Phillip Cary’s Book Review of Promissio
One of the most important and illuminating works of modern Luther scholarship is now available in English.
The English Bibliography of Oswald Bayer
A chronological bibliography of English translations of Bayer’s other works, compiled by Philip Bartelt.
Autumn 2025 Featured Essay
The study is an introduction to Oswald Bayer’s groundbreaking work Promissio: The Reformational Turn in Luther’s Theology from 1972.
United With Christ
This short interview by Timothy Wengert about Volker Leppin’s book, “United With Christ: Martin Luther and Christian Mysticism”.
Promissio
Bayer dates Luther's reformational breakthrough to the early spring of 1518, when he discovered the sacramentality of the word: that the word is not simply informative but performa
United with Christ
Leppin illuminates how Luther's emerging theology drew upon deep wells of personal mystical experience and the guidance of late-medieval mystics.
The Bibliography of Oswald Bayer
A chronological bibliography of English translations of Bayer’s other works, compiled by Philip Bartelt.
Face to Face – The book
Martin Luther’s View of Reality Kolb explores Luther’s use of the Latin preposition coram – “face-to-face” – to demonstrate the foundational
Sola – The Book
Christ, Grace, Faith, and Scripture Alone in Martin Luther’s Theology Leppin explores the four “solas” of the Reformation — Christ, grace, faith, and script
A New Song We Now Begin – The Book
Celebrating the Half Millennium of Lutheran Hymnals 1524-2024 In this delightful dialogue, Leaver discusses the history of the Lutheran hymnody and how the many historical versions
A New Song We Now Begin
Robin Leaver is interviewed by Prof. Paul Rorem about his book "A New Song We Now Begin".
Sola
This short interview by Timothy Wengert about Volker Leppin’s book, “Sola: Christ, Grace, Faith and Scripture Alone in Martin Luther’s Theology” covers these 4 truths.