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| Not Jar-Jar, Jars of Clay. |
Customer Review
on February 18, 2018
This is a valuable book, even though it is mostly hagiography and PR for WELS. Treating the history of the school via its presidents is handy, and there are many worthwhile details about who married whom - to help outsiders figure out some of the bloodlines of WELS. I also like the revealing of false doctrine in WELS, such as "the precious doctrine of objective justification." One might hope that the author, who calls himself Lutheran, might be able to say the words "Justification by Faith" during his career. Did WELS adopt Church Growth by sending so many through Fuller Seminary? That should be a theme of an honest history of WELS, but that seems to be hidden away in the secrets closet. Another significant theme would be the abusive GA/HB hazing ritual inflicted on new students. Dean Brenner said, "The good outweighs the bad." I would love to see that stated under oath in court some day. Judgment Day for WELS is coming, as Brenner's father used to say.
