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437 relations: Abraham Calovius, Adam and Eve, Aegidius Hunnius, Africa, Altar rail, Anabaptism, Anathema, Angels in Christianity, Anglican realignment, Apology of the Augsburg Confession, Apostles' Creed, Association of Peace, Athanasian Creed, Augsburg Confession, Augsburg Confession Variata, Augsburg Interim, August Friedrich Christian Vilmar, August Hermann Francke, Australian Catholic University, Austria, Awakening (Finnish religious movement), Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg, Bavaria, Bell tower, Bernardinai.lt, Bethany Lutheran College, Bible, Biblical Hebrew, Biblical inspiration, Body of Doctrine, Book of Common Prayer (1662), Book of Concord, Breviary, Brill Publishers, Byzantine Rite, Called to Common Mission, Cambridge University Press, Canonical hours, Catherine the Great, Catholic Church, Catholic–Lutheran dialogue, Change ringing, Charles Porterfield Krauth, Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, Chorale, Christ (title), Christian apologetics, Christian Cyclopedia, Christian III of Denmark, Christian mission, ... Expand index (387 more) »
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Abraham Calovius
Abraham Calovius (also Abraham Calov or Abraham Kalau; 16 April 161225 February 1686) was a Lutheran theologian, and was one of the champions of Lutheran orthodoxy in the 17th century.
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Adam and Eve
Adam and Eve, according to the creation myth of the Abrahamic religions, were the first man and woman.
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Aegidius Hunnius
Aegidius Hunnius the Elder (21 December 1550 in Winnenden – 4 April 1603 in Wittenberg) was a Lutheran theologian of the Lutheran scholastic tradition and father of Nicolaus Hunnius.
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Africa
Africa is the world's second-largest and second-most populous continent after Asia.
Altar rail
The altar rail (also known as a communion rail or chancel rail) is a low barrier, sometimes ornate and usually made of stone, wood or metal in some combination, delimiting the chancel or the sanctuary and altar in a church, from the nave and other parts that contain the congregation.
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Anabaptism
Anabaptism (from Neo-Latin anabaptista, from the Greek ἀναβαπτισμός: ἀνά 're-' and βαπτισμός 'baptism'; Täufer, earlier also Wiedertäufer)Since the middle of the 20th century, the German-speaking world no longer uses the term Wiedertäufer (translation: "Re-baptizers"), considering it biased. Lutheranism and anabaptism are Christian terminology.
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Anathema
The word anathema has two main meanings. Lutheranism and anathema are Christian terminology.
Angels in Christianity
In Christianity, angels are the messengers of God.
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Anglican realignment
The Anglican realignment is a movement among some Anglicans to align themselves under new or alternative oversight within or outside the Anglican Communion.
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Apology of the Augsburg Confession
The Apology of the Augsburg Confession was written by Philipp Melanchthon during and after the 1530 Diet of Augsburg as a response to the Pontifical Confutation of the Augsburg Confession, Charles V's commissioned official Roman Catholic response to the Lutheran Augsburg Confession of 25 June 1530.
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Apostles' Creed
The Apostles' Creed (Latin: Symbolum Apostolorum or Symbolum Apostolicum), sometimes titled the Apostolic Creed or the Symbol of the Apostles, is a Christian creed or "symbol of faith". Lutheranism and Apostles' Creed are Christian terminology.
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Association of Peace
An Association of Peace is an official grouping of conservative Laestadians.
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Athanasian Creed
The Athanasian Creed — also called the Pseudo-Athanasian Creed or Quicunque Vult (or Quicumque Vult), which is both its Latin name and its opening words, meaning "Whosoever wishes" — is a Christian statement of belief focused on Trinitarian doctrine and Christology. Lutheranism and Athanasian Creed are Christian terminology.
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Augsburg Confession
The Augsburg Confession, also known as the Augustan Confession or the Augustana from its Latin name, Confessio Augustana, is the primary confession of faith of the Lutheran Church and one of the most important documents of the Protestant Reformation.
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Augsburg Confession Variata
The Altered Augsburg Confession (Lat. Confessio Augustana Variata) is a later version of the Lutheran Augsburg Confession that includes notable differences with regard to holy communion and the presence of Christ in bread and wine.
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Augsburg Interim
The Augsburg Interim (full formal title: Declaration of His Roman Imperial Majesty on the Observance of Religion Within the Holy Empire Until the Decision of the General Council) was an imperial decree ordered on 15 May 1548 at the 1548 Diet of Augsburg (also having become known as the 'harnessed diet', due to its tense atmosphere, very close to outright hostility) by Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, who had just defeated the forces of the Protestant Schmalkaldic League in the Schmalkaldic War of 1546/47.
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August Friedrich Christian Vilmar
August Friedrich Christian Vilmar, German Neo-Lutheran theologian; born at Solz (near Rotenburg, 78 m. NE of Frankfurt) November 21, 1800; died at Marburg July 30, 1868.
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August Hermann Francke
August Hermann Francke (22 March 1663 – 8 June 1727) was a German Lutheran clergyman, theologian, philanthropist, and Biblical scholar.
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Australian Catholic University
Australian Catholic University (ACU) is a public university in Australia.
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Austria
Austria, formally the Republic of Austria, is a landlocked country in Central Europe, lying in the Eastern Alps.
Awakening (Finnish religious movement)
The Awakening (herännäisyys,; or körttiläisyys) is a Lutheran religious movement in Finland which has found followers in the provinces of Savo and Ostrobothnia.
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Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg
Bartholomäus Ziegenbalg (24 June 1683 – 23 February 1719) was a member of the Lutheran clergy and the first Pietist missionary to India.
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Bavaria
Bavaria, officially the Free State of Bavaria, is a state in the southeast of Germany.
Bell tower
A bell tower is a tower that contains one or more bells, or that is designed to hold bells even if it has none.
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Bernardinai.lt
Bernardinai.lt is a Lithuanian online Christian newspaper.
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Bethany Lutheran College
Bethany Lutheran College (BLC) is a private Christian liberal arts college in Mankato, Minnesota.
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Bible
The Bible (from Koine Greek τὰ βιβλία,, 'the books') is a collection of religious texts or scriptures, some, all, or a variant of which are held to be sacred in Christianity, Judaism, Samaritanism, Islam, the Baha'i Faith, and other Abrahamic religions.
Biblical Hebrew
Biblical Hebrew (rtl ʿīḇrîṯ miqrāʾîṯ or rtl ləšôn ham-miqrāʾ), also called Classical Hebrew, is an archaic form of the Hebrew language, a language in the Canaanitic branch of the Semitic languages spoken by the Israelites in the area known as the Land of Israel, roughly west of the Jordan River and east of the Mediterranean Sea.
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Biblical inspiration
Biblical inspiration is the doctrine in Christian theology that the human writers and canonizers of the Bible were led by God with the result that their writings may be designated in some sense the word of God. Lutheranism and Biblical inspiration are Christian terminology.
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Body of Doctrine
Body of Doctrine (Latin: Corpus doctrinae) in Protestant theology of the 16th and 17th centuries is the anthology of the confessional or credal writings of a group of Christians with a common confession of faith.
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Book of Common Prayer (1662)
The 1662 Book of Common Prayer is an authorised liturgical book of the Church of England and other Anglican bodies around the world.
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Book of Concord
The Book of Concord (1580) or Concordia (often referred to as the Lutheran Confessions) is the historic doctrinal standard of the Lutheran Church, consisting of ten credal documents recognized as authoritative in Lutheranism since the 16th century.
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Breviary
A breviary (Latin: breviarium) is a liturgical book used in Christianity for praying the canonical hours, usually recited at seven fixed prayer times.
Brill Publishers
Brill Academic Publishers, also known as E. J. Brill, Koninklijke Brill, Brill, is a Dutch international academic publisher of books and journals.
