Bibliography of ELCA History
The following published resources provide additional information for those who wish to read more about the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, its predecessor bodies and inter-Lutheran efforts.
Of General Interest
Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church. 3 volumes. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1965.
Gritsch, Eric W. A History of Lutheranism. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 2002.
Huber, Donald L. World Lutheranism: A Select Bibliography for English Readers. Lanham, Md.: Scarecrow Press, 2000.
Lagerquist, L. DeAne. The Lutherans. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1999.
Nelson, E. Clifford. Lutheranism in North America, 1914-1970. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1972.
Nelson, E. Clifford. The Lutherans in North America. Revised Edition. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1980.
Nelson, E. Clifford. The Rise of World Lutheranism: An American Perspective. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982
Wolf, Richard C. Documents in Lutheran Unity. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1966.
Histories: Church Specific
Adams, John E. Preus of Missouri and the Great Lutheran Civil War. New York: Harper and Row, 1977.
Arden, G. Everett. Augustana Heritage: History of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Press, 1963.
Bachmann, E. Theodore, with Mercia Brenne Bachmann. The United Lutheran Church in America, 1918-1962. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997.
Baepler, Walter A. A Century of Grace: A History of the Missouri Synod, 1847-1947. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1947.
Buehring, PH. The Spirit of the American Lutheran Church. Columbus, Ohio: Lutheran Book Concern, 1940.
Danker, Frederick W. No Room in the Brotherhood. St. Louis: Clayton, 1977.
Fevold, Eugene. The Lutheran Free Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1969.
Forster, Walter O. Zion on the Mississippi: The Settlement of the Saxon Lutherans in Missouri, 1839-1841. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1953.
Gilbert, W. Kent. Commitment to Unity: A History of the Lutheran Church in America. Philadelphia: Fortress. 1988.
Heikkinen, Jacob W. The Story of the Suomi Synod: The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, 1890-1962. New York Mills, Minn.: Parta Printers, 1985.
Jalkannen, Ralph J. The Faith of the Finns: Historical Perspectives on the Finnish Lutheran Church in America. East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University, 1972.
Jensen, John M. The United Evangelical Lutheran Church: An Interpretation. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1964.
Klein, Christa R., with Christian von Dehsen. Politics and Policy: The Genesis and Theology of Social Statements in the Lutheran Church in America. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989.
Knudsen, Johannes. The Formation of the Lutheran Church in America. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1978.
Johnson, Lani L. Led By the Spirit: A History of Lutheran Church Women. Philadelphia: Lutheran Church Women, LCA, 1980.
Lagerquist, L. DeAne. From Our Mother's Arms: A History of Women in the American Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1987.
Lutz, Charles P. ed. Church Roots: Stories of Nine Immigrant Groups That Became The American Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1985.
Lutz, Charles P. Public Voice: Social Policy Development in The American Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Office of Church in Society, TALC, 1987.
Marquart, Kurt E. Anatomy of an Explosion: A Theological Analysis of the Missouri Synod Conflict. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1978.
Meuser, Fred W. The Formation of the American Lutheran Church: A Case Study in Lutheran Unity. Columbus, Ohio: Wartburg Press, 1958.
Mortensen, Enok. The Danish Lutheran Church in America: The History and Heritage of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Philadelphia: Board of Publication, LCA, 1967.
Nelson, E. Clifford and Eugene L. Fevold. The Lutheran Church Among Norwegian-Americans. 2 volumes. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1960.
Nichol, Todd W. All These Lutherans: Three Paths Toward A New Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1986.
Reuss, Carl F. Conscience and Action: Social Statements of the American Lutheran Church, 1961-1970. Mnneapolis: Augsburg, 1971.
Rogness, Alvin N. The Story of the American Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1980.
Trexler, Edgar. Anatomy of a Merger: People, Dynamics and Decisions That Shaped the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1991.
Weisheit, Eldon. The Zeal of His House: Five Generations of Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod History (1847-1972). St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1973
Specialized Histories
Bachman, John W. Together in Hope: 50 Years of Lutheran World Relief. New York: Lutheran World Relief, 1995.
Bachmann, E. Theodore and Mercia Brenne Bachmann. Lutheran Churches of the World: A Handbook. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1989.
Bengston, Gloria E., ed. Lutheran Women in Ordained Ministry, 1970-1995. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1995.
Frost, Naomi. Golden Visions, Broken Dreams: A Short History of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. New York: Lutheran Council in the U.S.A., 1987.
Johnson, Jeff. Black Christians: The Untold Lutheran Story. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1991.
Lutz, Charles P. Loving Neighbors Far and Near: U.S. Lutherans Respond to A Hungry World. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 19,94.
Schjorring, Jens Holger, Prasanna Kumari, and Norman A. Hjelm. From Federation to Communion: The History of the Lutheran World Federation. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1997.
Schmutterer, Gerhard M. Tomahawk and Cross: Lutheran Missionaries Among the Northern Plains Tribes, 1858-1866. Sioux Falls, S.D.: Center for Western Studies, 1989.
Schroeder, Steven. A Community and a Perspective: Lutheran Peace Fellowship and the Edge of the Church, 1941-1991. New York: University Press of America, 1993.
Solberg, Richard W. As Between Brothers: The Story of Lutheran Response to World Need. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1957.
Solberg, Richard W. Lutheran Higher Education in North America. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1985.
Solberg, Richard W. Open Doors: The Story of Lutherans Resettling Refugees. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1992.
Wentz, Frederick K. Lutherans in Concert: The Story of the National Lutheran Council, 1918-1966. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1968.