Lutheran Witness: February 2024

The February issue of The Lutheran Witness recalls the history of the “Walkout” of all but five professors from Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, 50 years ago this month — including the theological controversies that surrounded it, and why those theological distinctions are still crucial today.

From the President: Excerpts from “A Statement of Scriptural and Confessional Principles”

From the Editor: Broken Community: Fifty Years After the Walkout

Features:

It’s All About the Gospel … Isn’t It?: Issues surrounding the Walkout — Daniel Harmelink

How Did We Get Here?: Theological context of the Walkout — David P. Scaer

The Historical-Critical Method: A critical look — Timothy H. Maschke

What Happened to Natural Law?: The historical-critical method and the loss of meaning — Dean Wenthe

The Gospel and the Church’s Mission: History and context of the missions department walkout — Roy S. Askins

Departments:

Snippets: News from around the LCMS and the world

Walking Together: Congregational spotlight on First Lutheran Church of Boston

Worship: Psalms in the Daily Life of God’s People

Searching Scripture: A Holy Community