Logia a journal of lutheran theology S, S S — S Eastertide 2001 volume x, number 2 ei[ ti" lalei', wJ" lovgia Qeou' C A This issue’s cover illustration is Albrecht Dürer’s “Man of Sorrows” from his Small Passion, a series of 36 woodcuts which first logia is a journal of Lutheran theology. As such it publishes appeared as a book in . Depicting the suffering, death and res- articles on exegetical, historical, systematic, and liturgical theolo- urrection of Jesus, the Small Passion was one of six series rendered by the master German Renaissance artist on the passion theme. It gy that promote the orthodox theology of the Evangelical also includes themes such as the Fall and Nativity. Lutheran Church. 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No part of this publi- To order L Tapes, give us your complete name, address, cation may be reproduced without written permission. phone number, order, total, and check or credit card number and expiration date (Visa or MasterCard). logiai a journal of lutheran theologyx eastertide 2001 volume x, number 2 ................................................................................................................................................................. Sin, Sickness, and Salvation from Nazareth to Lake Wobegone David G. Schoessow .............................................................................................................................................................................. A Study in Luther’s Pastoral Theology Gerald S. Krispin .................................................................................................................................................................................. Your Pastor Is Not Your Therapist: Private Confession—The Ministry of Repentance and Faith John T. Pless .......................................................................................................................................................................................... The Formation of a Pastoral Preacher Keith A. Haerer .................................................................................................................................................................................... Tentatio Steven A. Hein ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Two Pastoral Parables Andrew Eckert ...................................................................................................................................................................................... Meditation John W. Kleinig .................................................................................................................................................................................... .............................................................................................................................................................................................. Ars et Musica in Liturgia: Essays Presented to Casper Honders on His Seventieth Birthday. Studies in Liturgical Musicology . Edited by Frans Brouwer and Robin A. Leaver. Review by Brian Hamer Handbook to Bach’s Sacred Cantata Texts. By Melvin P. Unger. Review by Brian Hamer Biblical Quotation and Allusion in the Cantata Libretti of Johann Sebastian Bach. Studies in Liturgical Musicology . By Ulrich Meyer. Edited by Robin Leaver. Review by Brian Hamer Hymntune Index and Related Hymn Materials. Studies in Liturgical Musicology . Compiled by D. DeWitt Wasson. Edited by Robin A. Leaver. Review by Brian Hamer Instruments in Church: A Collection of Source Documents. Studies in Liturgical Musicology . By David W. Music. Review by Brian Hamer Medieval Music as Medieval Exegesis. Studies in Liturgical Musicology . By William T. Flynn. Review by Brian Hamer God at War: The Bible and Spiritual Conflict. By Gregory A. Boyd. Review by Dale J. Nelson Melanchthon in Europe: His Work and Influence Beyond Wittenberg. Edited by Karin Maag. Review by James Heiser .............................................................................................................................................................................. Dominus Iesus and Why I Like It • Christians Are No Skeptics • A Medieval Creation Don’t Quarrel—Argue • Allegories • Out of the Mouths of Babes—Almost The Busy Pastor • His Name, His Works A Call for Manuscripts .......................................................................................................................................................................... Inklings by Jim Wilson ........................................................................................................................................................................ C j To the editors: et tota scriptura are less grievous to God Finally, while I am relatively ignorant than making nice to other churches. The of affairs in nineteenth-century Prussia, h My wife and I are preparing to join behavior of all too many LCMS folk I and do not question the accuracy of an LCMS congregation after having have known suggests such