How the Reformers Carried on the Ancient Catechetical Tradition

The tradition of catechisms reaches back into the Bible itself (see Deut. 6:7–9). Early Christians continued to catechize, and thus Luther’s catechisms reflect about 1,500 years of ongoing tradition. Martin Luther wrote two catechisms: the concise Small Catechism and the more extensive Large Catechism. Both became part of the Book of Concord, the collection of... Continue Reading