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Byzantine Rite
The Byzantine Rite, also known as the Greek Rite or the Rite of Constantinople, is a liturgical rite that is identified with the wide range of cultural, devotional, and canonical practices that developed in the Eastern Christian church of Constantinople. Lutheranism and Byzantine Rite are Christian terminology.
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Called to Common Mission
Called to Common Mission (CCM) is an agreement between The Episcopal Church (ECUSA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) in the United States, establishing full communion between them.
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Cambridge University Press
Cambridge University Press is the university press of the University of Cambridge.
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Canonical hours
In the practice of Christianity, canonical hours mark the divisions of the day in terms of fixed times of prayer at regular intervals.
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Catherine the Great
Catherine II (born Princess Sophie Augusta Frederica von Anhalt-Zerbst; 2 May 172917 November 1796), most commonly known as Catherine the Great, was the reigning empress of Russia from 1762 to 1796.
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Catholic Church
The Catholic Church, also known as the Roman Catholic Church, is the largest Christian church, with 1.28 to 1.39 billion baptized Catholics worldwide as of 2024.
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Catholic–Lutheran dialogue
The Catholic–Lutheran dialogue is a series of discussions that began during July 1964 as an outgrowth of the Second Vatican Council.
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Change ringing
Change ringing is the art of ringing a set of tuned bells in a tightly controlled manner to produce precise variations in their successive striking sequences, known as "changes".
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Charles Porterfield Krauth
Charles Porterfield Krauth (March 17, 1823 – January 2, 1883) was a pastor, theologian and educator in the Lutheran branch of Christianity.
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Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor
Charles V (Ghent, 24 February 1500 – 21 September 1558) was Holy Roman Emperor and Archduke of Austria from 1519 to 1556, King of Spain from 1516 to 1556, and Lord of the Netherlands as titular Duke of Burgundy from 1506 to 1555.
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Chorale
A chorale is the name of several related musical forms originating in the music genre of the Lutheran chorale.
Christ (title)
Christ, used by Christians as both a name and a title, unambiguously refers to Jesus. Lutheranism and Christ (title) are Christian terminology.
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Christian apologetics
Christian apologetics (ἀπολογία, "verbal defense, speech in defense") is a branch of Christian theology that defends Christianity. Lutheranism and Christian apologetics are Christian terminology.
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Christian Cyclopedia
Christian Cyclopedia (originally Lutheran Cyclopedia) is a one-volume compendium of theological data, ranging from ancient figures to contemporary events.
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Christian III of Denmark
Christian III (12 August 1503 – 1 January 1559) reigned as King of Denmark from 1534 and King of Norway from 1537 until his death in 1559.
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Christian mission
A Christian mission is an organized effort to carry on evangelism or other activities, such as educational or hospital work, in the name of the Christian faith. Lutheranism and Christian mission are Christian terminology.
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Christian mysticism
Christian mysticism is the tradition of mystical practices and mystical theology within Christianity which "concerns the preparation for, the consciousness of, and the effect of a direct and transformative presence of God" or divine love. Lutheranism and Christian mysticism are Christian terminology.
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Christian Scriver
Christian Scriver (2 January 1629 – 5 April 1693) was a German Lutheran minister and devotional writer.
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Christian Wolff (philosopher)
Christian Wolff (less correctly Wolf,; also known as Wolfius; ennobled as Christian Freiherr von Wolff in 1745; 24 January 1679 – 9 April 1754) was a German philosopher.
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Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal
Christian Worship: A Lutheran Hymnal (CW) is a hymnal of the Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) published in 1993.
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Christianity in Chad
Christianity in Chad arrived more recently than other religions, with the arrival of Europeans.
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Christianity in Madagascar
Christianity in Madagascar is practiced by 85.3% of Madagascar's population according to the Pew Research Center in 2020.
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Christianity in Malaysia
Christianity is a minority religion in Malaysia.
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Christianity in Nigeria
Christianity first arrived in Nigeria in the 15th century through Augustinian and Capuchin monks from Portugal.
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Christianity in Zimbabwe
Christianity is the largest religion practiced in Zimbabwe, accounted for more than 84% of the population.
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Church of England
The Church of England (C of E) is the established Christian church in England and the Crown Dependencies.
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Church of Sweden
The Church of Sweden (Svenska kyrkan) is an Evangelical Lutheran national church in Sweden.
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Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America
The Church of the Lutheran Brethren of America (CLBA) is a Lutheran denomination of Christians rooted in a Pietist Lutheran spiritual awakening at the turn of the 20th century.
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Church of the Lutheran Confession
The Church of the Lutheran Confession (CLC) is a conservative Christian religious body theologically adhering to confessional Lutheran doctrine.
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Church Order (Lutheran)
The Church Order or Church Ordinance (Kirchenordnung) means the general ecclesiastical constitution of a State Church.
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Clarity of scripture
The doctrine of the clarity of Scripture (often called the perspicuity of Scripture) is a Protestant Christian position teaching that "...those things which are necessary to be known, believed, and observed, for salvation, are so clearly propounded and opened in some place of Scripture or other, that not only the learned, but the unlearned, in a due use of the ordinary means, may attain unto a sufficient understanding of them".
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Closed communion
Closed communion is the practice of restricting the serving of the elements of Holy Communion (also called Eucharist, The Lord's Supper) to those who are members in good standing of a particular church, denomination, sect, or congregation. Lutheranism and Closed communion are Christian terminology.
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Common table prayer
The common table prayer is probably the best known mealtime prayer among North American Lutherans.
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Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe
The Communion of Protestant Churches in Europe (CPCE, also GEKE for Gemeinschaft Evangelischer Kirchen in Europa) is a fellowship of over 100 Protestant churches which have signed the Leuenberg Agreement.
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Compline
Compline, also known as Complin, Night Prayer, or the Prayers at the End of the Day, is the final prayer liturgy (or office) of the day in the Christian tradition of canonical hours, which are prayed at fixed prayer times.
Concordia Publishing House
Concordia Publishing House (CPH), founded in 1869, is the official publishing arm of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS).
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Concupiscence
Concupiscence (from Late Latin concupīscentia, from the Latin verb concupīscere, from con-, "with", here an intensifier, + cupere, "to desire" + -scere, a verb-forming suffix denoting beginning of a process or state) is an ardent longing, typically one that is sensual. Lutheranism and Concupiscence are Christian terminology.
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Confession (Lutheran Church)
In the Lutheran Church, Confession (also called Holy Absolution) is the method given by Christ to the Church by which individual men and women may receive the forgiveness of sins; according to the Large Catechism, the "third sacrament" of Holy Absolution is properly viewed as an extension of Holy Baptism.
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Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference
The Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference (CELC) is an international fellowship of 34 Confessional Lutheran church bodies.
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Confessional Lutheranism
Confessional Lutheranism is a name used by Lutherans to designate those who believe in the doctrines taught in the Book of Concord of 1580 (the Lutheran confessional documents) in their entirety.
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Consubstantiation
Consubstantiation is a Christian theological doctrine that (like transubstantiation) describes the real presence of Christ in the Eucharist. Lutheranism and Consubstantiation are Christian terminology.
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Contemporary worship
Contemporary worship is a form of Christian worship that emerged within Western evangelical Protestantism in the 20th century.
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Contemporary worship music
Contemporary worship music (CWM), also known as praise and worship music, is a defined genre of Christian music used in contemporary worship.
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Copenhagen
Copenhagen (København) is the capital and most populous city of Denmark, with a population of 1.4 million in the urban area.
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Council of Trent
The Council of Trent (Concilium Tridentinum), held between 1545 and 1563 in Trent (or Trento), now in northern Italy, was the 19th ecumenical council of the Catholic Church.
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Count's Feud
The Count's Feud (Grevens Fejde), sometimes referred to as the Count's War, was a Danish war of succession occurring from 1534 to 1536, which gave rise to the Reformation in Denmark.
