John Brug introduces volume 106 of the Quarterly with this essay, in which he reminds us of the standards we must keep when we refocus on the teachings of our church fathers, most especially that we do not allow them to ...

The doctrine of the ministry is a hot topic within the Lutheran Church, but Brug offers some insight into the issue. He examines the proper use if the terms “minister” and “ministry.” He answers the question whether the ...

In his examination of the historical use of the terms Predigtamt and Amt (and the Latin terms associated with them) in the Augsburg Confession, Prof. Brug determines that the Predigtamt is not the office of the pastoral ...