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Book Review. - Literatur, Ralph W. Klein

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

Homiletics, George W. Hoyer, Eugene F. Habin

Concordia Theological Monthly

Homiletics:

Apostolicity And Ministry: A Lutheran View, Carl S. Meyer

Concordia Theological Monthly

The author presents an historical survey of the Lutheran view of the ministry, with special emphasis on The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod, and concludes that the historic episcopate does not exist jure divino, and that fidelity to the apostolic Word is essential, not fidelity to apostolic succession.

The One Eucharist For The One World, Arthur Carl Piepkorn

Concordia Theological Monthly

After describing the private character of the Eucharist, Dr. Piepkorn defends its public character with four observations. (1) The humanity of Jesus Christ is present and this unites Him and the worshiper with all humanity. (2) The Christ who is present is the Creator of all things. (3) Christ and His Father have compassion for the whole world and employ many worldly means to bring life to people. (4) The Eucharist is designed to prepare us for service to the world.

Műntzer's Translation And Liturgical Use Of Scripture, Joyce Irwin

Concordia Theological Monthly

If one were to adhere to the popular myth about Thomas Müntzer, one might expect few or only negative results of a study devoted to Müntzer's use of Scripture. The legend begun by Müntzer's enemies and perpetuated over the centuries is that Müntzer had little use for Scripture and relied mainly on dreams and personal inspiration for his source of divine revelation. This view receives its most extreme formulation among general historians or scholars in tangential fields who rely on secondary literature. For instance, the Germanist Paul Beckmann says: "With Müntzer the revolutionary attitude gets out of bounds because it …

Do The Lutheran Symbolical Books Speak Where The Sacred Scriptures Are Silent?, Arthur Carl Piepkorn

Concordia Theological Monthly

An introduction to some of the problems raised by the fact that the Lutheran Symbolical Books on occasion use nonbiblical concepts, draw their metaphors from nonbiblical sources, go beyond the Biblical materials, extract doctrine from textually dubious Bible passages, use an allegorizing hermeneutical method, and give a specifically "Lutheran" interpretation to certain Biblical terms and texts.

Book Review. - Literatur, Ralph W. Klein

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

Homiletics, George W. Hoyer, Richard O. Hoyer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Homiletics:

Brief Studies, Arthur Carl Piepkorn

Concordia Theological Monthly

Christian Fellowship (People On "The Way," Disciples of Jesus, Friends, ''Two-By-Twos")

Ethical Individualism In Clement Of Alexandria, David Paulsen

Concordia Theological Monthly

It has been noted that Clement of Alexandria (ca. 150-215 A. D.) diverges sharply from primitive Christianity in important respects, such as his views on eschatology and the significance of the Law. It is my contention that Clement also diverges from almost the entire previous Christian tradition as far as we know it in the matter of ethics, in that he places individual perfection above communal concerns such as love and justice.

From Tokyo To Oslo, Won Yong Ji

Concordia Theological Monthly

The Lutheran World Federation's Commission on Church Cooperation sponsored an international consultation in Tokyo with some 150 people, from April 29 to May 4, 1971, under the theme "The Role of Lutheranism in an Ecumenical Age." It was the first sizeable gathering of such a nature since the recent restructuring of the Lutheran World Federation at its Evian Assembly in 1970. That it was held in Asia was also noteworthy.

From June 6 to 12, 1971, the LWF Executive meeting occurred in Oslo. It was also the first enlarged meeting (more than 100 participants) of the top governing body of …

The Service Conducted Facing The People, Charles Mcclean

Concordia Theological Monthly

The practice of ceremonial worship is closely related to the heart of the Christian faith. The Scriptures teach and the church confesses that Christ redeemed the whole man. Our bodies, too, share in the redemption accomplished by the Son of God, who Himself took flesh and blood of His virgin mother. Christ chose earthly, tangible elements -water, bread, and wine - to impart to men the salvation He accomplished.

