Augsburg Fortress

Mission and Menace: Four Centuries of American Religious Zeal

Observing that Abraham Lincoln once described the United States as an "almost chosen nation," Robert Jewett offers a critical survey of the history of...

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The Theology of Dietrich Bonhoeffer

Coretta: The Story of Coretta Scott King: Commemorative Edition

In this first biography of Coretta Scott King, written by her friend Octavia Vivian, the reader meets a determined young girl who grew up in Alabama and worked...

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The Bonhoeffer Legacy: Post-Holocaust Perspectives

How much did Dietrich Bonhoeffer know of the Holocaust, and what did he do to help the Jews? Should Bonhoeffer be considered one of the "Righteous among the...

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When Children Became People: The Birth of Childhood in Early Christianity

Bakke paints a fascinating picture of children's first real emergence as people against a backdrop of the ancient world. Using theological and social history...

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Printing, Propaganda, and Martin Luther

Mark Edwards's pioneering work on the Reformation as a "print event" traces how Martin Luther, the first Protestant, became the central figure in the...

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Face to Face: Portraits of the Divine in Early Christianity

Examining how God and eventually Christ are portrayed in early Christian art, Jensen explores questions of the relationship between art and theology, conflicts...

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Creation and Fall: Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works, Volume 3

Creation and Fall originated in lectures given by Dietrich Bonhoeffer at the University of Berlin in the winter semester of 1932—33 during the demise of...

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Fortress Introduction to Black Church History

A concise and accessible history. A brief history of black Christian churches in the United States has long been needed. Larger sociological and historical...

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Dietrich Bonhoeffer: Witness to Jesus Christ

Bonhoeffer's theological brilliance, committed discipleship, ecumenical insight and courageous participation in the struggle against Nazism have profoundly...

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Karl Barth: Theologian of Freedom

Ranked by many among the great theologians of church history, Karl Barth was the leading European theologian in the first half of this century. His 1919 ...

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The Trinitarian Controversy

This volume explores the development of the doctrine of the Trinity in the patristic church as a result of the Arian controversy.

Biblical Interpretation in the Early Church

Covers the emergence of hermeneutical questions in the patristic period.

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Liturgies of the Western Church

The liturgies of the Word and the Lord's Supper that are included in this volume range from those of the church fathers Justin Martyr and Hippolytus through...

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