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Counter-Reformation
The Counter-Reformation, also sometimes called the Catholic Revival, was the period of Catholic resurgence that was initiated in response to, and as an alternative to, the Protestant Reformations at the time. Lutheranism and Counter-Reformation are Christian terminology.
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Creed
A creed, also known as a confession of faith, a symbol, or a statement of faith, is a statement of the shared beliefs of a community (often a religious community) in a form which is structured by subjects which summarize its core tenets.
Croatia
Croatia (Hrvatska), officially the Republic of Croatia (Republika Hrvatska), is a country located at the crossroads of Central and Southeast Europe.
Crypto-Calvinism
Crypto-Calvinism is a pejorative term describing a segment of those members of the Lutheran Church in Germany who were accused of secretly subscribing to Calvinist doctrine of the Eucharist in the decades immediately after the death of Martin Luther in 1546.
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Crypto-Protestantism
Crypto-Protestantism is a historical phenomenon that first arose on the territory of the Habsburg Empire but also elsewhere in Europe and Latin America, at a time when Catholic rulers tried, after the Protestant Reformation, to reestablish Catholicism in parts of the Empire that had become Protestant after the Reformation.
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Cuius regio, eius religio
Cuius regio, eius religio is a Latin phrase which literally means "whose realm, their religion" – meaning that the religion of the ruler was to dictate the religion of those ruled.
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Daily devotional
A daily devotional is a religious publication that provides a specific spiritual reading for each calendar day.
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Damnation
Damnation (from Latin damnatio) is the concept of divine punishment and torment in an afterlife for actions that were committed, or in some cases, not committed on Earth. Lutheranism and damnation are Christian terminology.
Danish language
Danish (dansk, dansk sprog) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family spoken by about six million people, principally in and around Denmark.
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Danish Realm
The Danish Realm, officially the Kingdom of Denmark, or simply Denmark, is a sovereign state and refers to the area over which the monarch of Denmark is head of state.
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David Hollatz (dogmatician)
David Hollatz (1648 – 17 April 1713) was a German Lutheran theologian.
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Decision theology
Decision theology, also known as decisionism, is the belief of some evangelical denominations of Christianity, such as the Baptist and Methodist churches, that individuals must make a conscious decision to "accept" and follow Christ (be "born again", also known as experiencing the "New Birth").
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Declaratio Ferdinandei
The Declaratio Ferdinandei (Declaration of Ferdinand) was a clause in the Peace of Augsburg, signed in 1555 to end conflicts between Catholics and Protestants within the Holy Roman Empire.
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Denazification
Denazification (Entnazifizierung) was an Allied initiative to rid German and Austrian society, culture, press, economy, judiciary, and politics of the Nazi ideology following the Second World War.
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Deutsche Messe
Deutsche Messe ("German Mass"; full title:, "German Mass and Order of Worship") was published by Martin Luther in 1526.
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Development of doctrine
Development of doctrine is a term used by John Henry Newman and other theologians influenced by him to describe the way Catholic teaching has become more detailed and explicit over the centuries, while later statements of doctrine remain consistent with earlier statements.
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Didacticism
Didacticism is a philosophy that emphasizes instructional and informative qualities in literature, art, and design.
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Diet (assembly)
In politics, a diet is a formal deliberative assembly.
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Diet of Worms
The Diet of Worms of 1521 (Reichstag zu Worms) was an imperial diet (a formal deliberative assembly) of the Holy Roman Empire called by Emperor Charles V and conducted in the Imperial Free City of Worms.
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Divine right of kings
In European Christianity, the divine right of kings, divine right, or God's mandation, is a political and religious doctrine of political legitimacy of a monarchy.
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Donatism
Donatism was a Christian sect leading to a schism in the Church, in the region of the Church of Carthage, from the fourth to the sixth centuries. Lutheranism and Donatism are Christian terminology.
Eastern Lutheranism
Eastern Lutheranism (also known as Byzantine Lutheranism or Byzantine Rite Lutheranism) refers to Lutheran churches, such as those of Ukraine and Slovenia, that use a form of the Byzantine Rite as their liturgy.
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Ecclesiastical polity
Ecclesiastical polity is the government of a church. Lutheranism and Ecclesiastical polity are Christian terminology.
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Ecuador
Ecuador, officially the Republic of Ecuador, is a country in northwestern South America, bordered by Colombia on the north, Peru on the east and south, and the Pacific Ocean on the west.
Ecumenical council
An ecumenical council, also called general council, is a meeting of bishops and other church authorities to consider and rule on questions of Christian doctrine, administration, discipline, and other matters in which those entitled to vote are convoked from the whole world (oikoumene) and which secures the approbation of the whole Church. Lutheranism and ecumenical council are Christian terminology.
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Ecumenical creeds
Ecumenical creeds is an umbrella term used in Lutheran tradition to refer to three creeds: the Nicene Creed, the Apostles' Creed and the Athanasian Creed. Lutheranism and Ecumenical creeds are Christian terminology.
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Ecumenism
Ecumenism (alternatively spelled oecumenism)also called interdenominationalism, or ecumenicalismis the concept and principle that Christians who belong to different Christian denominations should work together to develop closer relationships among their churches and promote Christian unity. Lutheranism and Ecumenism are Christian terminology.
Elements of the Philosophy of Right
Elements of the Philosophy of Right (Grundlinien der Philosophie des Rechts) is a work by Georg Wilhelm Friedrich Hegel published in 1820, though the book's original title page dates it to 1821.
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Encyclopædia Britannica
The British Encyclopaedia is a general knowledge English-language encyclopaedia.
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Episcopal Church (United States)
The Episcopal Church, officially the Protestant Episcopal Church in the United States of America (PECUSA), is a member church of the worldwide Anglican Communion based in the United States with additional dioceses elsewhere.
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Episcopal polity
An episcopal polity is a hierarchical form of church governance ("ecclesiastical polity") in which the chief local authorities are called bishops. Lutheranism and episcopal polity are Christian terminology.
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Ernst Wilhelm Hengstenberg
Ernst Wilhelm Theodor Herrmann Hengstenberg (20 October 1802, in Fröndenberg28 May 1869, in Berlin), was a German Lutheran churchman and neo-Lutheran theologian from an old and important Dortmund family.
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Estonia
Estonia, officially the Republic of Estonia, is a country by the Baltic Sea in Northern Europe.
Eucharist
The Eucharist (from evcharistía), also known as Holy Communion, the Blessed Sacrament and the Lord's Supper, is a Christian rite that is considered a sacrament in most churches, and as an ordinance in others. Lutheranism and Eucharist are Christian terminology.
Eucharist in Lutheranism
In Lutheranism, the Eucharist (also called the Mass, the Sacrament of the Altar, the Lord's Supper, the Lord's Table, Holy Communion, the Breaking of the Bread, and the Blessed SacramentAn Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism, (LCMS), question 285") Retrieved 2009-08-18.
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Europe
Europe is a continent located entirely in the Northern Hemisphere and mostly in the Eastern Hemisphere.
Evangelical Church in Germany
The Evangelical Church in Germany (Evangelische Kirche in Deutschland, EKD), also known as the Protestant Church in Germany, is a federation of twenty Lutheran, Reformed, and United Protestant regional Churches in Germany, collectively encompassing the vast majority of the country's Protestants.
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Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia
The Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession in Slovenia (Evangeličanska cerkev augsburške veroizpovedi v Sloveniji) is a Lutheran denomination in Slovenia.
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Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil
The Evangelical Church of the Lutheran Confession in Brazil (Igreja Evangélica de Confissão Luterana no Brasil) is a Lutheran denomination in Brazil.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church in America
The Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) is a mainline Protestant Lutheran church headquartered in Chicago, Illinois.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Brazil (IELB) is a Lutheran church, which was founded in 1904 in Rio Grande do Sul, a southern state in Brazil.
