Battle for the Augsburg Confession, Ep. 5: Synods Unite and the Civil War Divides

The Coffee Hour from KFUO Radio · Feb 4, 2026 · 25m

How did Samuel Simon Schmucker and Benjamin Kurtz influence the development of American Lutheranism? The Rev. Dr. Cameron MacKenzie (the Forrest E. and Frances H. Ellis Professor of Historical Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, IN) joins Andy and Sarah for a series on the Battle for the Augsburg Confession in American Lutheranism to explore the historical tensions within American Lutheranism during the 19th century, including the rise of American Lutheranism, the conflicts within the General Synod, and the attempts to establish a definitive platform that reflected…