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.
HAUS-fah-ter
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)
