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Erwin W. Lutzer

Erwin W. Lutzer

Dr. Erwin W. Lutzer is the pastor emeritus of The Moody Church in Chicago, where he served as senior pastor from 1980-2016.

Dr. Lutzer earned a BTh from Winnipeg Bible College, a ThM from Dallas Theological Seminary, an MA in philosophy from Loyola University, and an honorary LLD from the Simon Greenleaf School of Law.

A clear expositor of the Bible, he is the featured speaker on three radio programs that are heard on more than 1,000 outlets in the United States and around the world:

  • Moody Church Hour—The Moody Church’s Sunday morning worship service
  • Songs in the Night—an evening program that has been airing since 1943
  • Running to Win—a daily Bible-teaching broadcast

Dr. Lutzer is also an award-winning author of numerous books, including The Cross in the Shadow of the Crescent, The King Is Coming, Covering Your Life in Prayer, One Minute After You Die, When a Nation Forgets God, Christ Among Other gods, and Christian Bookseller’s Gold Medallion award-winning Hitler’s Cross. He has also coauthored Life-Changing Bible Verses You Should Know and Jesus, Lover of a Woman’s Soul with his wife, Rebecca.

His speaking engagements outside of The Moody Church include Bible conferences and seminars, both domestically and in places like Russia, the Republic of Belarus, Germany, Scotland, Guatemala, and Japan. He also leads tours to Israel and to cities of the Protestant Reformation in Europe.

Dr. Lutzer and Rebecca live in the Chicago area and have three grown children and eight grandchildren.

Erwin W. Lutzer's Books

  • God's Devil
  • Coming to Grips with Heaven
  • Coming to Grips with Hell
  • Coming to Grips with the Role of Europe in Prophecy
  • The King is Coming Study Guide
  • Coming to Grips with Death and Dying
  • Coming to Grips with Your Role in the Workplace
  • The Church in Babylon Study Guide
  • The Church in Babylon
  • Will America Be Given Another Chance?
  • Where Do We Go From Here?
  • 7 Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible
  • Heaven and the Afterlife
  • Church in Babylon Book + Study Guide Set
  • The King is Coming
  • The Truth About Same-Sex Marriage
  • Hitler's Cross
  • One Minute After You Die
  • A Practical Guide for Praying Parents
  • He Will Be the Preacher
  • God's Devil Study Guide
  • 7 Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible Study Guide
  • Pandemics, Plagues, and Natural Disasters
  • The Church in Babylon Leader Kit
  • Flames of Freedom
  • Coming to Grips with the Antichrist's New Age Roots
  • Coming to Grips with God's Discipline of the Believer
  • Pastor To Pastor
  • One Minute After You Die
  • The King is Coming
  • When You've Been Wronged
  • 7 Reasons Why You Can Trust the Bible
  • Oprah, Miracles, and the New Earth
  • Failure: the Back Door to Success
  • Dorie
  • The Morality Gap
  • Christ Among Other gods
  • Putting Your Past Behind You
  • Your Eternal Reward
  • When a Nation Forgets God
  • When You've Been Wronged Study Guide
  • Cries from the Cross
  • When You've Been Wronged
  • Is God on America's Side?
  • Coming to Grips with Marital Conflict
  • Coming to Grips with Your Sexual Past
  • Coming to Grips with Unanswered Prayer
  • Coming to Grips with Satan's Plan For Your Life
  • God's Devil
  • No Place To Cry
  • One Minute After You Die STUDY GUIDE
  • How You Can Be Sure You Will Spend Eternity with God
  • Seven Snares of the Enemy
  • Who Are You to Judge?
  • The Vanishing Power of Death
  • The Church in Babylon
  • 7 Convincing Miracles