The Lutheran Church in Colonial America

"Many people have been waiting for a thorough and scholarly work on the early history of Lutheranism in our country. Dr. L.P. Qualben deserves our deep thanks for doing this task and doing it well."- W. G. Polack, Professor in Church History Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, Mo."Valuable features of the work are the proportionately full discussion of European backgrounds; the study of colonial Lutherans, no as an isolated group, but rather as an integral part of the general colonial life and develo