We must also lessen the number of theological books, and choose the best; for it is not the number of books that make the learned man; nor much reading, but good books often read, however few, make a man learned in the Scriptures and pious. – Martin Luther

The First Free Lutheran Diet Edited by Henry Eyster Jacobs

The First Free Lutheran Diet Edited by Henry Eyster Jacobs

The First Free Diet of the Lutheran Church was held at St. Matthew's Church in Philadelphia on December 27-28, 1877. It had representatives from four of the largest Synods at the time. The speakers included some of the great defenders of orthodox Lutheranism in America: Emanuel Greenwald, Charles Krauth, Henry Eyster Jacobs and others.

13 Nov 2018
The Blessing of Cheerfulness by James Russell Miller

The Blessing of Cheerfulness by James Russell Miller

We have a mission to others — to add to their cheer. This we cannot do unless we have first learned the lesson of cheerfulness ourselves. We cannot teach what we do not know. We cannot give what we do not have.

06 Nov 2018
The Life of Philip Melanchthon by Joseph Stump

The Life of Philip Melanchthon by Joseph Stump

The life of so distinguished a servant of God as Melanchthon deserves to be better known to the general reader than it actually is. In the great Reformation of the sixteenth century, his work stands second to that of Luther alone. Yet his life is comparatively unknown to many intelligent Christians.

31 Oct 2018
Martin Luther's Large Catechism translated by Henry Eyster Jacobs

Martin Luther's Large Catechism translated by Henry Eyster Jacobs

Perhaps the best introduction to Luther's Work. The essence of Biblical Christianity is here. Read Luther!

29 Oct 2018
The New Theology: S. S. Schmucker And Its Other Defenders by James Allen Brown (1821-1882)

The New Theology: S. S. Schmucker And Its Other Defenders by James Allen Brown (1821-1882)

Suffice it to say that faith is faith, and not obedience, or love or delight in God, or any other distinct grace or virtue. Nor does the Bible say being justified by obedience, or love, or delight, or good works, but 'being justified by faith, we have peace with God.'

29 Oct 2018
The Autobiography of Rev. Joseph Hamilton Fesperman

The Autobiography of Rev. Joseph Hamilton Fesperman

Amid the vexations and disquieting scenes of my earthly suffering, I forget not the song of my pilgrimage, "I live, yet not I, but Christ liveth in me." This thought illumes the darkness without and hallows all within.

28 Oct 2018
Available Books | Lutheran Library Catalog Fall-Winter 2018

Available Books | Lutheran Library Catalog Fall-Winter 2018

With best wishes to you for Reformation Day from the Lutheran Library.

22 Oct 2018
Church and State by John Edwin Whitteker

Church and State by John Edwin Whitteker

There is nothing more difficult, these times, than to keep the Church out of politics. And this difficulty is intensified where a Christian principle is at stake.

20 Oct 2018
A Bible Year: A Course In Bible-reading, Completing The Entire Bible In One Year; With Daily Suggestions For Meditation And For Further Study by Amos Wells

A Bible Year: A Course In Bible-reading, Completing The Entire Bible In One Year; With Daily Suggestions For Meditation And For Further Study by Amos Wells

This little book pretends to be nothing more than a primer of Bible-reading. For a year, week by week, these studies were printed in the columns of "The Christian Endeavor World".

05 Sep 2018
To Rome and Back Again: The Story of Two Proselytes by John G. Morris

To Rome and Back Again: The Story of Two Proselytes by John G. Morris

More than twenty years ago, the substance of this book was published under another title, when it was highly recommended by many divines of our own and other churches. Judicious friends have advised me to prepare a new edition, and I have accordingly rewritten a large portion of it, added new characters, and transferred the whole scene of the story to this country. – John Gottlieb Morris

16 Aug 2018
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