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Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Ingria (Евангелическо-лютеранская церковь Ингрии, Yevangelichesko-lyuteranskaya tserkov Ingriyi; Inkerin evankelis-luterilainen kirkko; also the Church of Ingria) is a Lutheran church of the Scandinavian tradition in Russia.
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Evangelical Lutheran General Synod of the United States of America
The Evangelical Lutheran General Synod of the United States of America, commonly known as the General Synod, was a historical Lutheran denomination in the United States.
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Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary
The Evangelical Lutheran Hymnary (ELH) is a hymnal created by the Evangelical Lutheran Synod in 1996.
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Evangelical Lutheran Synod
The Evangelical Lutheran Synod (ELS) is a US-based Protestant Christian denomination based in Mankato, Minnesota.
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Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America
The Evangelical Lutheran Synodical Conference of North America (Die Evangelisch-lutherischen Synodal-Conferenz von Nord-Amerika), often known simply as the Synodical Conference, was an association of Lutheran synods that professed a complete adherence to the Lutheran Confessions and doctrinal unity with each other.
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Evangelical Lutheran Worship
Evangelical Lutheran Worship (ELW) is the current primary liturgical and worship guidebook and hymnal for use in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA) and the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada (ELCIC).
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Evangelicalism
Evangelicalism, also called evangelical Christianity or evangelical Protestantism, is a worldwide interdenominational movement within Protestant Christianity that emphasizes the centrality of sharing the "good news" of Christianity, being "born again" in which an individual experiences personal conversion, as authoritatively guided by the Bible, God's revelation to humanity. Lutheranism and Evangelicalism are Christian terminology.
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Evangelisch-Lutherische Gebetsbruderschaft
Evangelisch-Lutherische Gebetsbruderschaft (Evangelical Lutheran Prayer Brotherhood) is a German Lutheran religious society for men and women, based on the doctrines of the Bible and Book of Concord, with regular prayer for the renewal and unity of the Church.
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Ex opere operato
Ex opere operato is a Latin phrase meaning "from the work worked" that, in reference to sacraments, signifies that they derive their efficacy not from the minister (which would mean that they derive it ex opere operantis, meaning "from the work of the worker") or from the recipient, but from the sacrament considered independently of the merits of the minister or the recipient.
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Examination of the Council of Trent
Examination of the Council of Trent (Latin: Examen Concilii Tridentini, 1565–73) is a large theological work of Lutheran Reformer Martin Chemnitz.
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Excommunication
Excommunication is an institutional act of religious censure used to deprive, suspend, or limit membership in a religious community or to restrict certain rights within it, in particular those of being in communion with other members of the congregation, and of receiving the sacraments.
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Ferdinand II, Holy Roman Emperor
Ferdinand II (9 July 1578 – 15 February 1637) was Holy Roman Emperor, King of Bohemia, Hungary, and Croatia from 1619 until his death in 1637.
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Finland
Finland, officially the Republic of Finland, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe.
Finnish language
Finnish (endonym: suomi or suomen kieli) is a Finnic language of the Uralic language family, spoken by the majority of the population in Finland and by ethnic Finns outside of Finland.
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First Communion
First Communion is a ceremony in some Christian traditions during which a person of the church first receives the Eucharist.
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Folk high school
Folk high schools (also adult education center, folkehøjskole; volkshogeschool; kansanopisto and työväenopisto or kansalaisopisto; Volkshochschule and (a few) Heimvolkshochschule; folkehøgskole, folkehøgskule; Universidad popular; folkhögskola; Uniwersytet ludowy; népfőiskola) are institutions for adult education that generally do not grant academic degrees, though certain courses might exist leading to that goal.
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Formal and material principles of theology
Formal principle and material principle are two categories in Christian theology to identify and distinguish the authoritative source of theology (formal principle) from the theology itself, especially the central doctrine of that theology (material principle), of a religion, religious movement, tradition, body, denomination, or organization. Lutheranism and Formal and material principles of theology are Christian terminology.
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Formula missae
Formula missae et communionis pro ecclesia Vuittembergensi (1523) is a 16th-century tract on the reform of the Latin liturgy composed by Martin Luther for Lutheran churches in Wittenberg.
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Formula of Concord
Formula of Concord (1577) (German, Konkordienformel; Latin, Formula concordiae; also the "Bergic Book" or the "Bergen Book") is an authoritative Lutheran statement of faith (called a confession, creed, or "symbol") that, in its two parts (Epitome and Solid Declaration), makes up the final section of the Lutheran Corpus Doctrinae or Body of Doctrine, known as the Book of Concord (most references to these texts are to the original edition of 1580). Lutheranism and Formula of Concord are Christian terminology.
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Fort Apache Indian Reservation
The Fort Apache Indian Reservation is an Indian reservation in Arizona, United States, encompassing parts of Navajo, Gila, and Apache counties.
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Franz Pieper
Franz August Otto Pieper (June 27, 1852 – June 3, 1931) was a Confessional Lutheran theologian who also served as the fourth president of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod, known at that time as the German Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States.
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Frederick I of Denmark
Frederick I (Danish and;;; 7 October 1471 – 10 April 1533) was King of Denmark and Norway.
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Frederick William III of Prussia
Frederick William III (Friedrich Wilhelm III.; 3 August 1770 – 7 June 1840) was King of Prussia from 16 November 1797 until his death in 1840.
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Free church
A free church is any Christian denomination that is intrinsically separate from government (as opposed to a state church). Lutheranism and free church are Christian terminology.
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Free will in theology
Free will in theology is an important part of the debate on free will in general.
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Freemasonry
Freemasonry or Masonry refers to fraternal organisations that trace their origins to the local guilds of stonemasons that, from the end of the 14th century, regulated the qualifications of stonemasons and their interaction with authorities and clients.
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Friedrich Julius Stahl
Friedrich Julius Stahl (16 January 1802 – 10 August 1861), German constitutional lawyer, political philosopher and politician.
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Full communion
Full communion is a communion or relationship of full agreement among different Christian denominations or Christian individuals that share certain essential principles of Christian theology. Lutheranism and full communion are Christian terminology.
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Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft
Gemeinschaft and Gesellschaft, generally translated as "community and society", are categories which were used by the German sociologist Ferdinand Tönnies in order to categorize social relationships into two types.
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General Confession
The General Confession is a prayer of contrition in various Christian denominations, including Lutheranism, Anglicanism, Methodism, and Roman Catholicism.
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General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America
The General Council of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in North America, or, in brief, the General Council was a conservative Lutheran church body, formed as a reaction against the new "Americanized Lutheranism" of Samuel Simon Schmucker and the Evangelical Lutheran General Synod of the United States of North America.
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Georg Calixtus
Georg Calixtus, Kallisøn/Kallisön, or Callisen (14 December 1586 – 19 March 1656) was a German Lutheran theologian who looked to reconcile all Christendom by removing all differences that he deemed "unimportant".
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George Forell
George Wolfgang Forell (September 19, 1919 – April 29, 2011) was the Carver Distinguished Chair of Religion in the Department of Religious Studies at the University of Iowa.
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German Americans
German Americans (Deutschamerikaner) are Americans who have full or partial German ancestry.
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German Christians (movement)
German Christians (Deutsche Christen) were a pressure group and a movement within the German Evangelical Church that existed between 1932 and 1945, aligned towards the antisemitic, racist, and Führerprinzip ideological principles of Nazism with the goal to align German Protestantism as a whole towards those principles.
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German Evangelical Church
The German Evangelical Church (Deutsche Evangelische Kirche) was a successor to the German Protestant Church Confederation from 1933 until 1945.
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German idealism
German idealism is a philosophical movement that emerged in Germany in the late 18th and early 19th centuries.
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German language
German (Standard High German: Deutsch) is a West Germanic language in the Indo-European language family, mainly spoken in Western and Central Europe. It is the most widely spoken and official or co-official language in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Liechtenstein, and the Italian province of South Tyrol.
