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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. XLIX, No. 1)
    Volume 49, 1985-1986
  • The Cresset (Vol. L, No. 1)
    Volume 50, 1986-1987
  • The Cresset (Vol. LI, No. 1)
    Volume 51, 1987-1988
  • The Cresset (Vol. LII, No. 1)
    Volume 52, 1988-1989
  • The Cresset (Vol. LIII, No. 1)
    Volume 53, 1989-1990
  • The Cresset (Vol. LIV, No. 1)
    Volume 54, 1990-1991
  • The Cresset (Vol. LV, No. 1)
    Volume 55, 1991-1992
  • The Cresset (Vol. LVI, No. 1)
    Volume 56, 1992-1993
  • The Cresset (Vol. LVII, No. 1)
    Volume 57, 1993-1994
  • The Cresset (Vol. LVIII, No. 1)
    Volume 58, 1994-1995
  • The Cresset (Vol. LIX, No. 1, Reformation)
    Volume 59, 1995-1996
  • The Cresset (Vol. LX, No. 1, Reformation)
    Volume 60, 1996-1997