Johann Michael Reu

Johann Michael Reu (1869–1943), was a German Lutheran theologian. Born in Diebach, Germany, Reu attended mission institute founded by Wilhelm Loehe in Neuendettelsau. He was ordained a pastor at age 20, and emigrated to the United States in 1889. In 1899, he joined the faculty of Wartburg Theological Seminary in Dubuque, IA, where he taught until his death in 1943. Reu was a prolific author of 66 books, covering nearly all topics in Christian life, as well as more than 3000 published book reviews.^[1]

Selected bibliography

Christliche ethik in kurzer skizzierung. (1914) (Translated and Published as Christian Ethics in 1934)
Thirty-five Years of Luther Research (1917)[1]
Catechetics: or, Theory and practise of religious instruction (1918)
Homiletics: A Manual of the Theory and Practice of Preaching (1922)[2]
The Augsburg Confession: A Collection of Sources with an Historical Introduction (1930)
The Lutheran Symbols in Particular (1933)

References

^ http://www.elca.org/What-We-Believe/Social-Issues/Journal-of-Lutheran-Ethics/Issues/August-2010/What-Does-J-Michael-Reu-Have-to-Say-to-Us-about-the-Christian-Life.aspx

External links

Wikisource listing of Johann Michael Reu
Reu Memorial Library at Wartburg Theological Seminary
Works by Johann Michael Reu at Project Gutenberg
Works by or about Johann Michael Reu in libraries (WorldCat catalog)

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Name	Reu, Johann Michael
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Date of birth	1869
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Date of death	1943
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