The following published resources provide additional information for those who wish to read more about the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, its predecessor bodies and inter-Lutheran efforts. 

Of General Interest

Encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church. 3 volumes. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1965.

Lagerquist, L. DeAne. The Lutherans. Westport, Conn.: Praeger, 1999.

Nelson, E. Clifford. Lutheranism in North America, 1914-1970. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1972.

Nelson, E. Clifford. The Lutherans in North America. Revised Edition. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1980.

Nelson, E. Clifford. The Rise of World Lutheranism: An American Perspective. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1982

Wolf, Richard C. Documents in Lutheran Unity. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1966.

Histories: Church Specific

Adams, John E. Preus of Missouri and the Great Lutheran Civil War. New York: Harper and Row, 1977.

Arden, G. Everett. Augustana Heritage: History of the Augustana Evangelical Lutheran Church. Rock Island, Ill.: Augustana Press, 1963.

Bachmann, E. Theodore, with Mercia Brenne Bachmann. The United Lutheran Church in America, 1918-1962. Minneapolis: Fortress, 1997.

Baepler, Walter A. A Century of Grace: A History of the Missouri Synod, 1847-1947. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1947.

Buehring, PH. The Spirit of the American Lutheran Church. Columbus, Ohio: Lutheran Book Concern, 1940.

Danker, Frederick W. No Room in the Brotherhood. St. Louis: Clayton, 1977.

Fevold, Eugene. The Lutheran Free Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1969.

Forster, Walter O. Zion on the Mississippi: The Settlement of the Saxon Lutherans in Missouri, 1839-1841. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1953.

Gilbert, W. Kent. Commitment to Unity: A History of the Lutheran Church in America. Philadelphia: Fortress. 1988.

Heikkinen, Jacob W. The Story of the Suomi Synod: The Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, 1890-1962. New York Mills, Minn.: Parta Printers, 1985.

Jalkannen, Ralph J. The Faith of the Finns: Historical Perspectives on the Finnish Lutheran Church in America. East Lansing, Mich.: Michigan State University, 1972.

Jensen, John M. The United Evangelical Lutheran Church: An Interpretation. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1964.

Klein, Christa R., with Christian von Dehsen. Politics and Policy: The Genesis and Theology of Social Statements in the Lutheran Church in America. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989.

Knudsen, Johannes. The Formation of the Lutheran Church in America. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1978.

Johnson, Lani L. Led By the Spirit: A History of Lutheran Church Women. Philadelphia: Lutheran Church Women, LCA, 1980.

Lagerquist, L. DeAne. From Our Mother's Arms: A History of Women in the American Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1987.

Lutz, Charles P. ed. Church Roots: Stories of Nine Immigrant Groups That Became The American Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1985.

Lutz, Charles P. Public Voice: Social Policy Development in The American Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Office of Church in Society, TALC, 1987.

Marquart, Kurt E. Anatomy of an Explosion: A Theological Analysis of the Missouri Synod Conflict. Grand Rapids, Mich.: Baker, 1978.

Meuser, Fred W. The Formation of the American Lutheran Church: A Case Study in Lutheran Unity. Columbus, Ohio: Wartburg Press, 1958.

Mortensen, Enok. The Danish Lutheran Church in America: The History and Heritage of the American Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Philadelphia: Board of Publication, LCA, 1967.

Nelson, E. Clifford and Eugene L. Fevold. The Lutheran Church Among Norwegian-Americans. 2 volumes. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1960.

Nichol, Todd W. All These Lutherans: Three Paths Toward A New Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1986.

Reuss, Carl F. Conscience and Action: Social Statements of the American Lutheran Church, 1961-1970. Mnneapolis: Augsburg, 1971.

Rogness, Alvin N. The Story of the American Lutheran Church. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1980.

Trexler, Edgar. Anatomy of a Merger: People, Dynamics and Decisions That Shaped the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1991.

Weisheit, Eldon. The Zeal of His House: Five Generations of Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod History (1847-1972). St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1973

Specialized Histories

Bachman, John W. Together in Hope: 50 Years of Lutheran World Relief. New York: Lutheran World Relief, 1995.

Bachmann, E. Theodore and Mercia Brenne Bachmann. Lutheran Churches of the World: A Handbook. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1989.

Bengston, Gloria E., ed. Lutheran Women in Ordained Ministry, 1970-1995. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1995.

Frost, Naomi. Golden Visions, Broken Dreams: A Short History of the Lutheran Council in the U.S.A. New York: Lutheran Council in the U.S.A., 1987.

Johnson, Jeff. Black Christians: The Untold Lutheran Story. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1991.

Lutz, Charles P. Loving Neighbors Far and Near: U.S. Lutherans Respond to A Hungry World. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 19,94.

Schjorring, Jens Holger, Prasanna Kumari, and Norman A. Hjelm. From Federation to Communion: The History of the Lutheran World Federation. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1997.

Schmutterer, Gerhard M. Tomahawk and Cross: Lutheran Missionaries Among the Northern Plains Tribes, 1858-1866. Sioux Falls, S.D.: Center for Western Studies, 1989.

Schroeder, Steven. A Community and a Perspective: Lutheran Peace Fellowship and the Edge of the Church, 1941-1991. New York: University Press of America, 1993.

Solberg, Richard W. As Between Brothers: The Story of Lutheran Response to World Need. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1957.

Solberg, Richard W. Lutheran Higher Education in North America. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1985.

Solberg, Richard W. Open Doors: The Story of Lutherans Resettling Refugees. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1992.

Wentz, Frederick K. Lutherans in Concert: The Story of the National Lutheran Council, 1918-1966. Minneapolis: Augsburg, 1968.