Augsburg Fortress

The Annotated Luther, Volume 5: Christian Life in the World

Volume 5 of The Annotated Luther series features Luther's writings that intersect church and state, faith, and life lived as a follower of Christ. 

The Wit of Martin Luther

Eric Gritsch ties Luther's wit and humor to his sharp polemical exploitation of the absurd or incongruous in service to his Reform. At a deeper level Luther's...

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Living in the Kingdom: Reflections on Luther's Catechism, Revised Edition

This revised and updated classic by beloved theologian Alvin N. Rogness explores questions like, "What does it mean to be a responsible citizen of God's...

The Book of Concord: The Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church

Confessional writings of the Lutheran Church and other information essential to understanding the confessions.

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The Annotated Luther, Volume 3: Church and Sacraments

Volume 3 of The Annotated Luther series presents five key writings that focus on Martin Luther's understanding of the gospel as it relates to church, sacraments, and worship. Included in the volume are: The Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520); The German Mass and Order of the Liturgy (1526); That These Words of Christ, "This is my Body," etc., Still Stand Firm Against the Fanatics (1527); Concerning Rebaptism (1528), and On the Councils and the Church (1539).

Book of Harmony: Spirit and Service in the Lutheran Confessions

This study presents the Lutheran Confessions as a valuable partner for ministry in twenty-first-century contexts, interpreting these teachings for those who want to learn more about this branch of the Reformation. 

A Reformation Reader: Primary Texts with Introductions, Second Edition

Although deeply political, economic, and social, the European Reformations of the sixteenth century were at heart religious disputes over core Christian...

Gift and Promise: The Augsburg Confession and the Heart of Christian Theology

Gift and Promise shows how the theology of the Augsburg Confession presents the Gospel Promise as a gift for the world today.  

Harvesting Martin Luther’s Reflections on Theology, Ethics, and the Church

As profound as Martin Luther's ideas are, this giant of church history was concerned above all with practical instruction for daily Christian living. Harvesting Martin Luther's Reflections highlights this concern of Luther, mining his thought in key areas of doctrine, ethics, and church practice. Gathering noteworthy contributions by well-known Luther scholars from Europe and the Americas, this book ranges broadly over theological questions about baptism and righteousness, ethical issues like poverty and greed, and pastoral concerns like worship and spirituality.

Three Treatises

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...

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Luther's Works, Volume 43: Devotional Writings II

These are not devotional writings in the sense of being edifying discourses or daily meditations for the cultivation of general spiritual sensitivity. Rather...

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Power, Politics, and the Missouri Synod: A Conflict That Changed American Christianity

Power, Politics, and the Missouri Synod follows the rise of two Lutheran clergymen-Herman Otten and J. A. O. Preus-who led different wings of a...

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The Lutheran Course Workbook

The title says it all. This book makes the course "work" for participants, guiding them through the presentation and small group time with wit and wisdom. Essential learner resource.

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Making Sense of Martin Luther DVD

Presented by David J. Lose, this seven-session video explores how Luther's understanding of God's life-changing gospel informs day-to-day faith and life in the world today.

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Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings: Third Edition

The best one-volume reader of Luther's writings—now revised. Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings, a single-volume introduction to Luther's most influential...

Signs of Belonging: Luther's Marks of the Church and the Christian Life

Signs of Belonging: Luther's Marks of the Church and the Christian Life explores Luther's teaching on the seven marks of the church: possession of the Word,...

Listen! God Is Calling!: Luther Speaks of Vocation, Faith, and Work

The Christian faith has implications for all of life. Yet, many Christians do not make the connection between the resources of their faith and the challenges...

To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, 1520: The Annotated Luther Study Edition

With great clarity and insight, James M. Estes illuminates Luther's call to secular authorities to help with the reform of the church in this important 1520 treatise. To combat Rome's intransigent opposition to reform of any sort, Luther appealed to secular rulers to intervene and clear the way for ecclesiastical reform.

No Greater Jewel: Thinking about Baptism with Luther

Luther writes in his Large Catechism: "No greater jewel, therefore, can adorn our body and soul than baptism, for through it we become completely holy and...

Luther's Ninety-Five Theses

From Luther's day to the present, October 31, 1517 has been considered the birthday of the Reformation. At noon on this Eve of All Saints' Day, Luther nailed...

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