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German Protestant Church Confederation
The German Protestant Church Confederation (Deutscher Evangelischer Kirchenbund, abbreviated DEK) was a formal federation of 28 regional Protestant churches (Landeskirchen) of Lutheran, Reformed or United Protestant administration or confession.
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Germans
Germans are the natives or inhabitants of Germany, or sometimes more broadly any people who are of German descent or native speakers of the German language.
Germany
Germany, officially the Federal Republic of Germany (FRG), is a country in Central Europe.
Gisle Johnson
Gisle Christian Johnson (10 September 1822 – 17 July 1894) was a leading 19th-century Norwegian theologian and educator.
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Global Confessional and Missional Lutheran Forum
The Global Confessional & Missional Lutheran Forum (Global Forum) is a global gathering of national and regional Lutheran churches.
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Gnesio-Lutherans
Gnesio-Lutherans (from Greek γνήσιος: genuine, authentic) is a modern name for a theological party in the Lutheran churches, in opposition to the Philippists after the death of Martin Luther and before the Formula of Concord.
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God the Father
God the Father is a title given to God in Christianity.
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God the Son
God the Son (Θεὸς ὁ υἱός, Deus Filius; האל הבן) is the second Person of the Trinity in Christian theology. Lutheranism and God the Son are Christian terminology.
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God's Word Is Our Great Heritage
"God's Word Is Our Great Heritage" is the title of a popular hymn sung in many churches, especially the Lutheran Church.
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Gottlieb Christoph Adolf von Harless
Gottlieb Christoph Adolf von Harless (von Harleß; 21 November 1806 – 5 September 1879), was a German Lutheran theologian.
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Grace in Christianity
In Western Christian theology, grace is created by God who gives it as help to one because God desires one to have it, not necessarily because of anything one has done to earn it. Lutheranism and grace in Christianity are Christian terminology.
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Guam
Guam (Guåhan) is an organized, unincorporated territory of the United States in the Micronesia subregion of the western Pacific Ocean.
Gustav Vasa
Gustav I (born Gustav Eriksson of the Vasa noble family; 12 May 1496 – 29 September 1560), commonly known as Gustav Vasa, was King of Sweden from 1523 until his death in 1560, previously self-recognised Protector of the Realm (Riksföreståndare) from 1521, during the ongoing Swedish War of Liberation against King Christian II of Denmark, Norway and Sweden.
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Hans Nielsen Hauge
Hans Nielsen Hauge (3 April 1771 – 29 March 1824) was a 19th-century Norwegian Lutheran lay minister, spiritual leader, business entrepreneur, social reformer and author.
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Hans Tausen
Hans Tausen (Tavsen) (1494 – 11 November 1561) nicknamed the “Danish Luther” was the leading Lutheran theologian of the Danish Reformation in Denmark.
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Harper (publisher)
Harper is an American publishing house, the flagship imprint of global publisher, HarperCollins, based in New York City.
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Haugean movement
The Haugean movement or Haugeanism (haugianere) was a Pietistic state church reform movement intended to bring new life and vitality into the Church of Norway, which had been often characterized by formalism and lethargy.
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Heinrich Müller (theologian)
Heinrich Müller (18 October 1631 – 13/23 September 1675) was a German devotional author, Protestant writer of hymns, a Lutheran minister and theologian and a professor at the University of Rostock from 1647 to 1650.
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Hell in Christianity
In Christian theology, Hell is the place or state into which, by God's definitive judgment, unrepentant sinners pass in the general judgment, or, as some Christians believe, immediately after death (particular judgment). Lutheranism and Hell in Christianity are Christian terminology.
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Heresy in Christianity
Heresy in Christianity denotes the formal denial or doubt of a core doctrine of the Christian faith as defined by one or more of the Christian churches. Lutheranism and Heresy in Christianity are Christian terminology.
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High church Lutheranism
High church Lutheranism is a movement that began in 20th-century Europe and emphasizes worship practices and doctrines that are similar to those found within Roman Catholicism, Eastern Orthodoxy and Anglo-Catholicism.
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Historical criticism
Historical criticism (also known as the historical-critical method or higher criticism) is a branch of criticism that investigates the origins of ancient texts to understand "the world behind the text" and emphasizes a process that "delays any assessment of scripture’s truth and relevance until after the act of interpretation has been carried out".
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Historical-grammatical method
The historical-grammatical method is a modern Christian hermeneutical method that strives to discover the biblical authors' original intended meaning in the text.
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History of Scandinavia
The history of Scandinavia is the history of the geographical region of Scandinavia and its peoples.
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Holy Roman Empire
The Holy Roman Empire, also known as the Holy Roman Empire of the German Nation after 1512, was a polity in Central and Western Europe, usually headed by the Holy Roman Emperor. Lutheranism and Holy Roman Empire are Christian terminology.
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Holy See
The Holy See (url-status,; Santa Sede), also called the See of Rome, Petrine See or Apostolic See, is the jurisdiction of the pope in his role as the Bishop of Rome.
Holy Spirit
In Judaism, the Holy Spirit, otherwise known as the Holy Ghost, is the divine force, quality and influence of God over the universe or his creatures.
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Hong Kong
Hong Kong is a special administrative region of the People's Republic of China.
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church & School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission
Hosanna-Tabor Evangelical Lutheran Church and School v. Equal Employment Opportunity Commission, 565 U.S. 171 (2012), was a United States Supreme Court case in which the court unanimously ruled that federal discrimination laws do not apply to religious organizations' selection of religious leaders.
Huldrych Zwingli
Huldrych or Ulrich Zwingli (1 January 1484 – 11 October 1531) was a leader of the Reformation in Switzerland, born during a time of emerging Swiss patriotism and increasing criticism of the Swiss mercenary system.
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Hymn
A hymn is a type of song, and partially synonymous with devotional song, specifically written for the purpose of adoration or prayer, and typically addressed to a deity or deities, or to a prominent figure or personification. Lutheranism and hymn are Christian terminology.
Hypostatic union
Hypostatic union (from the Greek: ὑπόστασις hypóstasis, 'person, subsistence') is a technical term in Christian theology employed in mainstream Christology to describe the union of Christ's humanity and divinity in one hypostasis, or individual personhood. Lutheranism and Hypostatic union are Christian terminology.
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Iceland
Iceland (Ísland) is a Nordic island country between the North Atlantic and Arctic Oceans, on the Mid-Atlantic Ridge between North America and Europe.
Imputed righteousness
Imputed righteousness is a concept in Christian theology proposing that the "righteousness of Christ...is imputed to —that is, treated as if it were theirs—through faith." It is on the basis of Jesus' righteousness that God accepts humans. Lutheranism and imputed righteousness are Christian terminology.
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Incarnation (Christianity)
In Christian theology, the doctrine of incarnation teaches that the pre-existent divine person of Jesus Christ, God the Son, the second person of the Trinity, and the eternally begotten Logos (Koine Greek for "word"), took upon human nature and "was made flesh" by being conceived in the womb of a woman, the Virgin Mary, also known as the Theotokos (Greek for "God-bearer" or "Mother of God"). Lutheranism and incarnation (Christianity) are Christian terminology.
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Incurvatus in se
Incurvatus in se (Latin for "turned/curved inward on oneself") is a theological phrase describing a life lived "inward" for oneself rather than "outward" for God and others. Lutheranism and Incurvatus in se are Christian terminology.
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Indifferentism
Indifferentism is the belief held by some that no one religion or philosophy is superior to another.
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Infant baptism
Infant baptism (or paedobaptism) is the practice of baptizing infants or young children. Lutheranism and infant baptism are Christian terminology.
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Inner mission
The Inner Mission (Innere Mission, also translated as Home Mission) was and is a movement of German evangelists, set up by Johann Hinrich Wichern in Wittenberg in 1848 based on a model of Theodor Fliedner.
