Martin Luther’s theological thinking, as it worked to shape the Lutheran world in the centuries following the Reformation, has had a decisive impact on the creation of the Nordic social-democratic ...

Seven theologians call North American Lutheranism back to the Word and the Lutheran confessions. Almost everyone knows Martin Luther’s famous defense before the Diet of Worms: “Here I stand, I can do ...

As America prepares to commemorate the 250th anniversary of its founding, communities across the nation are rediscovering the stories of the men and women whose courage, endurance, and quiet ...

Some of us read denominational histories the way others read memoirs. We are tremendously curious to learn how institutions developed, and the more granular the better. José David Rodríguez’s ...

Religious and cultural Lutheran values have shaped Nordic societies for centuries. But instead of encouraging capitalism as in Calvinist Europe, Lutheranism promoted a social-democratic welfare state ...