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George Mezger
1857–1931
A Lutheran pastor, teacher, and writer, he helped shape religious education for generations of students and Sunday-school readers. His best-known work explains Martin Luther’s Small Catechism in a clear, practical way.
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Lessons in the Small Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther For the Senior Department of Lutheran Sunday-Schools and for General Use
by George Mezger, Martin Luther
About the author
Born in Brunswick, Germany, on December 18, 1857, George Mezger became a Lutheran theologian whose life was closely tied to teaching and pastoral training. A memorial published by Concordia Seminary says he left Germany about fifty-six years before his death, later taught Homiletics, Catechetics, and Pastoral Theology at the seminary for twenty-seven years, and then spent his final eight years teaching at the seminary of the German Evangelical Lutheran Free Church in Frankfurt am Main.
Mezger also wrote for the church’s educational life. His Lessons in the Small Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther was prepared for senior Sunday-school students and general use, reflecting his gift for explaining doctrine in an accessible, orderly way. That combination of classroom teaching and practical instruction made his work useful well beyond the seminary.
He died in Berlin, Germany, on November 3, 1931. Though not widely known outside Lutheran circles today, his books still offer a window into early twentieth-century Lutheran teaching and the careful, instructional style he brought to faith and education.