The Reform of Baptism and Confirmation in American Lutheranism. By Jeffrey A. Truscott. Drew University Studies in Religion 11. Lanham, MD, and Oxford: Scarecrow, 2003.
This is not a book for light reading. However, it is essential reading for pastors and seminarians and anyone else interested in the topics of Holy Baptism and confirmation (Affirmation of Baptism) in the Lutheran perspective, and, more particularly, in their development in the Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW). The ...