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 ...

The spectrum of guilt-shame-fear cultures has been studied by anthropologists for some time now. However, more recently Christian missiologists have begun to study the benefits and challenges each of these cultures ...

In a changing world, the WELS must constantly reassess the system by which it trains men for the public ministry. Over the course of more than 150 years, the pre-seminary curriculum has adapted to changing times, circumstances, ...

This thesis aims to contribute to current exegetical practices. It will provide clarifying definitions and connect their associated terms to visual models. These models, in turn, will demonstrate the structure and function ...

Area Lutheran high schools are an integral part of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod‘s educational system. Of these 25 schools, many of them have less than one-hundred students and often depend on local pastors who ...

For at least 20 years the United States has been in the midst of a severe opioid problem. The problem escalated rather gradually at first, but in the last 10 years it has grown significantly. With the current state of ...

The break in fellowship between the LCMS and the WELS was a messy affair. In many ways it resembles a divorce. Many churches, families and friendships were divided in the break up. As with a divorce, each child had their ...