Thursday, June 02, 2005

Is the ELCA Lutheran?

I read this book a couple of months ago and meant to blog about it, but I never seemed to be able to sift through and put down what I thought the author said that was important. Now Shrimp over at the Shellfish blog has done it, so I will refer you over there. Here is an excerpt:

Is the ELCA Lutheran? by Christine Larsen Goble

Is the ELCA Lutheran? by Christine Larsen Goble is available from Amazon

"A must read for ELCA members, both clergy and lay, Christine Goble has written a down-to-earth assessment of the problems within this denomination. She combines concise, disturbing, indisputable facts with clarity and a sense of humor. Written for the Lutheran in the pew, it spells out clearly how the ELCA is surrendering its heritage for the sake of ecumenical unity in the church. Not only has the ELCA tossed aside the Lutheran confessions, but now they are declaring that Scripture does not speak clearly on matters of sexuality. This book is a must read for Lutherans and Christians who want to understand what is going on in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America."


Click on the title to read more!

And visit Shellfish regularly. All ELCA, all the time.

Get the book. Read it. It will not make you happy with the ELCA.

---Katie

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

Is the ELCA Lutheran? I can answer that without reading the book. If ELCA means our leadership and much of the clergy...NO, we are not Lutheran (It could even be argued that we aren't Christian). I have spoken with far too many clergy who refuse to accept Scripture as authoritative and normative for the life of the church, and they have no time for the Book of Concord.

Peace!
Rob Buechler, Pastor
Trinity-Bergen/Faith Lutheran Parish
Starkweather, ND