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Martin Luther and the Jews
(1982)You may have heard many things about Martin Luther’s attitude toward the Jewish nation. Did Luther want all the Jews expelled from Germany? Did the Nazis get their beliefs from Luther’s pen? In this paper, Mark Albrecht ... -
Martin Luther and the State
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-03)This essay demonstrates how Luther’s attitude toward the means of grace made Lutheranism unique for its time in its struggle to keep church and state separate: Since only the gospel can create faith and preserve orthodoxy, ... -
Martin Luther's Theology of Justification. A Response to the New Finnish Interpretation of Luther
(2018)In his writings, Martin Luther strove to present justification as the glorious gift that it is: God’s free forgiveness given on the basis of Jesus’ sacrifice for sinners. The Lutheran Confessions rightly maintain this ... -
Martin Luther, Augustinian
(0000)Richard D. Balge’s essay Martin Luther, Augustinian explores the theological and historical relationship between Martin Luther and Augustine of Hippo. Balge traces Luther’s early exposure to Augustine through the Augustinian ... -
Martin Luther, God's Music Man
(1983)This essay sketches what Luther thought about music, did with music and accomplished for music. It uses many Luther quotes and follows the history of the liturgy and hymnody in the early Lutheran church. In foil, the essay ... -
Martin Luther--God's Voice
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-02)This essay reviews Luther’s ministry as interpreter of the Bible. Topics include: Luther, the university lecturer and cultivator of pastors; Luther the law/gospel preacher; Luther the translator of Scripture; and Luther’s ... -
Martin Luther: Personal and Family Life
(New Ulm Pastoral Conference, 1983-11-01)Much work has been devoted to Martin Luther as the Reformer, but many have neglected his personal life. The most well-known of matters relates to his marriage to Katherine. Though the marriage began to accomplish practical ... -
Martin Luther–God's Voice: A Reaction
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2017-10-02)This is Justin C. Cloute's reaction to Paul O. Wendland's "Martin Luther--God's Voice" for 2017 Symposium on Reformation 500 (Martin Luther). -
Mary Today According to the New Catholic Catechism
(0000)John F. Brug critically examines the portrayal of Mary in the Catechism of the Catholic Church, highlighting its reaffirmation of doctrines such as the Immaculate Conception, perpetual virginity, bodily assumption, and ... -
Material for a History of the WELS Campus Ministry
(1979)Martin O. Westerhaus’s essay, Material for a History of the WELS Campus Ministry (1979), provides a detailed survey of the development of Lutheran campus ministry, with emphasis on the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ... -
A Matter of Choice: On the Feasibility and Utility of an Eclectic Text of the Hebrew Bible
(2012)The exegesis of any biblical text is only as good as the text it examines. This thesis will lay out the case for the feasibility and utility of an eclectic text of the Hebrew Bible. First it explains the necessity and ... -
A Matter of Membership: An Assessment of Active Congregational Membership
(Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary, 2022-02-18)“WELS has approximately 56,000 fewer members than it did 25 years ago.” (Forward in Christ, Volume 105, Number 5 - May 2018). For many years, church membership has been in decline. Yet Covid hang-over symptoms such as ... -
Matthew 28:19 and the Mission of the WELS
(2007)This paper is a detailed examination of the WELS Mission Statement in light of Matthew 28:19. It was written to respond to questions as to whether the current mission statement accurately reflects the doctrines of Scripture ...