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Brief Studies, Andrew S. Burgess
Brief Studies, Andrew S. Burgess
Concordia Theological Monthly
American Lutheran Missionaries
Engagement And Marriage: A Review Article, David S. Schuller
Engagement And Marriage: A Review Article, David S. Schuller
Concordia Theological Monthly
Europeans have long charged that Americans are the "most married," the "youngest married," and the "most divorced" of any people in the civilized world. What concerns us most is that the charge is true. We do have one of the highest proportions of population married. Our marriage rate is fifty per cent higher than that of a country such as France or Switzerland. It is double that of Mexico or Ireland! We are so eager to marry that we marry at an earlier age with every passing decade. Just within the last ten years the age at which men marry …
What About Vestments For Pastors? (Concluded), Arthur Carl Piepkorn
What About Vestments For Pastors? (Concluded), Arthur Carl Piepkorn
Concordia Theological Monthly
The church's feeling that those who minister at her altars should be vested in white - although colored overvestments might be worn -is ancient and persistent. This feeling is based not merely upon esthetic considerations and upon the custom of the period but also upon the symbolism of the Sacred Scriptures (Matt.17:2; 28:3; Mark 9:3; 16:5; Acts 1:10; Rev. 3:5, 18; 4:4; 7:9, 14; 15:6; 19:8). This symbolism, of course, does not constitute any prescription.
The Liturgical Movement: An Appraisal, Harry W. Reimann
The Liturgical Movement: An Appraisal, Harry W. Reimann
Concordia Theological Monthly
This paper is an attempt to call attention to some of the observable blessings of the liturgical movement among Lutherans as well as to point to what are some of the observable dangers. There is no attempt to document these observations, and therefore the study will remain a quite personal appraisal and potpourri of convictions and suggestions.
Fifteen Fifty-Nine Anno Domini, Carl S. Meyer
Fifteen Fifty-Nine Anno Domini, Carl S. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
The confluence of significant events in 1559 A. D. makes that year a notable one in church history. From time to time a half dozen or a baker's dozen of occurrences within the 12-month span alloted by the calendar to a single year may loom up so large that they are regarded as particularly significant and make the year a memorable one in the annals of mankind. Such was the year 1559.
The Arnoldshain Theses On The Lord's Supper, Paul M. Bretscher
The Arnoldshain Theses On The Lord's Supper, Paul M. Bretscher
Concordia Theological Monthly
We are herewith submitting a translation of the Arnoldsbainer Abendmahlsthesen, followed by some concluding observations. These theses are the net result of discussions regarding the meaning of the Lord's Supper carried on between 1947 and 1957 by a commission of Lutheran, Reformed, and Union theologians representing the Evangelical Church of Germany. These theologians formulated and approved the theses after many deliberations November 1 and 2, 1957.
The Batak Protestant Christian Church, Jospeh Ellwanger
The Batak Protestant Christian Church, Jospeh Ellwanger
Concordia Theological Monthly
When the Batak Protestant Christian Church in Indonesia applied for membership in the Lutheran World Federation in 1951, one of the largest Christian church bodies in the non-West was catapulted out of relative obscurity into a limelight position on the stage of world Lutheranism. Some were quick to question the Lutheran character of the Batak Church. Chiefly they asked these questions: How can the Batak Church be Lutheran when it was founded by the Rhenish Mission Society, a combination of Lutheran and Reformed elements? And how can the Batak Church be Lutheran when it has not officially adopted the 16th-century …
A Lutheran Contribution To The Present Discussions On The Lord’S Supper, Hermann Sasse
A Lutheran Contribution To The Present Discussions On The Lord’S Supper, Hermann Sasse
Concordia Theological Monthly
The Lord's Supper has again become one of the main issues among the churches of Christendom as well as within individual denominations. This is the result of two movements which, though deeply rooted in the 19th century, have shaped the life of all Christendom since the beginning of this century: the Liturgical and the Ecumenical Movement. Since the deepest motive underlying both is what has been called "the awakening of the Church in the souls," future church historians may regard them as branches of one great movement which, like all great movements in the Western Church (Reformation, Pietism, Rationalism, etc.), …