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).