Just & Sinner's new periodical The Conservative Reformer is now accessible. You can find the site at TheConservativeReformer.com. Our first article is from Just & Sinner's Fellow of Apologetics and Philosophical Theology, Dr. Nathan Greeley. In this article, Dr. Greeley discusses the vision and goals of this new publication. New articles will be posted every Monday.
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Just & Sinner is excited to announce that we are launching a new periodical titled The Conservative Reformer. This online publication will contain new articles each week on theology, philosophy, and culture from a Lutheran perspective. The Weidner Institute is hosting an upcoming seminar from Dr. Chris Caughey on Biblical theology on January 22 of 2024 from 8:00 to 10:00pm EST. If you are unable to attend live, you will be able to view the video after the live lesson.
The description of the seminar is as follows: Many students of theology prioritize dogmatic, or systematic, theology when studying Biblical truth. In the discipline of Systematic Theology, the theologian takes all of the biblical data, and then organizes it topically. Scripture itself, however, is not written as a topical dogmatics text. The Bible is organized historically, as a story with a beginning, a middle (with conflict and resolution) and an end. In this seminar, Dr. Chris Caughey introduces the discipline of Biblical Theology from a Lutheran perspective which aids the student of Scripture to draw out the narrative themes of the Biblical text.
It is a well-attested-to reality that church membership has been in significant decline among younger generations. While this is true across denominations, church decline is impacting Lutheran congregations more than those of other Christian traditions. For example, in his article titled "The LCMS in the Face of Demographic and Social Change: A Social Science Perspective," George Hawley notes the following regarding membership decline in the LCMS: "While there was a decline in every decade since 1971, about half of that decline occurred between 2000 and 2010—the number of LCMS adherents dropped by 250,000 people over that ten year period."* According to one study from Harvard University,** the age distribution of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod is the oldest of any major Protestant group in the United States. The chart below shows the age distribution among Lutheran church bodies in the United States compared to that of the Just & and Sinner audience. Just & Sinner is reaching younger generations through Confessional Lutheran YouTube channels, podcasts, and resources—all available for free online. Just & Sinner Publishing, likewise, reprints, creates, and distributes accessibly priced Confessional Lutheran books. As Martin Luther used the new technology of his day, the printing press, to spread the Gospel, we too can use innovative technologies like the internet to reach those who need to hear faithful biblical teaching. Prayerfully consider a donation to support Just & Sinner today, and help us reach the next generation. Visit our donate page to here. Dr. Jordan B. Cooper Executive Director *Hawley, "Social Change," https://resources.lcms.org/newsletters/journal-of-lutheran-mission-december-2016/ **Cooperative Election Study, https://cces.gov.harvard.edu/home?fbclid=IwAR0k9ziBTH0UnT7QmQbRozHnGBFRAM0m02pidNsnGU5ENf-kAL1RUl2G_eA We have just released a new devotional with the text of Luther's Small and Large Catechism with daily prayers and questions for daily meditation. You can purchase the work here.
George Henry Gerberding's The Lutheran Pastor is now available in a new edition. This new printing has brand new typesetting and cover art. Some typographical errors have also been fixed throughout the text.
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First, we have combined the publishing and main websites for Just and Sinner, so that all of our books can be found right here on JustandSinner.org. At the time of writing this, most of our books are now up on this site, but you may find that a few works have not yet been brought over to our books page. So, if you are looking for something that is not there, this doesn't mean the work is out of print. It will up continually updated over the next week or so. Second, Just and Sinner has retired the old JustandSinner@yahoo.com email address. We now have separate email addresses you can contact depending on the nature of the inquiry. Questions can be sent to Questions@JustandSinner.org Speaking or interview requests with our fellows can be sent to Requests@JustandSinner.org Book manuscript submissions may be sent to Submissions@JustandSinner.org You can contact Jordan Cooper directly at JordanBCooper@JustandSinner.org, but note that due to the large number of emails he receives, you may not receive a response. |
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