Table of Contents
Introduction vii
Foreword xi
Introduction to the Writers xvii
Acknowledgments xix
Martin Luther and the Augsburg Confession xxi
Abbreviations xxiii
1 Preach One Thing: The Wisdom of the Cross Edward H. Schroeder 1
2 Necessitating Christ: The Clue to Handling the Scriptures Edward H. Schroeder 17
3 Why the Cross Is at the Center Edward H. Schroeder 37
Articulating the Hub 59
4 The Trinity as Gospel Arthur (Chris) Repp 61
5 Sin Kathryn A. Kleinhans 71
6 Church, Ministry, and the Main Thing Marcus Felde 85
7 The Promise of Baptism for the Church Today Steven E. Albertin 97
8 Christology at the Table Marcus C. Lohrmann 111
9 On the Other Hand: God's Care for the Creation and Its Dilemmas Marie A. Fallinger 125
10 The Ethics of Augsburg: Ethos under Law, Ethos under Grace, Objective Ethos Michael Hoy 143
11 A Lutheran Confessional Exploration of Gospel Praxis Steven C. Kuhl 155
12 Mission Jukka Kääriäinen 175
Afterword 197
Index of Names and Subjects 201
Index of Scripture 205