A Forgotten World Revealed

A Magnificent Faith: Art and Identity in Lutheran Germany
by Bridget Heal

Faith and Act: The Survival of Medieval Ceremonies in the Lutheran Reformation
by Ernst Walter Zeeden, translated by Kevin G. Walker

A History of the Dissolution of Ancient Liturgical Forms in the Lutheran Church of Germany
by Paul Graff, translated by Matthew Carver

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William J. Tighe was Professor of History at Muhlenberg College in Allentown, Pennsylvania, until his retirement in 2024. He is a member of St. Josaphat Ukrainian Catholic Church in Bethlehem, Pennsylvania.He is a senior editor for Touchstone.

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