The Book of Concord

Originally published in 1580, The Book of Concord (meaning an agreeing together), was designed to end religious controversies and that arose among German Lutherans after Martin Luther’s death in 1546, and bring unity of thought.


The Book of Concord is a collection of all the documents essential to the Lutheran Church. It begins with three creeds which originated in the ancient church: the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the Athanasian Creed. Next are the Augsburg Confession and the Apology of the Augsburg Confession, the Smalcald Articles, the Treatise on the Power and Primacy of the Pope, Luther's Small and Large Catechisms, and, finally, the Formula of Concord.