads to a strong focus upon the text that would be appreciated by Protestants. On the other hand, Lutherans tie...
By the numbers, Christianity has been a predominantly Catholic and European religion for over a millennium, but the future of Christianity has come to look increasingly Protestant and African. The Center for the Study of Global Christianity...
For five hundred years, the term “Lutheran” has served variously as a badge of confession for a specific definition of Christian, for Martin Luther’s supporters, as a word of insult used by foes to condemn a variety of views opposed to their own, or...