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International Lutheran Council
The International Lutheran Council (ILC) is a worldwide association of confessional Lutheran denominations.
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Jesper Brochmand
Jesper Rasmussen Brochmand (5 August 1585 - 19 April 1652) was a Danish Lutheran clergyman, theologian and professor who served as Bishop of the Diocese of Zealand from 1638 until his death.
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Jesper Swedberg
Jesper Swedberg (28 August 1653 (O.S)–26 July 1735 (N.S)) was a bishop of Skara, Sweden.
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Jesuits
The Society of Jesus (Societas Iesu; abbreviation: SJ), also known as the Jesuit Order or the Jesuits (Iesuitae), is a religious order of clerics regular of pontifical right for men in the Catholic Church headquartered in Rome.
Jesus in Christianity
In Christianity, Jesus is the Son of God as chronicled in the Bible's New Testament, and in most Christian denominations He is held to be God the Son, a prosopon (Person) of the Trinity of God.
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Joachim Lütkemann
Joachim Lütkemann (15 December 1608, Demmin - 18 October 1655, Wolfenbüttel) was a German Lutheran theologian and writer of devotional literature.
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Johann Arndt
Johann Arndt (or Arnd; 27 December 155511 May 1621) was a German Lutheran theologian who wrote several influential books of devotional Christianity.
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Johann Conrad Dannhauer
Johann Conrad Dannhauer (b. at Köndringen (10 m. n. of Freiburg) 24 March 1603; d. at Strasburg 7 November 1666) was an Orthodox Lutheran theologian and teacher of Spener.
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Johann Eck
Johann Maier von Eck (13 November 1486 – 13 February 1543), often anglicized as John Eck, was a German Catholic theologian, scholastic, prelate, and a pioneer of the counter-reformation who was among Martin Luther's most important interlocutors and theological opponents.
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Johann Friedrich König
Johann Friedrich König (also: Köning; 16 October 1619 – 15 September 1664) was a German Lutheran theologian, born in Dresden.
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Johann Georg Hamann
Johann Georg Hamann (27 August 1730 – 21 June 1788) was a German Lutheran philosopher from Königsberg known as "the Wizard of the North" who was one of the leading figures of post-Kantian philosophy.
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Johann Gerhard
Johannes Gerhard (17 October 1582 – 17 August 1637) was a Lutheran church leader and Lutheran Scholastic theologian during the period of Orthodoxy.
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Johann Gottfried Herder
Johann Gottfried von Herder (25 August 174418 December 1803) was a German philosopher, theologian, poet, and literary critic.
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Johann Hülsemann
Johann Hülsemann (4 December 1602 – 13 June 1661) was a German Lutheran theologian.
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Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe
Johann Konrad Wilhelm Löhe (21 February 1808 – 2 January 1872) (often rendered 'Loehe') was a pastor of the Lutheran Church, Confesional Lutheran writer, and is often regarded as being a founder of the deaconess movement in Lutheranism and a founding sponsor of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS).
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Johann Melchior Goeze
Johann Melchior Goeze (born 16 October 1717 in Halberstadt, died 19 May 1786 in Hamburg, epithet: Zionswächter, i.e. Zion's Guardian) was a Lutheran pastor and theologian during the period of Late Orthodoxy.
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Johann Sebastian Bach
Johann Sebastian Bach (28 July 1750) was a German composer and musician of the late Baroque period.
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Johann Wilhelm Baier
Johann Wilhelm Baier (11 November 1647 – 19 October 1695) was a German theologian in the Lutheran scholastic tradition.
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Johannes Andreas Quenstedt
Johannes Andreas Quenstedt (13August 161722May 1688) was a German Lutheran dogmatician in the Lutheran scholastic tradition.
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Johannes Gezelius the younger
Johannes Gezelius the younger (6 September 1647–10 April 1718), also known as Johannes Gezelius den yngre in Swedish and Johannes Gezelius nuorempi in Finnish, was a theologian, professor at the Royal Academy of Åbo and Bishop of Turku between 1690 and 1718.
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John Calvin
John Calvin (Jehan Cauvin; Jean Calvin; 10 July 150927 May 1564) was a French theologian, pastor and reformer in Geneva during the Protestant Reformation.
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John Robinson (bishop of London)
John Robinson (7 November 1650 – 11 April 1723) was an English diplomat and prelate.
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Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification
The Joint Declaration on the Doctrine of Justification (JDDJ) is a document created and agreed to by the Catholic Church's Pontifical Council for Promoting Christian Unity (PCPCU) and the Lutheran World Federation in 1999 as a result of Catholic–Lutheran dialogue.
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Josquin des Prez
Josquin Lebloitte dit des Prez (– 27 August 1521) was a composer of High Renaissance music, who is variously described as French or Franco-Flemish.
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Junker
Junker (Junker, Junker, Jonkheer, Yunker, Junker, Junker, იუნკერი, Iunkeri) is a noble honorific, derived from Middle High German Juncherre, meaning 'young nobleman'Duden; Meaning of Junker, in German.
Karl Graul
Karl Graul (6 February 1814 – 10 November 1864) was a leader of Leipzig Lutheran mission and a Tamil scholar.
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Kazakhstan
Kazakhstan, officially the Republic of Kazakhstan, is a landlocked country mostly in Central Asia, with a part in Eastern Europe.
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Kenneth Scott Latourette
Kenneth Scott Latourette (August 6, 1884 – December 26, 1968) was an American Baptist minister and historian, specialized in Chinese studies, Japanese studies, and the history of Christianity.
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Koine Greek
Koine Greek (Koine the common dialect), also known as Hellenistic Greek, common Attic, the Alexandrian dialect, Biblical Greek, Septuagint Greek or New Testament Greek, was the common supra-regional form of Greek spoken and written during the Hellenistic period, the Roman Empire and the early Byzantine Empire.
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Laestadianism
Laestadianism (Lestadiolaisuus), also known as Laestadian Lutheranism and Apostolic Lutheranism, is a pietistic Lutheran revival movement started in Sápmi in the middle of the 19th century.
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Lars Levi Laestadius
Lars Levi Laestadius (10 January 1800 – 21 February 1861) was a Swedish Sami writer, ecologist, mythologist, and ethnographer as well as a pastor and administrator of the Swedish state Lutheran church in Lapland who founded the Laestadian pietist revival movement to help his largely Sami congregations, who were being ravaged by alcoholism.
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Lars Ulstadius
Lars Ulstadius (c. 1650 – 1732), was a Finnish Pietist, who personified the first appearance of Radical Pietism in Finland.
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Latin America
Latin America often refers to the regions in the Americas in which Romance languages are the main languages and the culture and Empires of its peoples have had significant historical, ethnic, linguistic, and cultural impact.
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Latin American Council of Churches
The Latin American Council of Churches (Consejo Latinoamericano de Iglesias) is a regional ecumenical body with 139 member churches and organizations in 19 countries, representing some two million Christians.
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Latvia
Latvia (Latvija), officially the Republic of Latvia, is a country in the Baltic region of Northern Europe.
Laurentius Petri
Laurentius Petri Nericius (1499 – 27 October 1573) was a Swedish clergyman and the first Evangelical Lutheran Archbishop of Sweden.
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Law and Gospel
In Protestant Christianity, the relationship between Law and Gospel—God's Law and the Gospel of Jesus Christ—is a major topic in Lutheran and Reformed theology. Lutheranism and Law and Gospel are Christian terminology.
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Lay confession
Lay confession is confession in the religious sense, made to a lay person.
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Leipzig Debate
The Leipzig Debate (Leipziger Disputation) was a theological disputation originally between Andreas Karlstadt, Martin Luther and Johann Eck.
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Leonhard Hutter
Leonhard Hutter (also Hütter, Latinized as Hutterus; 19 January 1563 – 23 October 1616) was a German Lutheran theologian.
