Neo-Lutheran and Old Lutheran resources
Lutheran friends,
Would you be interested in collections or bundles that are segmented by "movements" within Lutheranism, such as Neo-Lutheranism or Old Lutheranism?
If so, what other "movements" or eras within the evangelical/Lutheran churches should I focus on?
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It is frustrating to hear the silence to your quite reasonable question. The unfortunate fact is that surveys show that we aren't really that different from our neighbors. And while I am more than a bit frustrated about this, I also have to admit that this describes me too all too often.
And so I find myself interested in the Neo-Lutherans who try to teach the old truth in new ways. Personally it was Gerhard Forde who first did this for me, but I find that there are many others like him.
Unfortunately a PD collection of Neo-Lutherans, as much as it would interest me now, I know I would have viewed as worthless twenty years ago... And yet, they were hugely influential on Lutheran History here.
In (now) my LCMS, I have seen some intentional work by our leaders to present some of the treasures from our past. Some of this was in the Concordia collections for Logos, but quite appealing to me have been some of the (calendar) devotional books. The first I ran into was The Lord will Answer which arranges the Catechism in a way it can be prayed, but also quite significant are God Grant It (Walther sermons) and a translation of To Live with Christ (Bo Giertz). Concordia's Lutheran Study Bible also fits this of trying to connect us with our heritage.
And I am enough of a Historian to realize that sometimes these selections show as much about the selector as the person selected, but appreciate these as training wheels into our heritage. But it is hard enough for our elected leaders to get us interested in this stuff. I do not honestly know how a para-church company (like Logos) can really help or fit in with this - especially at this level. Perhaps this is a conversation best had with our publishers, who have been Logos partners for a while.
SDG
Ken McGuireThe Gospel is not ... a "new law," on the contrary, ... a "new life." - William Julius Mann
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Ken McGuire said:
It is frustrating to hear the silence to your quite reasonable question.
I was raised lutheran but consider myself Anglican now. I still have interest in Lutheran resources but on the more liberal side. I own and appreciate resources from the LCMS but prefer things from fortress more often, although Logos does a good job getting books from them released. One older book I would love to see is http://www.amazon.com/Evangelical-Catechism-Christian-Faith-World/dp/B0031LO6BE this work was translated from german and was a fabulous resource.
-Dan
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One of the best overviews of the American Lutheran scene by an outsider is an essay by Mark Noll - "The Lutheran Difference". To my knowledge it has appeared in at least three places. The 2nd is in the Journal First Things, at http://www.firstthings.com/article/2008/01/004-the-lutheran-difference-25. It would later appear as the Forward to the the study Lutherans Today edited by Cimino...
But the good side of us is often only visible by faith alone. But that is the hope we have to nurish...
The Gospel is not ... a "new law," on the contrary, ... a "new life." - William Julius Mann
L8 Anglican, Lutheran and Orthodox Silver, Reformed Starter, Academic Essentials
L7 Lutheran Gold, Anglican Bronze
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This has been very helpful for me, thanks for your comments.
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