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The Martin Luther Jubilee
The 1983 Forde lecture in our Autumn issue was part of a much larger “Martin Luther Jubilee, A Weeklong Study Conference” in Washington, DC. Courtesy of t
LQ Books Listing 2026
Here is a complete list of Lutheran Quarterly books to date (7/2026).
The Forde Folio
Gerhard Forde's legacy lives on. See now our first installment of resources by and about Forde.
Reforming Faith
Anna Marie Johnson covers the early years just after the 95 theses were posted by Luther in her latest book.
Summer 2026 Featured Essay
In the nineteenth century, German Americans and their friends sought to memorialize the contributions of German Lutherans in the American Revolutionary War and t
Summer 2026 Featured Book Reviews
Among the many consequences of the Reformation, the most tragic was the mass uprising known as the Peasants’ War of 1525.
Spring 2026 Featured Book Review
Spring 2026 featured book review United with Christ: Martin Luther and Christian Mysticism By Volker Leppin
PROMISSIO BOOK LAUNCH IN AUSTRALIA
For an excellent introduction to Oswald Bayer, to his Promissio book and his translator Jeff Silcock, see this one-hour "book launch" video.
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Gerhard O. Forde's Legacy | Fortress Press
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The Captivation of the Will: Luther Vs. Erasmus on Freedom and Bondage Gerhard O. Forde (Author), Steven D. Paulson (Editor) The Captivation of the Will provocatively revisits a perennial topic of con...
Lutheran Faith and American Freedom - Lutheran Quarterly
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Gerhard O. Forde (1927–2005) - Lutheran Quarterly
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Foundational to these resources are two comprehensive bibliographies. The first, posted since January 2026, updated May 2026, is a chronological account of all of Forde’s published works, including ...
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