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Lesser magistrate
The doctrine of the lesser magistrate is a concept in Protestant thought.
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Liberal Christianity
Liberal Christianity, also known as liberal theology and historically as Christian Modernism (see Catholic modernism and Fundamentalist–Modernist controversy), is a movement that interprets Christian teaching by taking into consideration modern knowledge, science and ethics. Lutheranism and liberal Christianity are Christian terminology.
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List of Lutheran churches
This is a list of Lutheran churches that are notable either as congregations or as buildings.
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List of Lutheran clergy
This is a listing of the major offices within the Lutheran churches, as well as significant individual Lutheran clergy.
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List of Lutheran colleges and universities in the United States
This is a list of higher education Lutheran colleges and universities in the United States.
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List of Lutheran denominations
Lutheran denominations are Protestant church bodies that identify, to a greater or lesser extent, with the theology of Martin Luther and with the writings contained in the Book of Concord.
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List of Lutheran denominations in North America
Over 40 different Lutheran denominations currently exist in North America.
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List of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses
This is a list of Lutheran dioceses and archdioceses currently active, grouped by national (or regional) church, and showing the titles of the bishops of those dioceses.
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List of Lutheran schools in Australia
Lutheran schools in Australia are educational institutions set up under or affiliated to the Lutheran Church of Australia.
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Lithuania Minor
Lithuania Minor (Mažoji Lietuva; Litwa Mniejsza; Ма́лая Литва́; Kleinlitauen), or Prussian Lithuania (Prūsų Lietuva; Litwa Pruska; Preußisch-Litauen), is a historical ethnographic region of Prussia, where Prussian Lithuanians (or Lietuvininkai) lived, now located in Lithuania and the Kaliningrad Oblast of Russia.
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Lithuania proper
Lithuania proper (Lithuania propria; Tikroji Lietuva, Didžioji Lietuva) refers to a region that existed within the Grand Duchy of Lithuania where the Lithuanian language was spoken.
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Lithuanian language
Lithuanian is an East Baltic language belonging to the Baltic branch of the Indo-European language family.
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Liturgy
Liturgy is the customary public ritual of worship performed by a religious group.
Livonian Order
The Livonian Order was an autonomous branch of the Teutonic Order, formed in 1237.
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Ludwig Senfl
Ludwig Senfl (born around 1486, died between December 2, 1542 and August 10, 1543) was a Swiss composer of the Renaissance, active in Germany.
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Luther Bible
The Luther Bible (Lutherbibel) is a German language Bible translation by the Protestant reformer Martin Luther. Lutheranism and Luther Bible are Christian terminology.
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Luther's Large Catechism
Luther's Large Catechism (Der Große Katechismus) is a catechism by Martin Luther.
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Luther's Small Catechism
Luther's Small Catechism (Der Kleine Katechismus) is a catechism written by Martin Luther and published in 1529 for the training of children.
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Lutheran Book of Worship
The Lutheran Book of Worship (LBW) is a worship book and hymnal published in 1978 and was authorized for use by several Lutheran denominations in North America, including predecessors of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America and Evangelical Lutheran Church in Canada.
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Lutheran Church – Canada
Lutheran Church – Canada (LCC) is a confessional Lutheran denomination in Canada.
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Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
The Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), also known as the Missouri Synod, is an orthodox, traditional, confessional Lutheran denomination in the United States.
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Lutheran Church of Australia
The Lutheran Church of Australia (LCA) is the major Lutheran denomination in Australia and New Zealand.
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Lutheran Church of China
The Lutheran Church of China (LCC; p) was a Lutheran church body in China from 1920 to 1951.
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Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ
Lutheran Congregations in Mission for Christ (LCMC) is an association of Lutheran congregations located primarily in the United States.
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Lutheran Council in the United States of America
The Lutheran Council in the United States of America, often referred to as LCUSA, was an ecumenical organization of American Lutherans that existed from 1967 to 1988.
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Lutheran orthodoxy
Lutheran orthodoxy was an era in the history of Lutheranism, which began in 1580 from the writing of the Book of Concord and ended at the Age of Enlightenment.
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Lutheran school
A Lutheran school is a school associated with Lutheranism.
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Lutheran Service Book
Lutheran Service Book (LSB) is the newest official hymnal of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS) and the Lutheran Church–Canada (LCC).
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Lutheran World Federation
The Lutheran World Federation (LWF; Lutherischer Weltbund) is a global communion of national and regional Lutheran denominations headquartered in the Ecumenical Centre in Geneva, Switzerland.
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Lutheran World Relief
Lutheran World Relief (LWR) is an international non-governmental organization that focuses on sustainable development projects and disaster relief and recovery.
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Lutheran Worship
Lutheran Worship (LW) is one of the official hymnals of The Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS).
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Magisterium
The magisterium of the Catholic Church is the church's authority or office to give authentic interpretation of the word of God, "whether in its written form or in the form of Tradition".
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Martin Chemnitz
Martin Chemnitz (9 November 1522 – 8 April 1586) was an eminent second-generation German, Evangelical Lutheran, Christian theologian, and a Protestant reformer, churchman, and confessor.
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Martin Luther
Martin Luther (10 November 1483– 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar.
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Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg
Martin Luther University Halle-Wittenberg (Martin-Luther-Universität Halle-Wittenberg), also referred to as MLU, is a public research university in the cities of Halle and Wittenberg.
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Martin Moller
Martin Moller (10 November 1547 – 2 March 1606) was a German poet and mystic.
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Marxism
Marxism is a political philosophy and method of socioeconomic analysis.
Mary, mother of Jesus
Mary was a first-century Jewish woman of Nazareth, the wife of Joseph and the mother of Jesus.
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Mass rock
A Mass rock (Irish: Carraig an Aifrinn) was a rock used as an altar by the Catholic Church in Ireland, during the 17th and 18th centuries, as a location for secret and illegal gatherings of faithful attending the Mass offered by outlawed priests.
Matins in Lutheranism
In the Lutheran Church, Matins is a morning-time liturgical order combining features that were found in the Medieval orders of Matins, Lauds, and Prime.
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Matthias Flacius
Matthias Flacius Illyricus (Latin; Matija Vlačić Ilirik) or Francovich (Franković) (3 March 1520 – 11 March 1575) was a Lutheran reformer from Istria, present-day Croatia.
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Megachurch
A megachurch is a church with a very large membership that also offers a variety of educational and social activities. Lutheranism and megachurch are Christian terminology.
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Memorialism
Memorialism is the belief held by some Christian denominations that the elements of bread and wine (or juice) in the Eucharist (more often referred to as "the Lord's Supper" by memorialists) are purely symbolic representations of the body and blood of Jesus Christ, the feast being established only or primarily as a commemorative ceremony.
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Metal Mass
Metal Mass (in Finnish, Metallimessu) is a heavy metal music service of worship.
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Middle Ages
In the history of Europe, the Middle Ages or medieval period (also spelt mediaeval or mediæval) lasted from approximately 500 to 1500 AD.
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Middle Colonies
The Middle Colonies were a subset of the Thirteen Colonies in British America, located between the New England Colonies and the Southern Colonies.
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Mikael Agricola
Mikael Agricola (c. 1510 – 9 April 1557) was a Finnish Lutheran clergyman who became the de facto founder of literary Finnish and a prominent proponent of the Protestant Reformation in Sweden, including Finland, which was a Swedish territory at the time.
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Millennialism
Millennialism or chiliasm (from the Greek equivalent) is a belief which is held by some religious denominations. Lutheranism and Millennialism are Christian terminology.
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Monergism
Monergism is the view in Christian theology which holds that the Holy Spirit is the only agent that effects the regeneration of Christians. Lutheranism and Monergism are Christian terminology.
Moravian Church in North America
The Moravian Church in North America is part of the worldwide Moravian Church Unity.
