Here’s an inside look at how we are sorting through the prayers:
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In the early days of The Lutheran Missal project, when we first began to catalogue the contents of the late-medieval missals, we choose to limit our scope to the German dioceses. These sources, show in blue below, roughly correspond with the territory of present-day Germany (outlined in green).Several months ago, as we began editing the…
We are seeking an artist to illustrate The Lutheran Missal. More details about the scope of the project can be found here. Please share this flyer with anyone who may have the necessary skills and desire to be part of this historic project. We ask applicants to submit a portfolio and bid by October 31st….
In August of last year we began soliciting portfolio submissions to find an artist to illustrate The Lutheran Missal. We were pleasantly surprised to receive not two or three, but fifteen applications and portfolios from as many artists. As we reviewed the submissions, two related facts became clear: 1) Due to the astounding quality of…
St. Matthias is an unusual apostle. He is never mentioned until he is chosen to fill the spot vacated by Judas. And then, having been “numbered with the eleven apostles,” Matthias is never heard from again. Some theologians are not certain that he should have been chosen at all. It was St. Peter’s idea, true,…
Two Anglican publications have had a profound effect on the worship of nearly all English-speaking Lutherans: The King James Bible and the Book of Common Prayer (BCP). Nearly every reading, intervenient chant, and collect used in our liturgy today has come to us through one of these sources. The Encyclopaedia Britannica speaks truly when it…
Americans love options, and that’s not always a good thing. With regard to the lectionary, I find a slew of optional readings to be less than helpful. One of the chief benefits of using the Historic Lectionary is catechetical, derived from the yearly repetition of a core body of texts. This benefit is diluted by…
Evan, Wow! What a magnificent work you guys are doing. I only understood about 3% of what you were talking about, but am 100% certain this is a very, very good project. Hope you get the help you need to move it along.
Dan
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