The Cresset, a journal of commentary on literature, the arts, and public affairs, explores ideas and trends in contemporary culture from a perspective grounded in the Lutheran tradition of scholarship, freedom, and faith while informed by the wisdom of the broader Christian community.
First published in 1937 by the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod's youth ministry The Walther League, The Cresset was founded to introduce culturally isolated German Lutherans into the American mainstream, to international affairs, and to arts, culture, and science.
This collection is an archive of past issues of the Cresset and is a companion website to the Cresset's most recent issues. For more recent issues, please visit http://thecresset.org.
Issues from 1939
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 9), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 8), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 7), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 6), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 5), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 4), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 3), International Walther League
Issues from 1938
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 2), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 1), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 12), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 11), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 10), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 9), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 8), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 7), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 6), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 5), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 4), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 3), International Walther League
Issues from 1937
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 2), International Walther League
The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 1), International Walther League
