Living Together as Lutherans

On the occasion of the twentieth anniversary of the formation of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the first three ELCA presiding bishops address the challenges facing a maturing church and explore the resources the Lutheran tradition has to offer in the face of those challenges; resources that include Scripture, tradition, and the concept of the church.

In an introduction to the bishops' comments, church historian Susan Wilds McArver, Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary, provides "a historical perspective on the first two decades of a church that has faced both the dilemmas common to all North American denominations living in the twenty-first century even as it has faced issues uniquely its own as part of the Lutheran experience." Taken together they provide a look back as well as a look forward for faithful followers of Christ who share a common identity as Lutherans in the ELCA.

ISBN	0806680342	Pages	88
ISBN13	9780806680347 (What's this?)	Volumes	1
Publisher	Augsburg Fortress	Weight (grammes)	118
Imprint	Augsburg Fortress	Published in	Minneapolis
Format	Paperback	Height (mm)	215
Publication date	01 Feb 2008	Width (mm)	140
Library of Congress	2007036926	Spine width (mm)	6
DEWEY	284.1	Academic level	Professional / Scholarly
DEWEY edition	DC22

		Introduction: The ELCA at Twenty: A Look Back, A Look Ahead by Susan Wilds McArver		1
		Our Basic Unity: Resources for Living Together as Lutherans in the ELCA by H. George Anderson		21
		A Changeless Word for a Changing World: The Authority and Interpretation of the Bible by Herbert W. Chilstrom		33
		ELCA Identity, Unity, and Purpose by Mark S. Hanson		55
		Notes		71

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