The Coffee Hour — Adiaphora in the Formula of Concord

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What is adiaphora and why does it matter? The Rev. Brady Finnern, President of the LCMS Minnesota North District and host of KFUO Radio’s Concord Matters, joins Andy and Sarah to talk about the Formula of Concord reading plan he created for 2025, including the questions concerning Adiaphora that are addressed in October’s readings. What does adiaphora mean, and was there a controversy about it in Reformation times? What does adiaphora NOT mean? What are examples of adiaphora today? When is there no option for adiaphora? How do we identify what is and is not adiaphora in other churches?

Find the full reading plan from The Lutheran Witness at witness.lcms.org/2024/reading-plan, and find correlating Concord Matters episodes at kfuo.org/formulaofconcord.

October | Adiaphora
Week 1:
Ep X 1-2 (p.496)
AC XIV (p.38-39)
AC XV (p.39)

Week 2:
Ep X 3-7 (p.496-497)
AP XIV (p.186-187)
AP XV (p.187-194)

Week 3:
SD X (p.597-602)

Week 4:
Ep X 8-12 (p.497)

As you grab your morning coffee (and pastry, let’s be honest), join hosts Andy Bates and Sarah Gulseth as they bring you stories of the intersection of Lutheran life and a secular world. Catch real-life stories of mercy work of the LCMS and partners, updates from missionaries across the ocean, and practical talk about how to live boldly Lutheran. Have a topic you’d like to hear about on The Coffee Hour? Contact us at: listener@kfuo.org.

Today’s episode of The Coffee Hour is underwritten in part by Concordia University Wisconsin and Ann Arbor. You can learn more about Concordia University Wisconsin at cuw.edu and Concordia University Ann Arbor at cuaa.edu. Live Uncommon.