Verba Vitae – A Serious Christian Journal of Life and its Significance

The latest issue of Verba Vitae is now available!

Verba Vitae is committed to bringing the classical Christian tradition into conversation with life issues now confronting us. Modeling the reasoned logos of the theological tradition, Verba Vitae explores the truth-claims made by thinkers and examines the grounds upon which these assertions are made.

Lutherans For Life is proud and honored to be involved in the Verba Vitae project in fellowship and collaboration with the Institute of Lutheran Theology. We are especially delighted to bring the Church and the world the fine scholarship its contributors and their reflections represent.

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In the current issue of Verba Vitae …

Articles

• Victory over the Vapor: How the Cross Alone Annihilates the Culture of Death by Dan Lioy
• Speaking Life: Luther’s Nova Lingua against the Grammar of Death by Dennis Bielfeldt
• Inward? – or Upward and Outward? The Problem of Self-Primacy by Martin A. Christiansen
• Promoting a Culture of Life in America by M. Anthony Seel

Book review essay

Klaus Detlev Schulz

Theological Anthropology and Sin

Reviewed by Douglas V. Morton

Book reviews

J. Brian Bransfield

The Human Person According to John Paul II 

Reviewed by Patrick Steckbeck

Eric Metaxas

Letter to the American Church

Reviewed by Nils I. Borquist

Dennis Ngien

Paragon of Excellence: Luther’s Sermons on 1 Peter

Reviewed by Nicholas Hopman

A Call for Papers

Verba Vitae is seeking essay submissions for the following upcoming issues:

• Volume 3, No. 1 (Spring 2026): “Christian Vocation as an Antidote to Radical Contemporary Critical Theory”
• Volume 3, No. 2 (Summer 2026): “Christian Medical Ethics in a Secular Medical Environment”
• Volume 3, No. 3 (Autumn 2026): “Christianity and Transhumanism: Ethical Considerations”
• Volume 3, No. 4 (Winter 2026): “Artificial Intelligence: A Rigorous Examination”
• Volume 4, No. 1 (Spring 2027): “The Issue of Gender: Old and New Perspectives in Conflict”
• Volume 4, No. 2 (Summer 2027): “The Dawn of Life: Pre and Neonatal Life in Modern Society”
• Volume 4, No. 3 (Autumn 2027): “The Power of Language: Navigating Ethical Communication in the Era of Newspeak”
• Volume 4, No. 4 (Winter 2027): “Facing the Final Frontier: Divine Perspectives and Social Narratives on Mortality”

All essay submissions (on any life-related topic) should be made at: 

https://verba-vitae.org/index.php/vvj/index

Submitting authors need to register with a Verba Vitae account.

Please see the Submissions Guidelines for important information!

Any questions should be directed to:

Douglas V. Morton, Associate Editor | dmorton@ilt.edu

Annual Print Subscriptions!

Verba Vitae will make physical hard copy issues available beginning with the Spring 2026 issue.

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• $100/year institutional/library

Annual subscriptions do not auto-renew.

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Volumes 1 & 2 free online at https://verba-vitae.org/index.php/vvj/index.

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