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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. LXXIII, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 73, 2009-2010
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXIV, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 74, 2010-2011
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXV, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 75, 2011-2012
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXVI, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 76, 2012-2013
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXVII, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 77, 2013-2014
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXVIII, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 78, 2014-2015
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXIX, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 79, 2015-2016
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXX, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 80, 2016-2017
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXXI, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 81, 2017-2018
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXXII, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 82, 2018-2019
  • The Cresset (Vol. LXXXIII, No. 1, Michaelmas)
    Volume 83, 2019-2020