Would be very interested in getting my hands on a copy of this: Preaching Martin Luther’s Small Catechism at The Fort Knox Lutheran Service Author David Karl Jacob, Erskine Theological SeminaryFollow Date of Award 5-7-2007 Document Type Major Applied Project Degree Name Doctor of Ministry (DMin) Department Practical Theology First Advisor Michael Bush Abstract The … Read more
We have added Wengert, Timothy, “Forming the Faith Today through Luther’s Catechisms,” Lutheran Quarterly, vol. XI, pp. 379-396 (1997) to the Documents Library. From the beginning of the article: Do we, who are American Christians of the Lutheran tradition in the waning years of the twentieth century, know what Luther’s Small Catechism is? I do … Read more
We have added Reu, M., Catechetics or Theory and Practise of Religious Instruction (Chicago: Wartburg Publishing House, 1918) to the Documents Library. Paul I. Johnston, said of this book: One of the great educational classics of early twentieth-century American Lutheranism was Johann Michael Reu’s Catechetics, or Theory and Practice of Religious Instruction. By the time … Read more
When I was a child, we already had the Small Catechism memorized before we entered confirmation instruction. We recited portions in Sunday School from about the third or fourth grade onward. We recited all portions in Vacation Bible School year after year. By the time we entered confirmation instruction, we had recited it at church … Read more
We have added an important article by John T. Pless to the Documents Library. Pless, John T., The Catechism as a Tool for Prayer, Caring Connections, vol 13, no. 4, pp. 23-27, 2016. The first paragraph: We are most accustom to think in terms of studying the Small Catechism or learning it by heart but … Read more
We have added a powerful article by John T. Pless to the Documents Library. Pless, John T., “The Catechism: A Handbook for Times of Persecution,” The Lutheran Witness, May 2017, pp. 6-7. Luther’s Small Catechism is a multipurpose tool. Not only is it a brief summary of Christian doctrine and a guide to the Christian’s … Read more
LutheranCatechism.com has added Whitford, David M., “Review of Rittgers, Ronald K., The Reformation of the Keys: Confession, Conscience, and Authority in Sixteenth-Century Germany,” H-German, H-Net Review, January 2005, to the Documents Library. This review begins with a serious error. Its first sentence reads, “In Matthew 16, Jesus promises to give the keys of heaven to … Read more
G. H. (George Henry) Gerberding wrote The Lutheran Catechist: A Companion Book to The Lutheran Pastor, because of his belief that there were a number of serious deficiencies in the preparation of pastors for the work of catechesis. A couple that he mentions were: Education that focused on conditions in Europe, especially in Germany. Education … Read more
Added to the Document Library: Charles P. Arand, Luther’s Catechism as a Map for Life’s Journey, Reformation & Revival, vol. 10, no. 2, pp. 49-60, Spring 2001. From the beginning of the article: At the dawn of the twenty-first century the church increasingly faces questions about what it means to be Christian within a culture … Read more
Obstacles to frequent reception of the Sacrament Worldly mindedness Lack of a live knowledge of our sin Lack of understanding of the true purpose of the Sacrament Fear of receiving the Sacrament unworthily Reasons for attendance at the Sacrament The command and invitation of Christ The promised blessings The troubles of this life that lie … Read more
This is a table of Bible illustrations to help parents, teachers, and pastors illuminate truths taught in the Small Catechism. Links to parts: Part 1 – The Ten Commandments Part 2a – The First Article of the Creed Part 2b – The Second Article of the Creed Part 2c – The Third Article of the Creed Part … Read more
The best commentary on the Small Catechism is Luther’s Large Catechism. Next come many fine explanations of the Catechism that the Lutheran church has produced over the centuries. And next to those come the catechism sermons of Pastor Rolf D. Preus. Nine of Pastor Preus’ sons compiled a collection of his sermons that take you … Read more