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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 […]

by 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 […]

by 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 […]

by 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 […]

by 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 […]

Get all 8 compendiums of the lectures given during the Braaten-Benne lectures… for one low price! Save $19 off the price if purchased individually! A small library of necessary reference tools to articulate and defend orthodox Lutheran Christianity in the modern world, and a great addition to your personal library. Here is what is included […]

by Richard O. Johnson In 1914, a small group of pastors and laity in New York established the American Lutheran Publicity Bureau. Originally hoping to bring Lutherans into greater engagement with American life and culture, the ALPB’s work through the years expanded into a multifaceted ministry that challenged first the Missouri Synod, and then the […]

by Carl E. Braaten In this new book leading American theologian Carl E. Braaten considers what it means to be a Lutheran Christian today. His colleagues and friends were impressed: From Steven D. Paulson, Professor of Systematic Theology, Luther Seminary: “There is something liberating in reading the vision of a grand theologian of the church […]

Artist: Jeffery Neal Larson A book worth reading every day of your life . . . Compiled and edited by Frederick J. Schumacher with Dorothy A. Zelenko and Members of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, White Plains, NY. Published by American Lutheran Publicity Bureau. This set of 4 pocket-sized, beautifully bound volumes is designed to be […]

by Richard Bansemer Richard Bansemer has thought a lot about prayer. His O Lord, Teach Me to Pray, a catechetical prayer book based on Luther’s catechism and published in 1995 has been the ALPB’s single best-selling book. His We Believe, a prayer book for adults based on the Augsburg Confession, has been used by thousands […]

Lutheran 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 […]

Love, 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 […]

Love, 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 […]

The 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 […]

When 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 […]

Tackling 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 […]

In 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 […]

A 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 […]

Why 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 […]

What 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 […]

40th 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. […]

The 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 […]

Between 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 […]

MEDAL #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 […]