A fresh translation
Directly from the source languages (Latin, German), with the BSELK 2014 critical edition as its base — never from an intermediary.
1530–2030 · 500 years of the Augsburg Confession
The Book of Concord, in Slovak
A new critical Slovak edition of the Lutheran confessional writings, prepared for the 500th anniversary of the Augsburg Confession. A heritage that survived five centuries receives, for the first time, a full critical Slovak voice.
Support the workA five-century line
The Lutheran tradition in historic Royal Hungary is not an episode — it is an unbroken line that survived bans, exile, and the articular restrictions. This edition closes an arc that began in the 16th century.
- 1549 Confessio Pentapolitana Leonard Stöckel and the confession of five Upper-Hungarian towns — the first Reformation confession in the region.
- 1610 Synod of Žilina Organization of the Lutheran (A.C.) church in Upper Hungary.
- 1681 Articular churches Restricted yet surviving worship through the Counter-Reformation.
- 1781 Patent of Toleration The return of confessional freedom.
- today ECAV The second-largest church in Slovakia, heir to this line.
- 2030 500th anniversary The Augsburg Confession of 1530 — and a new Slovak critical edition of the Book of Concord.
Four integrated components
Not a reprint, but new scholarship in four integrated layers.
Updated introductions
Historical-theological introductions to each writing, in current scholarly context.
An original apparatus
Text-critical and theological-historical commentary, in dialogue with the Kolb–Wengert and Wernisch editions.
A reception module
A standalone reception-history part on the Lutheran tradition in historic Royal Hungary — the edition’s distinctive scholarly contribution.
By the numbers
500 years since the Augsburg Confession
8 confessional writings in the edition
286,691 members of the ECAV
326 congregations
2030 target publication year
Demographic figures: 2021 national census.
Until the 500th anniversary
— days
Target: 25 June 2030 (Augsburg)
Support this work
A critical edition is a multi-year scholarly and editorial undertaking. We are seeking partners and supporters who care about the Lutheran heritage of Central Europe. We would be glad to present the project in depth.
Write to the lead editorPrepared in partnership with the Faculty of Lutheran Theology (EBF UK) and international Lutheran institutions.
Partners
- EBF UK — host institution
- ECAV — institutional patronage
- Tranoscius, a.s. — publishing partner
- International Lutheran partners