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. 26

With the final volume of 2012 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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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.

Now in Print: Twentieth-Century Lutheran Theologians

Click here to learn about a new book, Twentieth-Century Lutheran Theologians, edited by LQ associate editor Mark Mattes and newly published by Vandenhoeck & Ruprecht. The book's essays were initiated by Lutheran Quarterly.

Coming in January 2014 from LQ Books:
The Early Luther: Stages in a Reformation Reorientation by Berndt Hamm

Click here for a preview of this new LQ Book. Save 20% by printing this brochure and ordering in advance (discount only available with brochure). 
The book is also available for pre-order through Eerdmans Press and on Amazon.com. Both sites includes summaries of this great new resource for Luther research.

New Sermons and Book Reviews

The latest online book review is Gracia Grindal's review of Grace, Faith, and the Power of Singing: The Alma Christina Lind Swensson Story (Lutheran University Press, 2012).

Other recent sermons and book reviews include:
+ Timothy Wengert's review of Birgit Stolt's study of Luther's emotive language.
+James Limburg's review of Bugenhagen's Jonah: Biblical Interpretation as Public Theology, a recent work of historical theology on the reformer Johannes Bugenhagen.
+a sermon from LQ board member Steven Paulson of Luther Seminary. Read it here or by visiting "Law-Gospel Preaching" under the "Community" tab above.

Book reviews are a great strength of Lutheran Quarterly. Click here to see the list of all the book reviews that LQ published in 2012. The list is also available via the drop-down menu that appears under the Review Corner tab.

On the Lighter Side: follow the link below for a review of Martin Marty's The Unrelieved Paradox: Studies in the Theology of Franz Bibfeldt

http://eerdword.wordpress.com/2013/08/07/review-of-the-unrelieved-paradox-studies-in-the-theology-of-franz-bibfeldt-by-paul-rorem/

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.

New Discounts on Lutheran Quarterly Books

Download and print this flyer to receive a 20% discount on select Lutheran Quarterly books and other titles, including Preaching from Home (Grindal), The Pastoral Luther (Wengert, ed.) and Theology the Lutheran Way (Bayer).

More good news for LQ Books: 2013 will see the publication of The Early Luther by Berndt Hamm, translated by Martin Lohrmann. The book's original German edition received a great review from John Maxfield in Lutheran Quarterly XXVI (2), 183-184.

Learn More about the LQ Books Series

In addition to the Lutheran Quarterly Books series through Eerdmans Publishing, another LQ publication has recently appeared: Justification Is for Preaching, edited by Virgil Thompson, LQ's Managing Editor.

The latest release in the LQ Books series is Gracia Grindal's Preaching from Home: The Stories of Seven Lutheran Women Hymn Writers. A printable flier offering 20% discounts on that and other LQ Books is available here.

Below are the first five books in the series.  All other titles can be viewed 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)