What, no themed issue? The Fall 2025 issue of the Concordia Historical Institute Quarterly (Volume 98, Number 3) is considered one of our “potpourri” issues. The articles it contains, while varied in topic, still provide valuable insight into North American Lutheran history.
ARTICLES
The first article is the conclusion of an article from the previous CHIQ (Volume 98, Number 2) by the Rev. Dr. Joel Pless, entitled, “The WELS Connection to Missouri, Part II.” It contains biographical information on four WELS pastors who had an impact on the LCMS.
The second article is by the Rev. Dr. Thomas J. Korcok, entitled, “The Secret and Mysterious Life of the Continuation Committee (1969-1976).” This article provides some background and insight into a grassroots committee in the LCMS, formed prior to the Walkout. It existed until just prior to the formation of the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches.
The third article is by the Rev. Dr. Ken Schurb, entitled, “Learning about Evangelism from the Past: TODAY.” This article focuses on the publication TODAY and how it informed and influenced the LCMS concerning evangelism after World War II.
The fourth article is by the Rev. Dillon Weber, entitled, “A Brief Biography of Jacob Buehler: Pioneer of Lutheranism on the West Coast.” This article provides a short biography and insight into one of the major figures of Lutheranism on the West Coast of the United States.
The fifth and final article is by the Rev. Thomas R. Noon, entitled, “The Unusual Case of William Harrison Lane.” It provides what little there is known about one pastor of the Synodical Conference who worked in the southern United States.
BOOK REVIEWS
The first review, by Jonathan Lackey, is for “God’s Acre: The Story of Glen Eden Lutheran Memorial Parks” by David P. Stechholz.
The second review, by Mark Nebel, is for “Lutherans of Cole County, Missouri: A History” by Jeremy P. Amick.
The third review, by Mark Nebel, is for “Servant of Christ’s Church: Festschrift in Honor of John R. Stephenson“, edited by James A.O. Preus, Stephen K. Preus, and Thomas M. Winger.
The fourth review, by Ken Schurb, is for “Timothy Keller: His Spiritual and Intellectual Formation” by Collin Hansen.
The fifth and final review, by Adam S. Brasich, is for “Pietisms in the American Wilderness: Heinrich Melchior Mühlenberg, David Zeisberger, and their Missions in Eighteenth-Century North America” by Hermann Wellenreuther.
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