In early February, it came to my attention that Dr. Martin R. Noland, pastor of Trinity Lutheran Church in Evansville, IN, refers to Arthur Carl Piepkorn in "Contemporary Challenges to Laymen's Rights: The Blue Ribbon Proposal," a speech that Noland has delivered on several occasions. (Parts of it were published on pages 14-15 in the … Continue reading Dr. Martin R. Noland and the “‘High priest’ idea.”
Patents by Piepkorn’s mother and the Center Director
Piepkorn's mother applied for a patent for a window lock that allowed double hung windows to be opened a few inches. She had it manufactured and packaged in a small red box with Patent Pending on it. That indicates that she had applied for a patent. I do not know if she ever received one … Continue reading Patents by Piepkorn’s mother and the Center Director
Piepkorn on the ‘Schism of Authoriy’ in Lutheranism
"Piepkorn on the 'Schism of Authoriy' in Lutheranism" is the title of the paper that I delivered at the 42nd Annual Symposium on the Lutheran Confessions at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne on January 21, 2009. The seminary is not posting copies of symposium papers on its new website, but you can obtain a free copy … Continue reading Piepkorn on the ‘Schism of Authoriy’ in Lutheranism
HERMAN SASSE and Arthur Carl Piepkorn
I recently received a request for a copy of the two articles I published in Lutheran Forum on the relationship between Hermann Sasse and Piepkorn. I made PDFs of them and sent them to the one who asked for them. The ALPB, which publishes the LF, allows this as long as you give them credit. If you would … Continue reading HERMAN SASSE and Arthur Carl Piepkorn
More than a third of Volume 2 run has shipped
MORE than a third of the 984 copies of Volume 2Â that were printed have now been shipped. The two bookstores that carry it have steadily increased the number of copies they order over time as they place new orders. The bookstore of Concordia Seminary in St. Louis has ordered a total of 17. The bookstore … Continue reading More than a third of Volume 2 run has shipped
Piepkorn’s “Stand at the gate of Rome”
In 2008, John Damm, one of Piepkorn's colleagues from 1966-73, told the Center Director that once when Piepkorn and he were discussing the topic of conversion to Roman Catholicism, Piepkorn said: "I will march to the gate of Rome and stand and plant my banner" in opposition to such conversions. This quotation is thoroughly consistent with everything … Continue reading Piepkorn’s “Stand at the gate of Rome”
Letter to Editor of Lutheran Forum, and some website updates
A letter to the editor in the Christmas/Winter issue of Lutheran Forum refers to the phrase "Where orthodoxy is optional, sooner or later orthodoxy will be proscribed" as "Neuhaus' law." A letter to the editor by the Center Director in the Easter/Spring issue quotes the following statement by Arthur Carl Piepkorn from 1937: "Church history … Continue reading Letter to Editor of Lutheran Forum, and some website updates
