{"product_id":"the-essential-nestingen-john-t-pless-9781964419121","title":"The Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation","description":"\u003cp\u003eJames Arne Nestingen (1945-2022) was a beloved pastor, seminary professor, and most of all a confessor and preacher of the Gospel of Jesus. After he retired from teaching church history at Luther Seminary in Saint Paul, Nestingen taught at Saint Paul Lutheran Seminary and was a guest lecturer at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne and at the seminary of the Mekane Yesus Church in Addis Ababa. He was a senior scholar in residence for 1517 and was in demand as a conference speaker. He was an active participant in the formation of the North American Lutheran Church (NALC) and served as a representative of that church body on the official dialogue between the NALC, the Lutheran Church-Canada, and The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. He will be remembered for his passion for clear Gospel preaching, his incisive theology, and his Midwestern, Norwegian humor.\u003cbr\u003eThe essays in \u003ci\u003eThe Essential Nestingen: Essays on Preaching, Catechism, and the Reformation \u003c\/i\u003erepresent his scholarly but at the same accessible work in these three areas of his research and teaching. Spanning over three decades of his ministry as a teacher of the church, these essays find a common focus in Christ who is the end of the law for righteousness (Romans 10:4). They remain timely and serve not only as a testimony to Nestingen erudite scholarship but as a resource for the edification for a new generation of both pastors and lay people who share Nestingen passion for \"handing over the goods\" that he found in Luther and the Lutheran Confessions.\u003cbr\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e John T. Pless\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-10:\u003c\/b\u003e 1964419123\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN-13:\u003c\/b\u003e 9781964419121\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e 1517 Publishing\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eLanguage:\u003c\/b\u003e English\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 10\/14\/2025\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 286\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eFormat:\u003c\/b\u003e Hardcover","brand":"John T. Pless","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47244262637823,"sku":"9781964419121","price":39.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0662\/2982\/9887\/files\/img_7010c22a-d8c3-4fb1-b1b8-3f079990fbd1.jpg?v=1758135323","url":"https:\/\/www.whiterainbookhouse.com\/products\/the-essential-nestingen-john-t-pless-9781964419121","provider":"WR Book House","version":"1.0","type":"link"}