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Welcome to ULS's online home of historic Lutheran popular press periodicals. These periodicals are being provided to the public freely for the use of students and scholars investigating the history of Lutherans in the United States. Individual editions of each periodicals can found by navigating to the tabs below.
The Ansgar Lutheran was the official English organ of the United Danish Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (1927-1945) and the United Evangelical Lutheran Church (1945-1960)
American Lutheran
Luther Life (formerly The Luther League Review) was the youth magazine of The United Lutheran Church in America. It was published monthly by The Luther League of America, official young people's organization of The United Lutheran Church in America.
The Lutheran (Philadelphia, PA), was the news magazine of the United Lutheran Church in America. It was published weekly from 1919-1962.
The magazine of the Lutheran Church in America (1963-1987).
The Lutheran Church Herald was the publication of The Norwegian Lutheran Church from 1917-1930. During this period, it had combined with Lutheran Herald and United Lutheran.
The Lutheran Companion continued the former Augustana (1856) and The Lutheran Companion (1892) and served as the official organ of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church from 1911.
The Lutheran Counselor was the official English language publication of the Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (Suomi Synod)
Lutheran Education was and is an official publication of the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod covering issues in education and pedagogy.
Lutheran Herald was the official organ of The Evangelical Lutheran Church and published by Augsburg Publishing House from 1931-1960.
Issued under the authority of Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Iowa and Other States. Absorbed into Lutheran Standard (New Philadelphia, Ohio).
Lutheran Men was the publication of The Brotherhood of the United Lutheran Church in America
Volumes 12 to 21 are included in this online collection. Volumes 1 to 11 can be found inside of the In Her Own Right: Women's Missionary Societies of the Lutheran Church collection, hosted at PA Photos & Docs.
Volume 12 (1908-1909)
Volume 13 (1900-1910)
Volume 16 (1912-1913)
Volume 17 (1913-1914)
Lutheran Sentinel was the official publication of the Norwegian Synod of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church; it is currently the official publication of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
The official publication of the American Lutheran Church (1961-1987).
The Lutheran Standard was the official weekly, English-language organ of the American Lutheran Church (from 1930 to 1960) and published by The Wartburg Press.
Volume 75 (1917)
Volume 99 (1941)
Volume 111 (1908-1909)
Volume 112
The Lutheran Witness was and remains the official magazine of The Lutheran Church Missouri Synod.
Volume 37
Volume 38
Volume 60
Volume 61
Volume 73
Volume 76
Volume 82
Volume 98
Lutheran Woman's Work was published by the Women's Missionary Society of the United Lutheran Church in America.
Volume 11
Volume 12
Volume 13
Lutheran Women was the official publication of the Lutheran Church Women of the Lutheran Church in America (1963-1987)
Volume 01