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The Lutheran History PodcastTLHP 63 Who was Johannes Muehlhaeuser? with Tim GrundmeierIn this WELS 175th episode, Tim Grundmeier and I talk about who Johannes Muehlhaeuser was, Christmas trees, and the founding of the Wisconsin Synod.Support the show Confessional Languages Scholarship Youtube ( even more behind-the-scenes videos available for certain patron tiers) Facebook Website Interview Request Form email: thelutheranhistorypodcast@gmail.com About the Host Benjamin Phelps is a 2014 graduate from Martin Luther College with a Bachelor of Arts with a German emphasis. From there went on to graduate from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 2018. Ben loves all things history and enjoys traveling. A descendant of over a dozen...2024-12-2048 min
The Lutheran History PodcastTLHP 21 Book Talk: Lutherans in Crisis by David GustafsonTim Grundmeier and I talk about the purpose, arguments, and significance of this work in Lutheran history.Lutheran History ShopSupport the show Confessional Languages Scholarship Youtube ( even more behind-the-scenes videos available for certain patron tiers) Facebook Website Interview Request Form email: thelutheranhistorypodcast@gmail.com About the Host Benjamin Phelps is a 2014 graduate from Martin Luther College with a Bachelor of Arts with a German emphasis. From there went on to graduate from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 2018. Ben loves all things history and enjoys traveling. A descendant of over a dozen Lutheran pastors...2021-09-1549 min
The Lutheran History PodcastTLHP 20 Book Talk: The Rise and Fall of American Lutheran Pietism by Paul KuenningTim Grundmeier and I discuss the purpose, arguments, and significance of this work in Lutheran History. Lutheran History ShopSupport the show Confessional Languages Scholarship Youtube ( even more behind-the-scenes videos available for certain patron tiers) Facebook Website Interview Request Form email: thelutheranhistorypodcast@gmail.com About the Host Benjamin Phelps is a 2014 graduate from Martin Luther College with a Bachelor of Arts with a German emphasis. From there went on to graduate from Wisconsin Lutheran Seminary in 2018. Ben loves all things history and enjoys traveling. A descendant of over a dozen Lutheran pastors, Ben h...2021-09-0152 min
The Lutheran History PodcastTLHP 16 A Source of Distress: The Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the West with special guest host Tim Grundmeier and Ben PhelpsThe subject of this discussion can be found in the 2021 summer article of the CHIQ.Image: Rev. "Colonel" John Jacob Lehmanowsky. Note the scar on his face supposedly from the battle of Austerlitz. The small Lutheran Synod called the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of the West existed for barely more than a decade (1835-1846). In Tennessee, Kentucky, Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, and Missouri, isolated Lutheran pastors vainly attempted to rally around an institution intended to be the preeminent Lutheran synod in a large and rapidly populated geographical area. From its beginning, the synod’s leaders continuously struggled to find e...2021-06-1550 min
The Lutheran History PodcastTLHP 09 Newspaper War with Ben Phelps, special guest host Tim GrundmeierCheck out the Lutheran Historical Conference, where I first presented this material. My article will soon appear in the conference's journal. German Lutheran immigrant Friedrich Schmidt began a German-language Lutheran newspaper in August 1838. Initially, Schmidt and his Lutherische Kirchenzeitung got along quite well with Benjamin Kurtz and the well-established Lutheran Observer. Indeed, Kurtz chaired the committee that launched the Kirchenzeitung, and Schmidt’s first number spared no praise for the Observer. The two men would later participate in one of the earliest open battles between Confessional Lutheranism and American Lutheranism.Each paper seemed to have...2021-03-021h 01