The Thinking Fellows give readers a short list of books they find essential for understanding Lutheranism. The list below includes books that contextualize the story and doctrinal formation of the Reformation. This Library should help both people who are unfamiliar with Lutheranism and those familiar with Lutheran doctrine but would like a better historical picture of who the Lutherans are.

Berg, Michael. Vocation: The Setting for Human Flourishing

Cary, Phillip. The Meaning of Protestant Theology: Luther, Augustine, and the Gospel That Gives Us Christ.

Elert, Werner. The Structure of Lutheranism

Giertz, B. The hammer of God

Green, Lowell C. How Melanchthon Helped Luther Discover the Gospel: The Doctrine of Justification in the Reformation

Kolb, Robert. The Christian Faith: A Lutheran Exposition

Kolb, Robert, and Charles P. Arand. The Genius of Luther's Theology: A Wittenberg Way of Thinking for the Contemporary Church

Montgomery, J. W., and G. E. Veith. Where Christ is Present: A theology for All Seasons on the 500th anniversary of the Reformation

Nestingen, James, and Gerhard O. Forde. Free to Be

Paulson, Steven D. Luther for Armchair Theologians

Trueman, Carl R. Luther on the Christian Life: Cross and Freedom

Various, and Martin Luther. Day by Day with Martin Luther

Veith, Jr. Gene E. God at Work: Your Christian Vocation in All of Life

Wisløff, Carl F. I Know in Whom I Believe: Studies in Bible Doctrine

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