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Gottesdienst is the journal of Lutheran liturgy. We seek to be faithful to the Biblical tradition of the confessional and historic Lutheran faith.

In This Issue

On the Centrality of the Blessed Sacrament – Burnell F. Eckardt Jr.

Toward a More Deliberate Preparation – David H. Petersen

Why Rubrics? (Continued) – Mark P. Braden

Extraordinary Essay: On the Order of Creation – Jesse S. Schlie

Why Did You Steal My Gods? – Karl F. Fabrizius

Oracular Aphorisms of Fritz the Penguin

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