The Rostrum

Mission Updates and Meditations from SALM Director, Rev. Dr. Edward Arthur Naumann

Annual Report 2025

SALM is pleased to publish our annual report for 2025. You can download it here: A Letter from our President: Dear supporters of South Asia Lutheran Mission, St. Paul writes, “For freedom Christ has set us free; stand firm therefore, and do not submit again to a yoke of slavery” (Galatians 5:1). St. Paul is…

A New PUBLIC DOMAIN Book of Concord

Happy Reformation Day! A fitting time to announce our latest project. In September we contracted Kevin Walker, who has extensive experience in translating and editing 16th century German, to translate the 1580 Book of Concord for us accurately into modern English. Each document will be professionally edited, before it is published online and in print. The best part?…

‘Polycarp’ Published in Sinhala and Tamil

Polycarp, the bishop of Smyrna, is an important figure in the history of the very early Christian Church. Polycarp learned the Christian faith by listening to John the Evangelist. Then he taught the faith to Irenaeus of Lyons, who became a well-known Christian author in his own right. Polycarp was a companion of Papias, and…

Augustine’s Confessions in Tamil and Sinhala

We are pleased to announce that Augustine of Hippo’s great work, The Confessions, has been translated into Tamil and Sinhala. The preliminary translation may now be found on the South Asia Lutheran Mission webpages. In this deeply personal and inspirational autobiography, Saint Augustine (354-430) recounts his childhood, struggles with temptation, and the story of his…

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SALM Director, Edward Naumann

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