The Saving Truth: Doctrine for Laypeople: Volume I

by Kurt E. Marquart

Truth, Salvatory and Churchly, Works of Kurt E. Marquart in three volumes. Volume 1 is a lay-level presentation, in nine chapters, of the basics of the Christian faith by a prolific Lutheran pastor and theologian who lived for 14 years in Australia and taught for over 30 years at Concordia Theological Seminary, Ft. Wayne, Indiana. It is written in an energetic and winsome style typical of the author who taught soberly yet with good humor, holding forth in such a way as to be understood by everyone, making incisive application to contemporary circumstances and events, and above all, constantly riveting on the incarnate Savior and the marks of the church.

214 pages, Kindle Edition

Published May 3, 2016

Reviews

[K B · Rating 5 out of 5]

Exceptionally good reading and instruction! recommended for all

[Jim Hagemn · Rating 5 out of 5]

Helpful and Wonderful

The book is worth the price for the last chapter alone. There Marquart reprises the outline of his astonishing class in apologetics at Concordia Theological Seminary, and provides footnotes for the references he made in class. The material is slightly outdated, the the clarity and precision of thought are not. And the rest of the book is just as remarkable. If there was a six star rating, it would be one of the few that, in my opinion, deserve it.

[Becky Filipek · Rating 5 out of 5]

Smart, witty, and edifying, Marquart's "Doctrine for Laypeople" is just that. It is not too difficult for the not as well-read to understand, yet it is not too simple for clergymen to find fresh ways of thinking about God, His Word, and His gifts.

[Stanley Bartkus · Rating 4 out of 5]

It was thought provoking.

Shed new light on several old ideas.