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. LXI, No. 1, Reformation)
Volume 61, 1997-1998
The Cresset (Vol. LXII, No. 1, Reformation)
Volume 62, 1998-1999
The Cresset (Vol. LXIII, No. 1, Michaelmas)
Volume 63, 1999-2000
The Cresset (Vol. LXIV, No. 1, Reformation)
Volume 64, 2000-2001
The Cresset (Vol. LXV, No. 1, Reformation)
Volume 65, 2001-2002
The Cresset (Vol. LXVI, No. 1, Michaelmas)
Volume 66, 2002-2003
The Cresset (Vol. LXVII, No. 1, Michaelmas)
Volume 67, 2003-2004
The Cresset (Vol. LXVIII, No. 1, Michaelmas)
Volume 68, 2004-2005
The Cresset (Vol. LXIX, No. 1, Michaelmas)
Volume 69, 2005-2006
The Cresset (Vol. LXX, No. 1, Michaelmas)
Volume 70, 2006-2007
The Cresset (Vol. LXXI, No. 1, Michaelmas)
Volume 71, 2007-2008
The Cresset (Vol. LXXII, No. 1, Michaelmas)
Volume 72, 2008-2009