Formula of Concord
Law and Gospel
How the Reformation distinction between law and gospel clarifies Scripture, exposes sin, announces Christ, and directs the Christian life.
Luther's Large Catechism
Luther's Large Catechism of 1529: born from thirty sermons preached in 1528, written for pastors and fathers, its five parts, its famous preface on daily study, and its place in the Book of Concord.
Luther's Small Catechism
Luther's Small Catechism of 1529: the Saxon visitation that provoked it, the six chief parts, the question 'What does this mean?', the household as a school of the church, and its influence on every catechism that followed.
Martin Chemnitz
A short biography of Martin Chemnitz (1522–1586), Lutheran theologian of Brunswick, author of the Examination of the Council of Trent and a chief architect of the Formula of Concord.
The Formula of Concord
The Formula of Concord of 1577: the controversies that divided Lutheranism after Luther's death, the road from the Swabian Concord to the Bergen Book, the twelve articles, and the two parts — Epitome and Solid Declaration.
