A Basic History of Lutheranism in America

Authors

Lewis W. Spitz, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

6-1-1956

Document Type

Article

Keywords

lutheran church, america, lutheranism, seminary, swedes, colonists, germany, hudson, wentz

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

Abdel Ross Wentz, the author of this book, may be regarded as the dean of historians of the Lutheran Church in America. Among the significant contributions to the history of Lutheranism in this country is his Lutheran Church in America History, the precursor of the present volume. His History of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Maryland and The Beginnings of the German Element in York County, Pennsylvania, have set a pattern for other historians, demonstrating the kind of work that must be done elsewhere before a final and comprehensive history of Lutheranism can be written. The same may be said for his interesting History of the Gettysburg Theological Seminary, parts of which every Lutheran school boy should know.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Spitz, Lewis W. (1956) "A Basic History of Lutheranism in America," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 27, Article 34.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol27/iss1/34