Browsing Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary by Subject "LCMS History"

Growth of the Missouri and Wisconsin Synods

Schmiege, Glen F. (1980)

How the Wisconsin Synod Began its Work in St. Louis County

Schlawin, Joseph R. (1989)

Lights! Camera! Seminex! The Press and the Controversy in Missouri

Schallert, J. L. (1984)

The Missouri Synod 1947-1972: A Study of Church Growth

Schaffer, Dale (1980)

Missouri's New Direction 1962 and 1973

Westra, Tom (1985)

Tom Westra’s essay, Missouri’s New Direction: 1962 and 1973 (1985), analyzes two pivotal Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) conventions that marked dramatic shifts in doctrine and practice. The 1962 Cleveland convention ...

What Part Did the 1938 Convention of the Missouri Synod Play in Their Doctrinal Downfall?

Zahn, Allen (1972)

Allen Zahn’s 1972 paper explores the pivotal role of the 1938 Missouri Synod convention in the synod’s eventual doctrinal decline. Zahn argues that the convention marked a shift in priorities—from a commitment to pure ...