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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.

The Cresset (Vol. 1, No. 1)
Volume 1, 1937-1938
The Cresset (Vol. 2, No. 1)
Volume 2, 1938-1939
The Cresset (Vol. 3, No. 1)
Volume 3, 1939-1940
The Cresset (Vol. 4, No. 1)
Volume 4, 1940-1941
The Cresset (Vol. 5, No. 1)
Volume 5, 1941-1942
The Cresset (Vol. 6, No. 1)
Volume 6, 1942-1943
The Cresset (Vol. 7, No. 1)
Volume 7, 1943-1944
The Cresset (Vol. VIII, No. 1)
Volume 8, 1944-1945
The Cresset (Vol. IX, No. 1)
Volume 9, 1945-1946
The Cresset (Vol. X, No. 1)
Volume 10, 1946-1947
The Cresset (Vol. XI, No. 1)
Volume 11, 1947-1948
The Cresset (Vol. XII, No. 1)
Volume 12, 1948-1949
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