Writings and Film Productions
Theses and Dissertations
Manske, Charles L. A Study of Lutheran Church Work in Blighted Areas. Bachelor of Divinity thesis for Department of Practical Theology at Concordia Seminary. Saint Louis: Concordia Seminary. (1958) 72 pp.
Manske, Charles L. A Lutheran Church in a Changing Area [First Saint Paul's Lutheran Church, Chicago Illinois]. Master of Arts thesis for Department of Sociology-Anthropology at Washington University. Saint Louis: Washington University. (1958) 178 pp.
Manske, Charles L. "Luther's Ethics of Social Responsibility as the Criterion for Evaluating the Social-Ethical Statements of The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (1959-1971)." Ph.D. Dissertation for University of Southern California. Los Angeles: University of Southern California. (1978) 466 pp.
Books and Articles
Manske, Charles L. and Daniel N. Harmelink. World Religions Today: Comparative Outlines of Contemporary Faiths Around the World. Irvine, CA: Institute for World Religions. (1996)
Manske, Charles L. "Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod." in An Encyclopedia of Religions in the United States: One Hundred Religious Groups Speak for Themselves. Ed. by William B. Williamson. New York: Crossroad Publishers (1992) pp. 202-05.
Manske, Charles L. The Electronic Church: Understanding Prominent Television Evangelists and Healers. Irvine, CA: Institute for World Religions. (1991)
Manske, Charles L., ed. How the Pastor Uses the Law in Preaching and Ethics. Irvine, CA: Institute for World Religions. (1991)
Manske, Charles L. Biblical Foundations. Irvine, CA: Institute for World Religions. (1985)
Manske, Charles L. Prominent Thinkers. Irvine, CA: Institute for World Religions.(1986)
Manske, Charles L., ed. A Reader in Lutheran Social Ethics. Institute for World Religions (1978)
Manske, Charles L. "The Electronic Church: What's Right? What's Wrong?" in Lutheran Witness. Vol. 106, no. 9. September 1987. pp. 1-3.
Audio Recordings
Manske, Charles L. "Mission Horizon Identification." Session 1 of the Metro Mission Horizon Symposium at Concordia Seminary. March 1 2-14, 1991. St. Louis: EduMedia Programs. (1 991)
Manske, Charles L. "Battling in the Culture Wars: Presenting Lutheran Theology and Ethics on Television." Recorded at Concordia Theological Seminary, on May 4, 1994.Ft.Wayne: Concordia Theological Seminary. (1994)
Manske, Charles L. "Suicide: The Need for Pastoral Understanding and Concern." St. Louis: Concordia. (1971)
Video Recordings Christianity on Trial Television Series
Manske, Charles L., producer and moderator. John Warwick Montgomery, authority. Irvine, CA: Institute for World Religions.
Tape 101."Ideologies in Conflict."
Islam and Christianity;
Gods of the New Age;
The Challenge of Marxism;
Reincarnation or Resurrection? (1989)
Tape 102. "Social Crisis."
The War Over Human Rights;
Hooked on Drugs;
What is Killing Our Youth?;
Racism in the Church. (1989)
Tape 103. "Medical Ethics: When Life Begins."
When and How Does Life Begin?;
Slaughter of the Innocents;
Abortion;
Fetal Tissue Implantation. (1989)
Tape 104. "Death and AIDS."
Who Controls Death?;
Death on Demand?;
The AIDS Epidemic-How Should Christians Respond?;
Should AIDS be Reported? (1989)
Tape 105. "Christian Apologetics."
Can the Resurrection be Proven?;
When God Came into the World;
Secular Humanism;
The Forces of Evil. (1989)
Tape 106. "Science and Religion in Conflict?"
Bible Inerrancy;
Does Archaeology Support the Scriptures?;
Do You Believe in Miracles?;
Scientific Apologetics. (1990)
Tape 107. "God and Evil."
How Do We Know God Exists?;
God and Modern Science;
The Problem of Evil. (1990)
Tape 108. "Incarnation at Bethlehem."
The Virgin Birth;
Fairy Tales and the Gospel;
The True Meaning of Christmas;
Fulfilled Prophecy and the Truths of the Christian Faith. (1 990)
Tape 109. "Verdict for a Divine Jesus."
The Case for the Triune God;
The Meaning of Christ's Death;
Legal Evidence for the Christian Faith. (1990)
Tape 11O. "Jesus' Death and Resurrection as Historical Fact."
The Nature of the Case for Christianity;
The Bible Confirmed by Archaeology;
Lazarus' Tomb;
The Fact of the Resurrection. (1990)
Tape 111. "Trusting the Bible Completely."
Why Religious Liberals Cannot Understand the Bible;
The Inerrancy of Scripture;
Why You Should Reject the Higher Criticism of the Bible. (1990)
Tape 112. "Jesus: Antidote for Satan, Marx and Secularism."
Incident at Gadara;
Karl Marx vs. Jesus Christ;
Who Jesus Really Is;
The Gospel in a Secular World. (1990)
Tape 113. "Christ in History and Our World."
Christian Change in South Africa;
Christ as the Meaning of History;
Jesus Christ, the Only Way;
An Attorney's Defense of the Resurrection. (1992)
Tape 114. "Learning from the Bible."
Should Bible Groups Be Allowed to Meet on Campus?;
What Does Noah's Ark Prove?;
God and Old Testament History;
Can You Trust the Bible? (1992)
Tape 115. "Questions on Campus."
Why Did Freud Hate Religion?;
Did Marx Condemn Christianity?;
The Abuse of Children;
Abortion: What the Supreme Court Says Now. (1992)
Tape 116. "Defending the Faith on Campus."
The Cosmological Argument for God;
C.S. Lewis-. The Greatest Defender of the Christian Faith?;
Defending the Faith with New Age Groups;
How Campuses Are Won for Christ. (1992)
Tape 117. "War."
Understanding War in Muslim Countries;
Can War Be Fought Justly?;
God's Miracles in Warfare: Perspectives from South Africa;
The End of Marxism: Reflections from Berlin. (1993)
Tape 118. "Luther's Faith and Reformation Work."
How the Reformation Came About (Erfurt);
How Do We Get to Heaven? (Wittenberg);
Luther and the Scriptures (Wartburg);
Who Was Martin Luther? (Wittenberg). (1993)
Tape 119. "The Reformation and Its Influence."
The Heroism of the Reformation (Worms);
The Invention of Printing and the Spread of the Gospel (Guttenberg);
Luther vs. Modern Secularism (Weimar);
The Twentieth Century: Age of Extermination (Buchenwald). (1993)
Tape 120. "Celebrating Christmas and Easter."
Who was Handel's Messiah? (Halle);
Bach: The Fifth Evangelist (Leipzig);
Luther on Birth, Death and Christmas (Eisleben);
Easter Special from South Africa (Mt. Zion).