Whether it is an altar to an unknown god or the New Atheists, Christians have always faced the challenge of translating the Gospel message within the surrounding culture. This is no less true for the tangled web that is 21st century America. Edited by global scholar Robert Kolb, these ten essays engage numerous facets of American culture from politics to science, the movies to new media to find the interconnections between the American mind and the mind of Christ.

The American Mind Meets the Mind of Christ

Robert Kolb

Dale A. Meyer

R. Reed Lessing

Joel Biermann

Leopoldo A. Sanchez M.

Paul W. Robinson

David R. Schmitt

Joel P. Okamoto

David I. Lewis

Anthony A. Cook

Concordia Seminary Press

A classic in pastoral counseling - updated with a new introduction by Rick W. Marrs. For over 25 years, this book has provided an authentically Christian resource for enriching pastoral counseling and deepening a ministry of reconciliation. Koehler weaves a multilayered account of the relationships between psychology, pastoral counseling, and the theology of individual confession and absolution, igniting a conversation that has only expanded in the years since. The introduction by Dr. Rick Marrs underscores the new developments in that conversation, bringing this classic work to life once again.

Counseling & Confession: The Role of Confession and Absolution in Pastoral Counseling

Walter J. Koehler

In this new edition, Robert Kolb, the master teacher, has updated and revised this classic guide into the study and teaching of Luther's marvelous little book, the Small Catechism. Designed for educators, pastors, parents, and all who are involved in Christian faith formation, this book is an indispensable resource for understanding and teaching the lifelong adventure of faith.

Teaching God's Children His Teaching: A guide for the study of Luther's Catechism

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What challenges keep congregations from inviting community, and being inviting communities, in North America today? How can churches effectively proclaim and embody the gospel in the midst of such challenges?
 These two questions are at the center of this new collection of essays, a follow up to The American Mind Meets the Mind of Christ. These essays, mostly by the distinguished faculty of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, address concrete challenges churches face in strengthening their witness to the gospel of Jesus Christ in and among their communities. As such, this volume invites us to deepen our understanding of what the congregation as an inviting community looks like, and what sorts of practices invite community both inside and outside a church's walls.

Inviting Community

Theodore J. Hopkins

In these pages, Robert Kolb brings together a lifetime of study of Martin Luther and the Reformation, along with his decades-long conversations with colleague Charles Arand. These six essays explore the ways in which the Wittenberg reformers expressed the Christian faith as they rediscovered it in the Scriptures. The reformers convictions found their ultimate expression in the Book of Concord, first published in 1580, and this little book is a timely introduction to that much larger work. Here Kolb, along with Arand, provides six glimpses into the theological genius that continues to provoke and shape global Christianity 500 years later.

The Way of Concord: From Historic Text to Contemporary Witness

with Charles Arand

From the Conversation in Preaching series. In The Beautiful Sermon, Dean Nadasdy sets preaching in the context of aesthetic theology. He advocates for the artfulness of preaching, inviting preachers to look first for what they see in a biblical text. He highlights preachers who have contributed significantly to aesthetic theology, among them Augustine, Thomas Aquinas, Martin Luther, and Jonathan Edwards. Identified and celebrated at the center of the book are seven elements contributing to the beautiful sermon. The various approaches to using images in preaching are explained. A chapter is given to the challenges and centrality of presenting the beauty of Christ in preaching. Finally, Nadasdy provides three sermons with commentary to illustrate the power of image to carry truth and provide beauty in a sermon. Throughout the book, works of art are cited for the beauty and impact they bring to preaching.

The Beautiful Sermon: Image and the Aesthetics of Preaching

Dean Nadasdy

In Opening the Scriptures: Expository Preaching in the Lutheran Tradition, Dr. Peter enters the church’s longstanding conversation on expository preaching. He offers readers a method for expository preaching that centers on Christ, honors the Lutheran fundamentals of preaching, and captures the art of the expository style. In this book, Dr. Peter begins by making a place for the expository sermon in the Lutheran tradition. He demonstrates how preachers engage in a close reading of the scriptural text not only in preparing the sermon but in preaching it as well. Then, he offers readers a detailed examination of four components for the expository sermon: expositing the text, proclaiming law and gospel, evoking the imagination, and connecting with the hearers. Finally, his sample sermons provide examples of such preaching in action.

Opening the Scriptures: Expository Preaching in the Lutheran Tradition

DAVID,Peter

Principles of Biblical Interpretation for Everyone

James W. Voelz

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