Lutherans in America : a new history / Mark Granquist.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Granquist, Mark Alan, 1957-

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Lutheran Church--United States--History.

Lutheran Church.

Lutherans.

History.

United States.

Lutherans--United States--History.

Physical Description:

x, 388 pages, 18 unnumbered pages : illustrations, portraits, maps, facsimiles ; 23 cm

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2015]

Summary:

In this lively and engaging new history, Granquist brings to light not only the institutions that Lutherans founded and sustained but the people that lived within them. This shows the complete story. From the policies and the politics, but the piety and the practical experiences of the Lutheran men and women who lived and worked in the American context. Bringing the story all the way to the present day, Granquist ably covers the full range of Lutheran expressions, bringing order and clarity to a complex and vibrant tradition. Book jacket.

Contents:

The European background to American Lutheranism

Excursus 1: Rasmus Jensen and Danish exploration

Beginnings, 1619-1720

Excursus 2: Lutherans in the Caribbean

Early colonial developments, 1720-1748

Excursus 3: Colonial Lutheran pastoral care

Establishment of Eastern Lutheranism, 1748-1781

Excursus 4: Red and green and black and blue : Lutheran hymnals and their impact

Lutherans in a new nation, 1781-1820

Excursus 5: "Father" Adam Keffer and early Canadian Lutheranism

Expansion and conflict, 1820-1855

Excursus 6: "Praise the Lord" : Lutherans and American revivalism

Mass immigration, 1855-1888

Excursus 7: Thea : one life among many

Structuring an American Lutheranism, 1888-1918

Excursus 8: Colleges and controversy

Becoming Americans, 1918-1940

Excursus 9: Lutherans and the Lodge

Lutherans in war and peace, 1940-1965

Excursus 10: American Lutheran aid to refugees

Turmoil, change, and consolidation, 1965-1988

Excursus 11: Lutheran cooperation

Uncertain present, uneasy future, 1988-2013

Excursus 12: Hispanic Lutheranism

Epilogue: Hope.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 363-375) and index.

ISBN:

1451472285

9781451472288

OCLC:

889524292