Preus of Missouri and the great Lutheran civil war
By: James E. Adams.
Edition: 1st ed.
Publisher: Harper & Row
Published: 1977
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 242
Subjects: Preus, J. A. O. 1883-1961.; Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod -- Doctrines -- History -- 20th century.; Clergy -- United States -- Biography.; Lutheran Church -- Clergy -- Biography.
Description: "When J.A.O. Preus was elected President of the three-million-member Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod in 1969, he was virtually unknown outside his own denomination. Most observers were surprised and even the experts did not know what to expect. What they got was a headline-making dispute between Preus and John Tietjen, head of the Synod's prestigious Concordia Seminary; a seminary-in-exile training ministers without official sanction; and finally a Lutheran civil war that has divided congregations and even members of the same family."--Book jacket.
Notes: Includes index.