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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

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