Luther's Small Catechism was written by Martin Luther and published in 1529 for the training of children. Luther's Small Catechism reviews: The Ten Commandments, The Apostles' Creed, The Lord's Prayer, Holy Baptism, The Office of the Keys, and The Sacrament of the Altar.
English translations
are available
on-line at
Project Wittenberg
and
from the LCMS (an American Lutheran denomination),
or as books
from Augsburg Publishing and Concordia Publishing House (ISBN 0806642823, ISBN 0570015359).
The Small Chatechism is widely used today
in Lutheran churches as part of youth education
and Confirmation.
Last updated: 06-01-2005 21:17:58