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A leading expert shares important benchmarks for leading liturgy. Grounded in Christian liturgical theology and how ritual forms the people who practice it, this book offers the principles at work i……続きを見る

The Small Catechism is an excellent foundation for discussions with new members or so-called pastor's classes for new members and inquirers. It not only contains basic documents like the Ten Command……続きを見る

This Q&A with a parcel postman will enlighten you on everything you've ever wanted to know about universal spiritual truths. From why the great universal heart we know as God created the Earth to wh……続きを見る

The Lutheran Church of Australia and New Zealand is in a liminal space. This liminal space has come about due to a number of converging factors - declining membership, diminishing finances, being ov……続きを見る

Even at Christmas time the world cannot live in peace because individuals are not at peace themselves. But that's exactly what we're experiencing in Ukraine and in the many trouble spots around the ……続きを見る

Marine agents are the spirits of the water. Whether intentionally or accidentally, marine spirits are at work when people commit sexual sin. They use sea spirits to wage war on people, families, nat……続きを見る

Martin Luther King, Jr. was a man of destiny. Abraham Lincoln gave the blacks their freedom in America, King was to lead them to social justice. His association with white men as he matured changed ……続きを見る

The powers of death are closer than we thought. Their perils appear in the forms of increased gun violence, racism, economic disparity, and global warming, to name but a few. Faced with these threat……続きを見る

Das Bekenntnis zum Weg der Gewaltfreiheit nimmt in der Kundgebung der EKD-Synode 2019 „Kirche auf dem Weg der Gerechtigkeit und des Friedens“ den ersten Rang unter den Aussagen zum Thema Frieden ein……続きを見る

Imperfectly Perfect is a collection of poetry and prose pieces examining life and faith, brokenness and healing. Author and poet Matt Schur draws upon his experience working with people experiencing……続きを見る

Martin Luther posted his Ninety-five Theses on the church door at Wittenberg in 1517. In the three years that followed, Luther clarified and defended his position in numerous writings. Chief among t……続きを見る

This book explores the church's engagement with worship and theology as a result of the pandemic, especially as it relates to digital worship and the means of grace. Organized around the four-fold p……続きを見る

As caterpillars become butterflies, so do we all transform, throughout our lives. Nanamorphosis is a collection of humorous spiritual essays celebrating Elise's ever-evolving life as Mom, Nana, chur……続きを見る

This book calls Protestant churches, and the ELCA in particular, to a church-wide conversation about racism. It is a response to the 2019 book Dear Church by Lenny Duncan, a former Lutheran pastor w……続きを見る

"So great and so much like hell that no tongue could adequately express them." That is how Martin Luther described the terrifying religious fears he suffered as a young man. Up to now, no one has co……続きを見る

In his more than 200 cantatas Bach interprets the human condition through musical assertion and examination of the relevance of the gospels and epistles of the Christian Bible. Every cantata is disc……続きを見る

This book is a small collection of sermons selected from 54 years of preaching. It focuses on sermons for special occasions: for the festivals of the church year, for church anniversaries, and for s……続きを見る

This booklet intends to aid preachers in the sacred task of being as clear as possible when preaching funeral sermons. When pastors do not preach certain topics clearly, their ambiguity can become a……続きを見る

Scholars routinely describe how Martin Luther prioritized the books of the New Testament that he believed most truly represented the gospel, the Living Word of Jesus Christ. Luther adored the Gospel……続きを見る

Este volumen analiza el lugar y el perfil del teólogo en el Siglo de Oro español. Los capítulos que lo integran se centran no solo en los miembros del clero católico, sino también en los seguidores ……続きを見る

Why do you believe what you believe? Aren't you arrogant for thinking that you're right and everyone else is wrong? Isn't Christianity just a bunch of mythology? These questions won't wait until hig……続きを見る

"Bridging Millennia: Building a Modern Life on Ancient Principles" offers readers a transformative exploration into the timeless teachings of the Gospels, expertly weaving them into the fabric of co……続きを見る

Vade-mecums are guide books you carry with you. They have been around forever and are common in Europe for all sorts of things. The Latin term literally means "go with me". Here, Dr. Montgomery invi……続きを見る

Gordon Jensen's careful analysis of the 1534 Luther Bible uncovers the central truth of Martin Luther's prodigious translation efforts: Luther's commitment to producing this physical object was foun……続きを見る

How can churches do the work of becoming allies for the leaders they call? In belonging to a predominantly white denomination, ELCA members are called to listen and learn from its leaders of color t……続きを見る

All Three volumes deal with the issue of biblical inerrancy (that the Bible is completely true and accurate, not only when it speaks to ideas of religious belief, but also when it speaks about factu……続きを見る

Most scholars consider Melanchthon to be a Reformation enigma. He, the developer of the Reformation doctrine of forensic justification, is contrarily condemned as a synergist. Known well as the Prot……続きを見る

What is it to "do theology"? Numerous conflicting and inadequate answers (e. g., Bultmannian existentialism, the post Bultmannian "New Hermeneutic") hold the field today; these have in common a basi……続きを見る

This is the story of the most significant devotional author of the seventeenth century in his first full English language biography. Using previously unknown letters as a few of the resources, this ……続きを見る

Many festschrifts are meant to simply highlight the academic accomplishments of the honored recipient and his or her students, but Dr. James A. Nestingen is much more than an academic. Jim's life an……続きを見る