Conversion and Election: A Plea for a United Lutheranism in America

by Franz Pieper and Jordan B. Cooper

Book Overview

In the late nineteenth century, a debate surrounding the doctrine of election erupted within American Lutheranism. One party held to the "intuitu fidei" approach to election, arguing that God's election unto salvation occurs in view of the faith of his people. C.F.W. Walther and others in the Synodical Conference argued, against this, that God's election is unconditional. Francis Pieper's book Conversion and Election is the most detailed defense of...

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0615880436
• ISBN13: 9780615880433
• Release Date: September 2015
• Publisher: Just and Sinner Publications
• Length: 138 Pages
• Weight: 0.43 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.3" x 6.0" x 9.0"