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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Paperback. Etat : New. Print on Demand. This book provides a broad overview of the Lutheran Church, covering its history, doctrine, customs, and statistics. It is a compilation of the work of many American Lutheran scholars and pastors, most of whom are associated with the General Council, a merger of Lutheran synods in the 19th century. The book presents a positive and detailed examination of Lutheran history and theology as seen through the lens of American Lutheranism, and is notable for its coverage of the diverse streams of Lutheranism that came together to form the American Lutheran Church, particularly German and Scandinavian traditions. The consensus is these streams, once separated by national lines, will inevitably coalesce, as part of the wider historical movement of Christianity in the world. This book is a reproduction of an important historical work, digitally reconstructed using state-of-the-art technology to preserve the original format. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in the book. print-on-demand item. N° de réf. du vendeur 9781332555635_0
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