{"product_id":"the-lutheran-confessions-history-and-theology-of-the-book-of-concord-9780800627416","title":"The Lutheran Confessions: History and Theology of the Book of Concord","description":"\u003cp\u003eFrom their formulation in the sixteenth century through the present day, every generation of Lutheran leadership has grappled with the centrality and importance of the Lutheran confessional writings.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this important new volume, Arand, Kolb, and Nestingen bring the fruit of an entire generation of scholarship to bear on these documents, making it an essential and up-to-date class text.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eThe Lutheran Confessions\u003c\/b\u003e places the documents solidly within their political, social, ecclesiastical, and theological contexts, relating them to the world in which they took place, and assists readers in understanding the issues at stake in the narratives, both in their own time and in ours.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKolb, Robert:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eRobert Kolb\u003c\/b\u003e is International Research Emeritus Professor for the Institute of Mission Studies at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. Among his many publications, he is the author of \u003ci\u003eMartin Luther: Confessor of the Faith\u003c\/i\u003e (2009) and coeditor of \u003ci\u003eThe Book of Concord\u003c\/i\u003e (2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eNestingen, James A.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eJames A. Nestingen\u003c\/b\u003e has taught Church History at Luther Seminary in St. Paul, Minnesota. He is a nationally recognized Luther scholar as well as a popular speaker and lecturer. Nestingen is the author of numerous books, including \u003ci\u003eMartin Luther: A Life\u003c\/i\u003e (2003) and \u003ci\u003eSources and Contexts of The Book of Concord\u003c\/i\u003e (coeditor, 2001).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eArand, Charles P.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eCharles P. Arand\u003c\/b\u003e is Waldemar A. and June Schuette Chair in Systematic Theology at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. His recent publications include \u003ci\u003eThe Genius of Luthers Theology\u003c\/i\u003e (2008).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50492034842898,"sku":"9780800627416","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_cbd90dff-7a07-4a35-b46e-833577cb64d4.jpg?v=1730568176","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/the-lutheran-confessions-history-and-theology-of-the-book-of-concord-9780800627416","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}