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Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism, identifying primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched the Protestant Reformation.
- History of Lutheranism
Lutheranism soon became a wider religious and political...
- Eucharist
The Eucharist (/ ˈ juː k ər ɪ s t / YOO-kər-ist; from Koinē...
- List of Lutheran Churches
Built and used by Swedish Lutherans from 1886 to 1893....
- Diet of Worms
Luther at the Diet of Worms, an 1877 portrait depicting...
- List of Lutheran Denominations
Lutheran denominations are Protestant church bodies that...
- List of Lutheran Clergy
Gotthard Fritzsche - A founding figure for Australia's...
- Lutheranism by region
Today, almost half of Lutherans are living in Europe....
- History of Lutheranism
e. Over 40 different Lutheran denominations currently exist in North America. However, most North American Lutherans belong to one of the three largest denominations, namely, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, or the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod. [citation needed]
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Lutheranism is a denomination of Christianity. Lutheranism is named for Martin Luther, who led a protest against the Roman Catholic Church. He began his protest in the 16th century. He was a German priest, theologian, and university professor in Wittenberg.
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod ( LCMS ), also known as the Missouri Synod, [3] is a traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States. With 1.8 million members as of 2021, [4] it is the second-largest Lutheran body in the United States, behind the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
