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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...
- Diet of Worms
Luther at the Diet of Worms, an 1877 portrait depicting...
- List of Lutheran Clergy
Martin Luther - German professor of theology, composer,...
- History of Lutheranism
Most of the well-known denominations of the U.S. existing today originated as sects breaking away from denominations (or Churches, in the case of Lutheranism and Anglicanism), including Methodists, Baptists, and Seventh-day Adventists.
What is Lutheranism? Robert Kolb explains its start with Martin Luther, its history and doctrine, as well as notable Lutheran theologians.
Jun 11, 2018 · LUTHERANISM. Among all the major individual varieties of Latin Christianity to emerge from the Reformation, Lutheranism stands alone for two reasons. In the first place, it bears the name of an individual. Secondly, its hallmark, more vital even than the reference to Martin Luther (1483 – 1546), consists of its formal, agreed-upon confessions ...
Luther’s influence on the rise of World Christianities is an important element in the vitality of contemporary churches in Africa and Asia, but his theological contribution to Christianity beyond the West awaits a fuller articulation and application to the questions and concerns of these emerging centers of Christianity.
Abstract. This contribution sketches controversial, historical, and contemporary interpretations of the Reformation and of Luther and argues for an understanding of the Reformation that takes account of the unique historical significance of the stimuli that originated from Wittenberg. It draws a succinct biographical and theological account of ...
