By Thomas Egger, Alfonso Espinos Christoph Barnbrock

ISBN-10: 075862560X

ISBN-13: 9780758625601

Called “the American Luther,” Rev. Dr. C. F. W. Walther is well known as a founding father of the log cabin university (1839) that grew to become one of many ten biggest seminaries in North the United States: Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. the academic emphasis and precedents Walther set made his theological heirs hugely influential in American Christianity a century later whilst the synod totally embraced English. Walther’s legacy persists via his most generally learn ebook, legislations and Gospel. He tirelessly led the booklet of Der Lutheraner magazine (founded 1844) and have become the 1st president of The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod.

In 1847, whilst Walther helped to stumbled on The Lutheran Church—Missouri Synod, the church physique integrated simply 19 pastors, 30 congregations, and 4,099 baptized individuals. on the time of his loss of life 40 years later (May 7, 1887), the church physique had grown to 931 pastors, 678 member congregations, 746 affiliated congregations, 544 preaching stations, and 459,376 baptized contributors. The 200th anniversary of Walther’s beginning is a vital milestone for the heritage of confessional Lutherans and for North American Christianity.

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