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. XXXVII, No. 1)
Volume 37, 1973-1974
The Cresset (Vol. XXXVIII, No. 1)
Volume 38, 1974-1975
The Cresset (Vol. XXXIX, No. 1)
Volume 39, 1975-1976
The Cresset (Vol. XL, No. 1 &2)
Volume 40, 1976-1977
The Cresset (Vol. XLI, No. 1 & 2)
Volume 41, 1977-1978
The Cresset (Vol. XLII, No. 1)
Volume 42, 1978-1979
The Cresset (Vol. XLIII, No. 1)
Volume 43, 1979-1980
The Cresset (Vol. XLIV, No. 1)
Volume 44, 1980-1981
The Cresset (Vol. XLV, No. 1)
Volume 45, 1981-1982
The Cresset (Vol. XLVI, No. 1)
Volume 46, 1982-1983
The Cresset (Vol. XLVII, No. 1)
Volume 47, 1983-1984
The Cresset (Vol. XLVIII, No. 1)
Volume 48, 1984-1985