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| Little Journeys in His Kingdom (Lutheran Confirmation Textbook) |
Little Journeys in His Kingdom
for Beginners in Church History
C.A. Wendell, author
Rock Island IL: Augustana Book Concern, 1923
168 pages. 16 cm.
Source links found throughout and near the end of this article.
Blog post article by Mary Katherine May of QualityMusicandBooks.com
Little Journeys in His Kingdom: Book Review from Luther League Review, February 10, 1923
An excellent book on Church History, telling in a simple way the foundation and growth of the Church. The book is divided into three parts: the Early Period, the Middle Ages, and the Modern Period. It contains the names of many great leaders of the Church, whose lives might be made the subject of further study. Four maps are also included.
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| Rev. C.A. Wendell |
Reverend Claus August Wendell (24 April 1866-18 September
1950) came with his family from Sweden when he was three years old. His surname
at birth was Anderson, documentation for which may be found on genealogical
websites. He received an extensive
education, holding bachelor and masters degrees as well as two doctorates
(literature, divinity) and honorary doctorates.
Wendell’s career began in Rock Island, Illinois where he was
employed as a teacher and journalist before serving as a pastor in the
Augustana Synod of the Lutheran Church. Married to Anna Charlotte Norlin in
1897, the couple made their home in Minneapolis, Minnesota, raising two
daughters.
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Ordained in 1905, Rev. Wendell served the parish of GraceUniversity Lutheran Church for over 30 years beginning in 1914. He oversaw the merging
of two parishes and the building of the new Grace church, dedicated in 1917 which is now listed in the National Register of Historic Buildings. The church sits next door to University of
Minnesota medical buildings on the East Bank campus, appearing to be almost drowning
from the closeness of traffic, noise, and larger structures.
Dr. Wendell must have been greatly loved by his congregation
to have lasted for 30 years but he was not without controversy within his
Lutheran Synod.
Former Minnesota Governor Elmer L. Andersen states in his book, A Man's Reach:
He provided a marvelous example of living the Christian spirit. He was not always right on target with the dogma of the church. He was more of a humanitarian who adapted Christian principles to life in a way that people could understand. He elevated people's aspirations. That is a wonderful thing to do. Sometimes the true value of an effort does not lie in what is accomplished but in what one aspires to do. It is the reaching that counts. This book available at University of Minnesota Press.
Rev. Wendell and another clergy member refused to sign the MinneapolisTheses and Galesberg Rule that claimed all Scripture inspired and inerrant,
Lutheran pulpit only for Lutheran clergy, communion table for Lutherans only,
and strict rules for joining societies and organizations.
Rev. Wendell also came under scrutiny at the Lutheran Bible Institute which he co-founded and was also and teacher. It was during the period of time when heated debate over Darwin’s
theory of evolution was happening.
Wendell argued that both God as creator of all and the
theory could both be true. This meant that all evolution adherents were not all
atheists. Christian faith and evolution could mutually coexist. It was a very controversial stance at the time.
1897 The
Interpreting Function of Literature
1923 Little
Journeys in His Kingdom for Beginners in Church History
1923 The Larger
Vision: A Study of the Evolution Theory in Its Relation to the Christian Faith
1939 Perhaps I Was
Dreaming
1941 Getting
Married
1943 Out of the
Fog: The Peter Parker’s Pilgrimage
1945 The Junior
Hymnal: Containing Sunday School and Luther League Liturgy and Hymns for the
Sunday School and Other Gatherings (1928, 1945, 1948)
1948 Thistles and
Violets (between 1948 and 1961)
1949 Ten Studies
on the Church Through the Centuries (with Melva Rorem and Phillip Casper
Hiller)
1949 Rival
Temples: What God Did in Pine Valley
1963 Little
Journeys in His Kingdom (with Reynold N. Johnson)
Source Links
Read More About Christians and Evolution
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Views expressed in the following books and publications demonstrate diverse thought and do not necessarily imply or express the views of Mary Katherine May or Quality Music and Books.
LINK Creation and the Courts: Eighty Years of Conflict in the
Classroom and the Courtroom by Norman Geisler (2007)
LINK Evolution and
the Bible by Dr. Arthur I. Brown
LINK Evolution: Fact or Theory? by Cora Reno (1953)
LINK Fatal Flaws:
What Evolutionists Don't Want You to Know by Hank Hanegraaff (2003)
LINK Hitlerism or the Philosophy of Evolution in Action by Dr. William Bell Riley (1861-1947.
LINK The Collapse of Evolution by Scott M. Huse (1973)
LINK The Twilight of Evolution by Henry M. Morris (1963)
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