"This is more than a translation of the second German edition of Was heisst lutherisch? ... The section on 'Lutheran doctrine and the modern Reformed theology of Karl Barth' is ... new and was prepared by Professor Sasse for this ... American edition."--Translator's note.

"First edition."

Foreword to the American edition -- I. The question raised by the world today -- 1. What does it mean to be Lutheran? -- II. The question addressed to the Reformation -- 1. The heroic interpretation of the Reformation -- 2. The culture-historical interpretation of the Reformation -- 3. The nationalistic interpretation of the Reformation -- 4. The Reformation as an episode in church history -- III. The question addressed to the Lutheran church -- 1. The Lutheran Reformation and the western churches -- 2. Lutheran confessionalism -- The Reformation and th confessional problem -- The Lutheran and the Reformed churches -- 3. The doctrinal differences between the Lutheran and the Reformed church -- The gospel -- Faith -- The church -- Justification and predestination -- Incarnation and real presence -- 4. Lutheran doctrine and the modern Reformed theology of Karl Barth -- Barth as awakener -- The new ideas in the Barthian theology -- Barth as a Reformed theologian -- The eclectic and unionistic character of Barth's theology -- 5. The Lutheran church and the Una Sancta.