The Lutheran Cyclopedia (1899) - Couverture souple

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ISBN 10 : 1120900603 ISBN 13 : 9781120900609

Editeur : Kessinger Publishing, 2010

Synopsis

The Lutheran Cyclopedia is a comprehensive reference book written by Henry Eyster Jacobs and published in 1899. It is a detailed guide to the history, doctrines, and practices of the Lutheran Church, covering everything from its origins in the Reformation to its contemporary state. The book includes biographies of key figures in Lutheran history, explanations of theological concepts, and descriptions of the various denominations and synods within the Lutheran tradition. It also includes information on the liturgy, hymnody, and sacraments of the Lutheran Church, as well as its social and cultural impact. The Lutheran Cyclopedia is a valuable resource for scholars, pastors, and laypeople interested in the history and teachings of the Lutheran Church.This scarce antiquarian book is a facsimile reprint of the old original and may contain some imperfections such as library marks and notations. Because we believe this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment for protecting, preserving, and promoting the world's literature in affordable, high quality, modern editions, that are true to their original work.

A propos du livre

Présentation de l'éditeur

ThS aim of this volume is to present a summary of the chief topics comprised in the doctrine, the life, the customs, the history, and the statistics of theL uth. Church. It has been prepared almost entirely in A merica, from the standpoint of Lutherans, who either by nativity or adoption are A mericans, and who are interested in the growth of their church and the maintenance of its influence in this its new home. The most notable fact in the progress of our Church in this land, has been not so much its rapid increase as the union within it of representatives of the hitherto separated Luth. churches of Europe. At the Reformation, Germany, the birthplace and centre of Lutheranism, was not a compact government, but a loose organization of nmnerous and chiefly small principalities and cities, in each of which the great religious movement of the time had its peculiar history. Upon the basis of a common confession of faith, the doctrinal, educational, liturgical, and governmental elements assumed in each province or territory a peculiar form, as each ruler selected his own theologians and jurists to aid in the reform, and, by their co-operation, published his own Church Order. In constitutions, liturgies, catechisms, hymn-books, instructions to pastors and customs, there was the greatest diversity. There was fixity of type with many varieties. To a still greater degree, the same principle was exhibited, as the lyuth. faith penetrated other lands. The results of the German Reformation were adapted to the circumstances, characteristics, and precedents of the national life. In this country, these various streams, after having followed almost entirely separate courses since the Reformation, have at last met. Here are brought together, in the same synods, Lutherans from diverse parts of Germany, with a common faith, but accustomed to different modes of administering th
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Présentation de l'éditeur

The Lutheran Cyclopedia is an unchanged, high-quality reprint of the original edition of 1899. Hansebooks is editor of the literature on different topic areas such as research and science, travel and expeditions, cooking and nutrition, medicine, and other genres. As a publisher we focus on the preservation of historical literature. Many works of historical writers and scientists are available today as antiques only. Hansebooks newly publishes these books and contributes to the preservation of literature which has become rare and historical knowledge for the future.

Détails de l'édition

• Éditeur: Kessinger Publishing
• Date d'édition: 2010
• Langue: anglais
• ISBN 10: 1120900603
• ISBN 13: 9781120900609
• Reliure: Broché
• Nombre de pages: 582
• Éditeur: Jacobs Henry Eyster, Haas John Augustus William
• Coordonnées du fabricant: non disponible
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