Examining bioethics, morality, and culture from a distinctively orthodox Lutheran perspective.
This blog was founded by Rev. Robert C. Baker, a Lutheran pastor who serves as an editor for Concordia Publishing House.
The Hausvater Project
Hausvater: /HAUS-fah-ter/
noun (German)
1. Housefather.
2. Spiritually responsible head of household, including the housefather as assisted by the housemother.
>> Example: "As the Hausvater should teach it [Christian doctrine] to the entire family ..."
(Martin Luther, Small Catechism, 1529)
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The Hausvater Project seeks to equip Christian men and women for distinctive and complementary vocations in family, church, and society, by fostering research and education in light of Holy Scripture as proclaimed by the Lutheran Confessions.
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