Author: Jana Inglehart

This coming Thanksgiving week, we have much to be thankful for. In Latin America, we are extremely thankful for the resources produced by the VDMA Project. November marks ten years since the project released the first books in the digital Lutheran theological library. At that time, Spanish-speaking pastors had only three to five theological books in their libraries, making it difficult to conduct an in-depth study of the Scriptures in preparation for sermons and Bible studies. Lutheran theological works were simply not available in Spanish.

Missionaries, pastors, and seminary students in 22 countries of the Latin America and Caribbean region are celebrating their receipt of the gift of Theologica Anthropology and Sin, the 9th volume of the Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics Series to be translated into Spanish by the VDMA Project.

At the end of May, the VDMA Project provided pastors and seminary students in Latin America with an eBook of "Las Cuerdas de Salvamento de Amor (The Lifelines of Love) by the Rev. Dr. Peter M. Kurowski. This little volume reminds readers that a successful marriage needs to be nurtured by God with the gifts of His Word and Sacraments, which include repentance and forgiveness between spouses, as well as God's forgiveness through His Son, Jesus Christ.

During Advent 2024, when the church focused on the coming of Jesus – both at the moment of His birth and in the last days – the VDMA Project released its very first eBook in Portuguese.  Eschatology, written by Dr. John Stephenson, is volume 13 of the Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics series (CLDs) produced by Luther Academy.

Martin Luther's emphasis on the unique authority of the Bible was a key driving force behind the Reformation. Therefore, it's appropriate that the Spanish translation of the Confessional Lutheran Dogmatics volume on Holy Scripture ('Sagrada Scriptura') was distributed by the VDMA Project on November 10, the anniversary of Luther's birthday.