Concordia Seminary’s Gregg H. Benidt Memorial Professor of Homiletics and Literature Dr. David Schmitt interviews Professor of Practical Theology Dr. David Peter about his new book, Opening the Scriptures: Expository Preaching in the Lutheran Tradition from Concordia Seminary Press in...
Concordia Seminary Dean of Theological Research and Publication Dr. Erik Herrmann sits down with Dr. Ronald Mudge, who became provost and chief academic officer in May 2022. Mudge previously served as the Rouse Professor of Pre-Seminary Studies at Concordia University Wisconsin, Mequon, and...
Oswald Bayer said, “We have no mass in our service…” and then he referenced a writing to Luther from “freundliche?” asking if they should introduce the mass, to which apparently Luther said, “No.”
I have questions about that.
1.) What does Dr. Bayer mean by the word “Mass?” Does this mean that they don’t have the Lord’s Supper?
2.) What is correspondence to and from Luther that he is referencing, and how might I find it?
Tim Koch May 4, 2012
Oswald Bayer said, “We have no mass in our service…” and then he referenced a writing to Luther from “freundliche?” asking if they should introduce the mass, to which apparently Luther said, “No.”
I have questions about that.
1.) What does Dr. Bayer mean by the word “Mass?” Does this mean that they don’t have the Lord’s Supper?
2.) What is correspondence to and from Luther that he is referencing, and how might I find it?