This volume contains the addresses delivered at the seventh annual theological conference featuring the Braaten-Benne lectures, sponsored by the North American Lutheran Church and held August 9-10, 2016, at the Wyndham Anaheim Garden Grove Hotel in Anaheim, California. “Who is Jesus Christ for us today?” This question asked over 70 years ago by Dietrich Bonhoeffer […]
View BookThe Hebrew words for “blessing” (barak) and for “lightning” (barach) are strikingly similar. How fitting that a bolt of lightning from the sky similarly suggests a clear and present (and surprising) blessing, one that comes as a flash ignited by the Word of God. These daily meditations are shaped to afford wise guidance for the Christian […]
View Bookby Eric W. Gritsch This Handbook is an ideal text for an adult study group committed to asking hard questions and desiring to have their lives formed in the image of Christ. In the Introduction Professor Eric Gritsch writes, “This Handbook has only one pedagogical prerequisite: Curious minds who wonder about everyday life and search […]
View BookDuring the pandemic lockdown in our community I could think of nothing better to do than write a book. The book I have written is entitled: A HARVEST OF LUTHERAN DOGMATICS AND ETHICS: The Life and Work of Twelve Theologians (1960-2020). The twelve I chose to write about are: Robert W. Bertram, Edward H. Schroeder, […]
View Bookby Robert W. Jenson with an Introduction by Gregory P. Fryer A third printing of this much-in-demand small book . . . From the Introduction: When I first read Jenson’s A Large Catechism, back in 1991, it functioned in my life as a dazzling exhortation: Do not be the blockhead of whom Luther complained! Do […]
View Bookby Rod L. Ronneberg, STS “Pastor Rod Ronneberg has produced this collection of Canons or Eucharistic Prayers for use in the liturgy, and in doing so has done a great service for the church, both Lutheran and ecumenical. These contributions to the worship of God’s people will serve both to praise God more graciously […]
View Bookby Daniel V. Biles with Illustrations by Jeffery Neal Larson The basics of Lutheran doctrine and worship for adults . . . This book grew out of a need for a good way to teach new adult members—both new Christians and those who were just new to Lutheranism—about the Lutheran faith. Recognizing the close link […]
View BookGet both the ALPB books featuring the phenomenal theological legacy of Arthur Carl Piepkorn for one low price! Arthur Carl Piepkorn: Chaplain to the Greatest Generation including his classic essay “What Chance Has the Chaplaincy?” Well known as an authority on the Lutheran Confessions and ecumenism, Arthur Carl Piepkorn also had a distinguished career as […]
View Bookincluding his classic essay “What Chance Has the Chaplaincy?” Well known as an authority on the Lutheran Confessions and ecumenism, Arthur Carl Piepkorn also had a distinguished career as a chaplain in the U.S. Army. In WW II he was pastor to soldiers of the greatest generation, serving with humility and grace while advancing to […]
View BookGet 3 books of Carl Braaten’s timeless theological work… for one low price! Save $8 off the price if purchased individually! …and FREE SHIPPING!!! A small library of fantastic theological resources tools to assist you in Christ’s ministry. Here is what is included in this package: A Harvest of Lutheran Dogmatics and Ethics My Ecumenical […]
View BookLutheran Identity Need an added resource for defining Lutheran? ALPB would like to help…with five tracts, planned to focus attention on what is unique about the Lutheran Church. Designed for newcomers to the Lutheran Church, as well as those members who may want a refresher course in subjects central to Lutheranism. Pastors may want to […]
View TractLove, Family, and Sex in Christian Perspective Autonomous individuals?… Or people grounded in the faith? We all know the standard biblical texts–hardly adequate for speaking to social issues surrounding human sexuality today, right? Or, do they depict another reality–one that has to do with Christian sexual morality and a different vision of what the Christian […]
View TractLove, Family, and Sex in Christian Perspective Autonomous individuals?… Or people grounded in the faith? We all know the standard biblical texts–hardly adequate for speaking to social issues surrounding human sexuality today, right? Or, do they depict another reality–one that has to do with Christian sexual morality and a different vision of what the Christian […]
View TractThe structure of Lutheran worship, while powerfully meaningful, can also seem foreign to people not raised in the tradition. An Invitation to Lutheran Worship introduces visitors and members both old and new to the shape of Lutheran worship and the way it both communicates our faith and facilitates our worship of the living God. Use […]
View TractWhen Martin Luther wrote his Small Catechism, he addressed each section, “To the head of the household as they should teach it to their children.” Both Parents and Priests lifts up the Biblical truth that a parent’s primary job is not to get their child into Harvard, but into heaven. Use it in new member […]
View TractTackling a topic that is even more foursquare in the life of the church than when it was first published, Can Homosexual Love Be Blessed? does more than quote Bible “proof texts.” It briefly but thoroughly lays out the classical Christian vision on the nature of marriage and by extension, sexual morals. Use it in […]
View TractIn an era when LGBT issues have been promoted as civil rights issues Is This the Way God Made Me? addresses these issues from a theological and Biblical perspective rather than using pseudoscience or the fundamentalism of the Left or Right. An incredibly helpful asset to your ministry in this contentious era. Use it in new […]
View TractA great resource for congregations with a traditionally structured liturgical worship life, Lutheran Faith, Lutheran Worship–Two Sides of One Coin helps people understand the connection between Christian faith and the primary act of that faith–worship. Use it in new member packs, with confirmation classes, or keep some in your narthex to help orient new people to […]
View TractWhy do Lutherans use the name of a 16th Century man to identify themselves today? What role did of Lutheranism here in America play in the development of American Christianity? Lutheran? What’s in a Name? helps people understand the proud history of Lutheranism and its ongoing significance. Use it in new member packs, with confirmation […]
View TractWhat is the relationship between Lutheranism and other forms of Christianity? What does it mean to be Lutheran today? Lutherans and Other Christians helps people understand both what Lutherans have in common with all forms of Christianity and what makes us distinctive. Use it in new member packs, with confirmation classes, or keep some in […]
View Tract40th Anniversary Edition Through The Church Year With The Best in Lutheran Hymns is a 40th Anniversary Edition of a two record collection by the Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Missouri Cantata Chorus and Brass Ensemble distributed by the ALPB in 1961. It is now available on a single CD with enhanced sound and separation. […]
View MusicThe American Lutheran Publicity Bureau, founded in 1914, celebrated its Centennial Year in 2014. A limited number of special 3” commemorative medallions in cast metal with gold, silver, or antique bronze finish are available with a wooden display stand and an informational brochure. The antique bronze medal is $42 and the gold and silver finished […]
View MedalBetween 2011 and 2017 – the 500th Anniversary of the Reformation – give the children, their families and all members of your congregation a series of 9 medallions in gold anodized aluminum to collect to create excitement in learning about Luther and the Reformation. For adults interested in collecting the series and numismatic and historic […]
View MedalMEDAL #1: COMMEMORATING THE 500th ANNIVERSARY OF THE REFORMATION -ONLY AVAILABLE IN GOLD — $45.00 each including postage and handling. Medal comes with a brochure explaining the medal design. Other medal types as below NO LONGER AVAILABLE. SOLD OUT MEDAL #2: THE JOINT LUTHERAN -ROMAN CATHOLIC COMMEMORATION – FROM CONFLICT TO COMMUNION AVAILABLE IN ANTIQUE […]
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