Lutheran Quarterly, New Series
A journal for the Evangelical Lutheran Church everywhere, discussing its history and theology.
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Verbum Domini Manet in Aeternum (1 Peter 1:25) was an early confession of the Reformation: "the Word of the Lord remains forever."

Law-Gospel Preaching

Visit our new online feature, "Law-Gospel Preaching". Here you will get to read a good sermon, as well as reflections by the preacher on how the message took shape.

Index to Vol. 27

With the final volume of 2013 in the books, here is an index of the year's articles.
Lutheran Quarterly is indexed in America with
(ISSN 0024-7499):
  • History and Life,
  • Ecumenical Review,
  • Historical Abstracts,
  • Index to Religious Periodical Literature,
  • Luther Jahrbuch and
  • Religious Index One: Periodicals.
Lutheran Quarterly, Inc. was incorporated as a non-profit society under the laws of the State of Wisconsin,
May 21, 1984.
Lutheran Quarterly, New Series: a journal for the Evangelical Lutheran Church everywhere, discussing its history and theology.
Lutheran Quarterly appears in Spring, Summer Autumn and Winter issues each year.

The aims of the New Series are to provide a forum for:
  • the discussion of Christian Faith and life on the basis of the Lutheran Confession
  • the application of the principles of the Lutheran Church to the changing problems of religion and society
  • the fostering of world Lutheranism
  • the promotion of understanding between Lutherans and other Christians

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LQ News: Recent Changes to the Masthead

From the Editor:
There are several significant transitions to share regarding members of our masthead. 

Ken Hagen, our original Associate Editor, died on May 11, 2014; Tim Maschke will soon share a paragraph about Ken in LQ itself and here on the website. + "Blessed are those who have died in the Lord."

Martin Lohrmann, webmaster, is resigning his parish call to join the faculty of Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, Iowa, where he will teach as Assistant Professor of Lutheran Confessions & Heritage.

Walter Sundberg is retiring from Luther Seminary after thirty-some years teaching there, and Timothy Wengert is now retired from The Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia, as evident in our spring issue.  Joe Burgess is now retired from parish ministry in North Dakota and has moved to Hawley Minnesota.

All the best,
Paul Rorem
Princeton Theological Seminary

Lutheran Quarterly Books

Through Eerdman's Press, Lutheran Quarterly Books has a strong series of titles in Lutheran history and theology. The latest release in the LQ Books series is Berndt Hamm's The Early Luther: Stages in a Reformation Reorientation. Additionally, two other LQ-based publications have recently appeared: Justification Is for Preaching, edited by Virgil Thompson and Twentieth-Century Lutheran Theologians, edited by LQ associate editor Mark Mattes.

All Lutheran Quarterly Books titles - including the following - can be viewed here.  

Online Book Reviews

Book reviews are a great strength of Lutheran Quarterly. Click here to read the latest review: Robert Kolb on "Luther and His World" by Graham Tomlin. The list is also available via the drop-down menu that appears under the Review Corner tab.

Lutheran Quarterly Articles Honored

Three essays published in Lutheran Quarterly were honored with "Awards of Commendation" by the Concordia Historical Institute for exemplary work in the field of American Lutheran history. Congratulations to:
DeAne Lagerquist, for “Lars W. Boe (1875-1942),” LQ XXVI, No. 4, Winter 2012.
Stan Landry, for “German ‘Worship Wars’ and the 1830 Anniversaries of the    
    Augsburg Confession,” LQ XXVI, No. 4, Winter 2012.
Sarah K. Nytroe, for "The American Reformation Quadricentennial, 1917" LQ XXVI,     No. 1, Spring 2012.
Click here to learn more about the CHI awards and read the press release.

Online Access to Previous Articles

With this exclusive service for current LQ subscribers, readers receive a username and password to access articles online.  To use this feature, please send a message via the Contact page [using the "Website Comments & Suggestions" link]. 
Access this resource by clicking here.

Gerhard Forde Endowment

Lutheran Quarterly is pleased to establish the Gerhard Forde Endowment, dedicated to cultivating the historical and theological understanding of the Lutheran tradition articulated by Dr. Forde, especially as stated in his inaugural article for Lutheran Quarterly, New Series, "Radical Lutheranism."

For more information about how to donate to the Gerhard Forde Endowment, read the Anniversary Letter from members of the Board of Directors. A pamphlet describing the Endowment is also available.
Lutheran Quarterly, New Series continues the tradition of Lutheran Quarterly (1949-1977), 
Evangelical Review (founded 1849), Lutheran Church Review (1882), and
the Augustana Quarterly (1922)