Reformation 2026
Volume 35, Number 4

Editors’ Introduction
Paul Lehninger

ARTICLES:

Anfechtung, Depression, and Pastoral Triage
Rob Carter

Luther on the Practice of Piety
John W. Kleinig

The Distinction Between Depression and Anfechtung in the Pastoral Theology of Martin Luther
Stephen M. Saunders

A Crisis of Faith: Why Lutherans Must Enter the Fray on Care for the Mentally Ill
Todd A. Peperkorn

When You Hear Hoofbeats: Distinguishing Mental Illness from Spiritual Oppression/Possession
Rick W. Marrs

“Do You Want to Be Well?”: Theological Grounding for Human Angst in a Culture that Demands the Extraordinary
Greg Lyon

Addendum: Finlandia and Be Still, My Soul
James R. Eggert

LOGIA FORUM:

• When Suffering Is Good for You

• Anfechtung and the Simul

• “What’s Wrong with Minneapolis?”

• Stoicheia

• “Amen”: Our Yes to God’s Yes

• The Importance of the Threefold Office of Christ

• The Nicene Creed in the Confessional Protestant Tradition

• The Conflagration

• Challenges and Problems

• The Lord’s Supper in Recent Lutheran-Anglican Dialogue

• The Chief Characteristics of a Good Sermon

• Answered Prayer