In 1855 an pamphlet was distributed around the General Synod of the Lutherans in this country. This pamphlet included, among other things, an american re-write of the Augsburg Confession. It caused quite a bit of discussion and protest, and in the end was rejected by almost all Lutherans.
The most well known attack on it was delivered by Phillip Schaff's old college roommate - William Julius Mann. His response is a focused critique as well as an invitation to understand why the Augsburg Confession is so important to us Lutherans.
The text used is based on that of http://www.archive.org/details/apleafortheaugs00mannuoft. I have added a few links to the Lutheran Confessions based on the current standard translation, as well as a few links to Luther's Works.
SDG
Ken McGuire
