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Lutheran Theological Journal

Lutheran Theological Journal (LTJ), now published twice yearly by ALC, explores and applies the tradition of the church in ways that are fresh and that engage the issues of today.

LTJ seeks to encourage and challenge its readers—chiefly the pastors, teachers and lay members of the LCANZ, and the teaching staff and students of theological colleges in Australia and overseas—by keeping them abreast of recent developments in the primary areas of biblical, theological, historical, educational and pastoral studies. It also provides a forum for students of theology to publish the fruits of their research.

Single issues available

Single issues of the LTJ—including back and recent issues—are available for purchase at $20 per copy, subject to stock availability. To request a copy, contact LTJEditorialAssistant@alc.edu.au.

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Recent issues

Contents: Volume 59 No 2 (December 2025)

Bonhoeffer 80th Anniversary Special Edition

Maurice Schild God’s ‘yes’ for today and tomorrow: a sermon on John 20:19–31 68
Mark Worthing Why Bonhoeffer is still growing in popularity eighty years after his death 70
Anna Nürnberger Echoes of the past: Bonhoeffer, authority, and the rise of Europe’s far right 77
Maria-Anna Schüßel Mind controls—Bonhoeffer’s use of the structures of propaganda as a model for his view of good and evil 88
Mark Lindsay Bonhoeffer, Babylon, and the ‘eternal gospel’: today’s ‘no’ meets tomorrow’s ‘yes’ 97
Michael Pietsch Some implications of the human-logos being overcome by the Christ-logos in Bonhoeffer’s Christology lectures 107
Book reviews W. Gordon Campbell, ed., Martin Luther’s Bible: Perspectives on a Rich Legacy. James Clarke & Co., 2024. (Roger Whittall) 114
  Deborah R. Storie, Barbara Deutschmann and Michelle Eastwood, eds. Reading the Bible in Australia. Wipf and Stock, 2024. (Judith C. S. Redman) 116

Contents: Volume 59 No 1 (August 2025)

Peter Beckman Wisdom in Sirach as instruction and Christ embodied in Luther’s thought 5
Lorenzo Murrone 'He gave thanks and broke it.' A note on the Eucharistic Prayer 18
LCA College of Bishops Guidance for the LCANZ on suspending Holy Communion during Covid-19 social restrictions 32
Mark Worthing Virtual communities and the church 38
David W. T. Brattston Holy Communion by YouTube 46
Nathan Nettleton A permanent online-only worshipping congregation: reflections, challenges and opportunities 50
Review article Sarah Hinlicky Wilson. Keepers from the backlist 59
Book review Norman Wirzba. This Sacred Life: Humanity’s Place in a Wounded World. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2021. (William G. Fredstrom) 62

Contents: Volume 58 No 2 (September 2024)

(Note: electronic copies of the main articles are available here)

Roger Whittall Reflections on the Australian Lutheran–Catholic dialogue on the Augsburg Confession 54
Steen Olsen Good news and godly action: Anglicans and Lutherans working together in God’s mission 59
Peter Lockwood A chronicle of joy: plotting the path to full eucharistic agreement between the Uniting Church in Australia and the Lutheran Church of Australia 70
Jeff Silcock Where East meets West; International Lutheran-Orthodox conversations 2000–2018: a personal
reflection
83
Geraldine Hawkes Receptive Ecumenism: a journey in patience, low and humility  93
René Pfitzner The sliding doors of denominational affiliation   
Emma Strelan From the Lutheran Church via Tabor College to the Uniting Church  
Mark Juers What makes the grass on the other side of the fence greener?   
Philippa Lohmeyer-Collins The fellowship of the church and the encouragement of believers   
Leigh Newton Reflecting on leaving the LCANZ