Is God Trying To Tell Us Something?, Wayne Saffen

Concordia Theological Monthly

As the 1970s began, the western region of the National Campus Ministry Association held a convocation at the University of California's Santa Cruz campus to consider "Life Planning." The present article is a revision of this author's discussion paper for that conference. Its theme really deals with the crisis in ministry as such. As usual, campus ministry turns out to be one of the sensitive outposts catching some of the first signals of changes coming to affect church and ministry in the world. It is shared here with a wider readership in a firm commitment to and belief in confraternity …

Editorial, Arthur Carl Piepkorn

Concordia Theological Monthly

The (Dialog) Word Needs Spreading!

Book Review. - Literatur, Carl S. Meyer

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

Possible Courses Of Action Involving A Disaffected Or Dissident Individual Or Group Of Individuals In The Church,, Arthur Carl Piepkorn

Concordia Theological Monthly

This study was not designed for publication. The staff of CONCORDIA THEOLOGICAL MONTHLY requested the author to prepare it as the basis for a discussion out of which an in-house position paper might come. After receiving and discussing the draft, the staff adopted it as its own with minor modifications and secured the author's permission to publish it.

Index For Volume Xlii, Unknown

Concordia Theological Monthly

Index for Volume XLII

The Meaning Of Advent: Implications For Preaching, Frank C. Senn

Concordia Theological Monthly

If we confess that the Holy Spirit, at work in the church at all times and in all places, in some sense inspired the development of a liturgical calendar and a pericopal system for the expansion of the Mystery, the edification of the faithful, and the amplification of preaching possibilities, then we must also confess that the Spirit could effect changes in the meaning of the various feasts and liturgical seasons with the passage of time and with shifts in the expression of piety. The Holy Spirit did not retire in the fourth century any more than he did after …

Luther And The Principle: Outside Of The Use There Is No Sacrament, Edward F. Peters

Concordia Theological Monthly

On the basis of a thorough search of the Weimar Edition and other pertinent materials the author argues that Luther taught that a valid celebration of the Sacrament of the Altar requires the acts of consecration, distribution, and reception, but that the presence of Christ's body and blood is not limited to the moment of reception.

Book Review. - Literatur, William J. Danker

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur

The Reformation As A Youth Movement, John W. Constable

Concordia Theological Monthly

The parallels between then, the period of the Reformation, and now are striking: changing social patterns brought on by a growing money economy, a movement that grew out of the university experience of the reformers, a period of more time for thought, young people that were beginning to criticize the society in which they found themselves, and an establishment against which many were directing their darts of opposition.

Adolf Stőcker: A Christian Socialist Advocate Of The "Free Folk Church.", Ronald L. Massanari

Concordia Theological Monthly

The author discusses the importance of Adolf Stoecker’s understanding of the Gospel in sociopolitical terms as it affected the "free folk church" movement in 19th-century Germany.

Readers will note but perhaps not agree with Stőcker's design for the church's social ministry. Students of 19th-century Germany will remember with distaste Stőcker's and-Semitism.

Homiletics, George W. Hoyer, Theo. Delaney

Concordia Theological Monthly

Homiletics:

Notes on the New Lectionary for Mass

A New Lectionary for Lutherans of America?

Homiletics, Herbert Lindemann

Concordia Theological Monthly

Homiletics: Christmas

Major Trends In Parable Interpretation, Jack Dean Kingbury

Concordia Theological Monthly

The author traces and describes the history of the interpretation of Jesus' parables from the epoch-making work of Adolf Jűlicher in the late 19th century to the present.

Homiletics, George W. Hoyer, Ronald C. Starenko

Concordia Theological Monthly

Homiletics: Preaching and Counseling

The Sense Of Church History In Representative Missouri Synod Theology, David W. Lotz

Concordia Theological Monthly

Based on representative Missouri Synod writings from the late 19th century, the author describes and documents an "antihistorical bias" that has provided impediments to an appropriate appreciation of church history in Missouri Synod theology.

A Consideration Of The Meaning Of Prayer In The Life Of Martin Luther, Deanna Marie Carr

Concordia Theological Monthly

The author considers the meaning of prayer for Luther’s religious life and shows how during the 16th-century Reformation Luther "renewed" the wholesome traditions that had surrounded prayer in the prior history of the Christian church.

A Martin Franzmann Bibliography, Victor A. Bartling

Concordia Theological Monthly

A Martin Franzmann Bibliography

Book Review. - Literatur, Ralph W. Klein

Concordia Theological Monthly

Book Review. - Literatur