The Augustana story
Subtitle: shaping Lutheran identity in North America
By: by Maria Erling and Mark Granquist.
Contributors: Granquist, Mark Alan, 1957-
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Books
Published: 2008
Place of publication: Minneapolis, MN
Language: eng
ISBN-13: 9780806680255
Subjects: Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church -- History; Lutheran Church -- North America -- History
Notes: Includes bibliographical references.
Table of contents: title: Swedish beginnings; title: Making Lutheran connections in America; title: Doctrinal controversy : Augustana and the mission friends; title: The next generation : young people and a self-conscious Swedish American Lutheran identity; title: Music for immigrants : o hur saligt att fur vandra "how blessed it is to wander"; title: Education for a new American generation; title: Augustana's missionary drive; title: Making the transition to being an American denomination; title: The halfway point; title: An American church in the context of a changing America; title: The language transition : "condensed in the last hours of a long day"; title: Growing the structures of ministry; title: Go to Tanganyika; title: On the cutting edge : changes at the college and seminary in Rock Island; title: Meeting the challenges of a new century; title: Augustana and the church of Sweden; title: Change and new leadership : women, youth, and laity; title: Augustana's youthful edge; title: Regional growth and distribution; title: Augustana's ecumenical vision; title: The social purpose of theology; title: The road to Lutheran merger; title: Merger and Augustana's legacy.