The Reformation Lectures were centered on the lives of these three important leaders of American Lutheranism: Franz Pieper, Adolph Hoenecke, and Charles Porterfield Krauth.  These men upheld the central doctrine of the Reformation, justification by faith alone, and they sought to plant that doctrine on American soil. This Reformation heritage we desire to maintain today and are striving to pass on to the next generation.

The topic of the lectures was "Reformation Legacy on American Soil." The first lecture, presented by the Rev. Dr. Lawrence Rast, was entitled "The Legacy of Franz Pieper." In this presentation the essayist pictured Pieper as a connecting link between the present age and that of the fathers and founders of Lutheranism. Dr. Rast is an Associate Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary, Fort Wayne, Indiana.

The second lecturer, the Rev. Prof. Lyle Lange, presented "The Legacy of Adolph Hoenecke." In this lecture the essayist explains how by God's grace Adolph Hoenecke was the right man at the right time in Wisconsin Synod history. Prof. Lange is Professor of Religion and History at Martin Luther College in New Ulm, Minnesota.

The third lecture given by the Rev. Prof. David Jay Webber was entitled "The Legacy of Charles Porterfield Krauth." In this lecture the essayist presented Charles Porterfield Krauth as the American Chemnitz. Webber is an ELS pastor currently serving as the Rector of Saint Sophia Ukrainian Lutheran Theological Seminary in Ternopil', Ukraine, where he teaches courses in Dogmatic, Historical, and Pastoral Theology.

The complete lectures will be published in the March issue of the Lutheran Synod Quarterly.