The Book of Concord
Explore the Confessions of the Evangelical Lutheran Church
Preface to the Christian Book of Concord
The Three Universal or Ecumenical Creeds
The Augsburg Confession
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession
The Smalcald Articles
Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope
The Small Catechism
The Large Catechism
The Formula of Concord, Epitome
The Formula of Concord, Solid Declaration
About this Edition
This text is from Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions © 2005, 2006 by Concordia Publishing House and is a revised and updated version of the translation originally prepared by William H. T. Dau and G. Friedrich Bente for the Concordia Triglotta.
Learn more »Lutherans confess the crucified and risen Christ, the obedient Son of the Father who gave his life on the cross for the redemption of sinners. Christ whose body and blood brings sinners forgiveness. Christ who will return to judge the living and the dead.
The documents assembled in the Book of Concord are the Confession of Faith of the Evangelical Lutheran Church. At all times trinitarian, biblical, pastoral, and Christ-centered, they bear witness to the truth of God's Word and the salvation of the world.
