Lutheran Witness: September 2025
The September issue provides a Lutheran view of the theology of the body.
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Gifted Bodies: A Lutheran Theology of the Body
Letter From the President
Our Bodies: Created Good, Redeemed for Eternity
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Theodore Stelzer: Seward’s “Renaissance Man”
Stelzer believed in the power of Lutheran music, as animated by the Gospel.
Edward Rechlin: First Concert Organist of the Missouri Synod
Rechlin's professional life was spent in the service of the Gospel through performance rather than through composition, teaching or parish ministry.
Walter Wismar: A Kantor for the Whole Church
Walter Wismar's writing, conducting and leadership modeled the fullest vocation of a Lutheran Kantor.
Martin Lochner: Building a Sacred Music Tradition at River Forest
Martin Lochner continued his family’s legacy of stewarding the rich musical heritage of the Lutheran church as he taught generations of church musicians.
Karl Brauer: The First Music Professor of the Missouri Synod
Through his organ design and promotion of the ancient, rhythmic style of chorale singing, through his teaching of singing, theory and organ, Brauer conveyed high ...
C.F.W. Walther: Theologian and Musician
Did you know that C.F.W. Walther's original dream was to be a church musician?
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