Lutheran Book Review

Johnson, Lawrence J. Worship in the Early Church: An Anthology of Historical Sources (Volume 1: First through Third Centuries; Volume 2: Fourth Century; Volume 3: Fifth Century; Volume 4: Sixth Century) . Collegeville: Pueblo/Liturgical Press, 2009. CD-ROM of pdf files. $189.95. www.litpress.org (LHP) Johnson, Lawrence J. Worship in the Early Church: An Anthology of Historical Sources (Volume 1: First through Third Centuries) . Collegeville: Pueblo/Liturgical Press, 2009. 282 Pages. Cloth. $74.95. www.litpress.org (LHP) Bradshaw, Paul F. Early Christian Worship: A Basic Introduction to Ideas and Practice (Second Edition). Collegeville: Liturgical Press, 2010. 104 Pages. Paper. $16.95. www.litpress.org (LHP) Bradshaw, Paul F. Reconstructing Early Christian Worship. Collegeville: Pueblo/Liturgical Press, 2010. 151 Pages. Paper. $19.95. www.litpress.org (LHP) Bradshaw, Paul F and Maxwell E. Johnson. The Origins of Feasts, Fasts and Seasons in Early Chr

Green, Lowell C. The Erlangen School of Theology: Its History, Teaching, and Practice. Fort Wayne, IN: Lutheran Legacy, 2010. 376 Pages. Paper. $ 19.95. (Hardcover available for $29.95.) www.lutheranlegacy.org (LHP) Preuss, Eduard. Introduction by Roland Ziegler. The Justification of the Sinner Before God. Fort Wayne, IN: Lutheran Legacy, 2011. 184 Pages. Paper. $14.95. (Hardback also available.)  http://lutheranlegacy.org/publications/justification.aspx (LHP) Burkee, James C. Foreword by Martin E. Marty. Power, Politics, and the Missouri Synod: A Conflict That Changed American Christianity. Minneapolis: Fortress, 2011. 256 Pages. Cloth. $29.00. www.fortresspress.com (LHP) Heiser, James. Stewards of the Mysteries of God: Essays on the Office of the Holy Ministry. Malone, TX: Repristination Press, 2011. 188 Pages. Paper. $13.95. www.repristinationpress.com (LHP) Braaten, Carl E., Editor. Preface by Paull E. Spring. Seeking New Directions for

Third Wave of Zondervan Titles Releasing with Logos Bible Software; Priced at a Pre-Pub Discount GRAND RAPIDS, Mich., Feb. 17, 2012—Zondervan and Logos Bible Software today announced 63 titles to be released later this spring. Unlike past releases, this collection will be significantly discounted for Logos users that purchase through the Pre-Pub program. The 63-volume Zondervan Bible Reference Bundle 3 will be priced in the Pre-Pub program at $899, which represents significant savings from the everyday sale price of $1,199. Logos customers will have a limited period of time to purchase at the Pre-Pub discount. Smaller subsets of the bundle are also available in the Pre-Pub program at a discount: • Zondervan Theology Collection (7 vols.) • Biblical Theology for Life (2 vols.) • Zondervan Counterpoints Collection Upgrade (3 vols.) • Zondervan Biblical Studies Collection (9 vols.) • Zondervan Exegetical Commentary on the New Testament (2 vols.) • NIV Application Commentary: Old Testamen

Boesenecker, Andy and Jim Graeser. A Field Guide to Contemporary Worship: How to Begin and Lead Band-Based Worship. Minneapolis: Augsburg Fortress, 2011. 220 Pages. Paper $24.99. www.augsburgfortress.org (LH) Yazykova, Irina. Translated by Paul Griener. Foreword by Wendy R. Salmond. Hidden and Triumphant: The Underground Struggle to Save Russian Iconography. Brewster, MA: Paraclete Press, 2010. 196 Pages. Cloth. $26.99. www.paracletepress.com (LHP) Chapell, Bryan. Christ-Centered Worship: Letting the Gospel Shape Our Practice . Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009. 320 Pages. Cloth. $24.99. www.bakeracademic.com (LHP) Stapert, Calvin, R. Handel's Messiah: Comfort for God's People. Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 2010. 187 Pages. Paper. $14.99. www.eerdmans.com   (LH) Worship is controversial in our day. But not only in our day. The four books reviewed below will give you a better perspective on what should be the eternal focus of our worship: Jesus Christ and Him only

Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Fiction from Tegel Prison (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works Volume 7). Minneapolis: Fortress, 2000. 287 Pages. Cloth. $39.00. http://www.augsburgfortress.org/ (LHP) Bonhoeffer, Dietrich. Letters and Papers from Prison (Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works 8). Minneapolis: Fortress, 2010. 750 Pages. Cloth. $60.00. http://www.augsburgfortress.org/ http://www.fortresspress.com/ (LHP) I read volume eight before tackling volume seven. And I'm glad I did.  Volume 8 of Dietrich Bonhoeffer Works gets to the heart of the controversy that still surrounds him. Imprisoned for participating in a plot to assassinate Hitler, Bonhoeffer is a surprisingly prolific writer. Many volumes in the series are thick. The $60 price tag for the hardcover of this volume is deserved. Despite Dietrich Bonhoeffer's earlier theological achievements and writings, it was his correspondence and notes from prison that electrified the postwar world six years after his death in 194