We Confess Anthology 53-1037 404969/01

by Publishing House Concordia, Norman Nagel (Translator)

These essays define a Lutheran approach and understanding of the Gospel. The book is divided into three sections (previously published as separate volumes).

Section 1 includes essays on Jesus Christ, the theology of the cross, and church and confession.
Section 2 offers essays on the Sacraments.
Section 3 presents writings on the Church, the Holy Spirit, ministry, last things, and more.

Genres: Theology, Religion

400 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1998

Reviews

[Jeremiah Gumm · Rating 4 out of 5]

While I would disagree with Sasse on a few historical and hermeneutical points, there are plenty of solid Scriptural and confessional treasures to be found. The interested reader may find further benefit in CPH's The Lonely Way collection of Sasse's writings or the collection of his Letters to Lutheran Pastors.

[Joseph Greenmyer · Rating 5 out of 5]

Sasse's writing is very clear and pointed. A brilliant church historian and theologian, he leaves no doubt that the church of the Augsburg Confession confesses the faith once for all delivered to the saints.

[Zach · Rating 4 out of 5]

Sasse is a Lutheran theologian of the 20th century whom seems out of place in his own generation, and at times, his own church. His grasp of the Book of Concord and his ability to quote the confessions at will shows to great lengths his academic rigor. My favorite part of this collection is the inclusions from his “Letters to Lutheran pastors”. Here, I believe Sasse is at his best.

Sasse is likewise at his most thorough when discussing the sacraments in particular. What is most striking about his writing is the prophetic voice he embodies. His quote “The whole (Lutheran) world is waiting for Missouri to fall…” was almost jarring.

Sasse’s doctrine of the ministry, and his insistence of the church as ‘Catholic’ shows how much he loved both the Lutheran church and her confessions. This should spur us, of Missouri, to the same confessional rigor and the same insistence upon good and proper doctrine that he displayed in his time