The Lutheran Catechist: A Companion Book to “The Lutheran Pastor”
Overview
The Lutheran Catechist was written as a response to the lack of catechetic literature available to English-speaking Lutheran teachers and pastors. George Henry Gerberding believed that the best way to learn was to have a textbook on hand to consult and reference while listening to experienced teachers. While there was a wide selection of literature available to teach and learn about other key theological fields and topics, English-speaking catechetics teachers largely depended on their own lectures before The Lutheran Catechist was published. By the time the fourth edition of this text was produced, it was in widespread use by Lutheran ministers, nearly all Lutheran theological seminaries, and other divisions of the church. Based on 15 years of teaching prospective catechists and the best German and Scandinavian catechetic literature available, this text was the only book available in English on the science of catechizing. This volume provides detailed discussions of the importance and role of the catechist in the past and present, catechisms before Luther, Luther’s catechisms, the value of the catechist’s textbook and the question and answer form, specifics about teaching a catechetic class, and “Helpful Hints on the Five Parts of the Catechism.” The Lutheran Catechist covers everything you need to know about catechisms and how to participate in the teaching method of catechizing. It’ll prove to be especially useful to seminary students, professors, leaders, teachers, and biblical scholars.
- Title: The Lutheran Catechist: A Companion Book to “The Lutheran Pastor”
- Author: G. H. Gerberding
- Edition: Fourth Revised Edition
- Publisher: Lutheran Publication Society
- Print Publication Date: 1910
- Logos Release Date: 2013
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Catechetics › Lutheran Church
- Resource ID: LLS:LTHRNCTCHST4TH
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-02-12T04:26:15Z