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 2020
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXIII, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2019
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXIII, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXIII, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXII, No. 5, Trinity), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXII, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXII, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2018
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXII, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXII, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXI, No. 5, Trinity), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXI, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXI, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2017
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXI, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXXI, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXX, No. 5, Trinity), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXX, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXX, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2016
The Cresset (Vol. LXXX, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXX, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIX, No. 5, Trinity), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIX, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIX, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2015
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIX, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIX, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVIII, No. 5, Trinity), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVIII, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVIII, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2014
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVIII, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVIII, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVII, No. 6, Trinity), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVII, No. 5, Special Edition), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVII, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVII, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2013
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVII, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVII, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVI, No. 5, Trinity), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVI, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVI, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2012
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVI, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXVI, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXV, No. 5, Trinity), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXV, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXV, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2011
The Cresset (Vol. LXXV, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXV, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIV, No. 5, Trinity), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIV, No. 4, Easter), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIV, No. 3, Lent), Valparaiso University
Issues from 2010
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIV, No. 2, Advent/Christmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIV, No. 1, Michaelmas), Valparaiso University
The Cresset (Vol. LXXIII, No. 5, Trinity), Valparaiso University