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N. F. S. Grundtvig
Nikolaj Frederik Severin Grundtvig (8 September 1783 – 2 September 1872), most often referred to as N. F. S. Grundtvig, was a Danish pastor, author, poet, philosopher, historian, teacher and politician.
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Namibia
Namibia, officially the Republic of Namibia, is a country in Southern Africa.
National church
A national church is a Christian church associated with a specific ethnic group or nation state. Lutheranism and national church are Christian terminology.
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Neo-feudalism
Neo-feudalism or new feudalism is a theorized contemporary rebirth of policies of governance, economy, and public life, reminiscent of those which were present in many feudal societies.
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Neo-Lutheranism
Neo-Lutheranism was a 19th-century revival movement within Lutheranism which began with the Pietist-driven Erweckung, or Awakening, and developed in reaction against theological rationalism and pietism.
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Neology
Neology ("study of new ") was the name given to the rationalist theology of Germany or the rationalisation of the Christian religion.
New Testament
The New Testament (NT) is the second division of the Christian biblical canon. Lutheranism and New Testament are Christian terminology.
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Nicene Creed
The Nicene Creed (Sýmvolon tis Nikéas), also called the Creed of Constantinople, is the defining statement of belief of mainstream Christianity and in those Christian denominations that adhere to it. Lutheranism and Nicene Creed are Christian terminology.
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Nicolaus Hunnius
Nicolaus Hunnius (11 July 1585 – 12 April 1643) was an orthodox Lutheran theologian of the Lutheran scholastic tradition.
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Ninety-five Theses
The Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences is a list of propositions for an academic disputation written in 1517 by Martin Luther, then a professor of moral theology at the University of Wittenberg, Germany. Lutheranism and Ninety-five Theses are 1517 in Christianity.
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Nordic and Scandinavian Americans
Nordic and Scandinavian Americans are Americans of Scandinavian and/or Nordic ancestry, including Danish Americans (estimate: 1,453,897), Faroese Americans, Finnish Americans (estimate: 653,222), Greenlandic Americans, Icelandic Americans (estimate: 49,442), Norwegian Americans (estimate: 4,602,337), and Swedish Americans (estimate: 4,293,208).
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North Dakota
North Dakota is a landlocked U.S. state in the Upper Midwest, named after the indigenous Dakota Sioux.
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North Dakota District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
The North Dakota District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), and consists of congregations throughout the state of North Dakota as well as including one congregation in South Dakota.
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Northern Germany
Northern Germany (Norddeutschland) is a linguistic, geographic, socio-cultural and historic region in the northern part of Germany which includes the coastal states of Schleswig-Holstein, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern and Lower Saxony and the two city-states Hamburg and Bremen.
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Norway
Norway (Norge, Noreg), formally the Kingdom of Norway, is a Nordic country in Northern Europe, situated on the Scandinavian Peninsula.
Obsequium religiosum
Obsequium religiosum is a Latin phrase meaning religious submission, religious assent, or religious respect; it is used particularly in the theology of the Catholic Church.
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Olaus Petri
Olof Persson, sometimes Petersson (6 January 1493 – 19 April 1552), better known under the Latin form of his name, Olaus Petri (or less commonly, Olavus Petri), was a clergyman, writer, judge, and major contributor to the Protestant Reformation in Sweden.
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Old Lutherans
Old Lutherans were German Lutherans in the Kingdom of Prussia, especially in the Province of Silesia, who refused to join the Prussian Union of churches in the 1830s and 1840s.
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Old Testament
The Old Testament (OT) is the first division of the Christian biblical canon, which is based primarily upon the 24 books of the Hebrew Bible, or Tanakh, a collection of ancient religious Hebrew and occasionally Aramaic writings by the Israelites. Lutheranism and Old Testament are Christian terminology.
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Open communion
Open communion is the practice of some Protestant Churches of allowing members and non-members to receive the Eucharist (also called Holy Communion or the Lord's Supper).
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P'ent'ay
P'ent'ay (from Ge'ez: ጴንጤ) is an originally Amharic–Tigrinya language term for Pentecostal Christians.
Paavo Ruotsalainen
Paavo Heikki Ruotsalainen (born Påhl Henrik; 9 July 1777 – 27 January 1852) was a Finnish farmer and lay preacher who became the leader of the revivalist Awakening religious movement in Finland.
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Papua New Guinea
Papua New Guinea, officially the Independent State of Papua New Guinea, is a country in Oceania that comprises the eastern half of the island of New Guinea and its offshore islands in Melanesia (a region of the southwestern Pacific Ocean north of Australia).
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Paternion
Paternion (Špaterjan) is a market town in the district of Villach-Land in the Austrian state of Carinthia.
Patriotism
Patriotism is the feeling of love, devotion, and a sense of attachment to a country or state.
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Peace of Augsburg
The Peace of Augsburg (Augsburger Frieden), also called the Augsburg Settlement, was a treaty between Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, and the Schmalkaldic League, signed on 25 September 1555 in the German city of Augsburg.
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Peace of Passau
The Peace of Passau was an attempt to resolve religious tensions in the Holy Roman Empire.
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Pennsylvania Ministerium
The Pennsylvania Ministerium was the first Lutheran church body in North America.
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Peter Canisius
Peter Canisius (Pieter Kanis; 8 May 1521 – 21 December 1597) was a Dutch Jesuit priest.
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Pew Research Center
The Pew Research Center (also simply known as Pew) is a nonpartisan American think tank based in Washington, D.C. It provides information on social issues, public opinion, and demographic trends shaping the United States and the world.
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Philip Melanchthon
Philip Melanchthon (born Philipp Schwartzerdt; 16 February 1497 – 19 April 1560) was a German Lutheran reformer, collaborator with Martin Luther, the first systematic theologian of the Protestant Reformation, an intellectual leader of the Lutheran Reformation, and influential designer of educational systems.
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Philipp Spener
Philipp Jakob Spener (23 January 1635 – 5 February 1705) was a German Lutheran theologian who essentially founded what became known as Pietism.
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Philippine Independent Church
The Philippine Independent Church (Malayang Simbahan ng Pilipinas; Nawaya a Simbaan ti Filipinas), officially referred to by its Spanish name italic (IFI) and colloquially called the Aglipayan Church, is an independent Christian denomination, in the form of a nationalist church, in the Philippines.
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Philippists
The Philippists formed a party in early Lutheranism.
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Pietism
Pietism, also known as Pietistic Lutheranism, is a movement within Lutheranism that combines its emphasis on biblical doctrine with an emphasis on individual piety and living a holy Christian life. Lutheranism and Pietism are Christian terminology.
Poland
Poland, officially the Republic of Poland, is a country in Central Europe.
Political philosophy of Immanuel Kant
The political philosophy of Immanuel Kant (1724–1804) favoured a classical republican approach.
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Pope
The pope (papa, from lit) is the bishop of Rome and the visible head of the worldwide Catholic Church.
Popery
The words Popery (adjective Popish) and Papism (adjective Papist, also used to refer to an individual) are mainly historical pejorative words in the English language for Roman Catholicism, once frequently used by Protestants and Eastern Orthodox Christians to label their Roman Catholic opponents, who differed from them in accepting the authority of the Pope over the Christian Church.
Portals of Prayer
Portals of Prayer is a quarterly publication of the Concordia Publishing House of St. Louis, Missouri, the denominational publisher for the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod, with a printed circulation of almost 900,000 copies each quarter.
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Portuguese language
Portuguese (português or, in full, língua portuguesa) is a Western Romance language of the Indo-European language family originating from the Iberian Peninsula of Europe.
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Porvoo Communion
The Porvoo Communion is a communion of 15 predominantly northern European Anglican and Evangelical Lutheran churches, with a couple of far-southwestern European (in the Iberian Peninsula) church bodies of the same denomination.
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Postil
A postil or postill (postilla; Postille) was originally a term for Bible commentaries.
Predestination
Predestination, in theology, is the doctrine that all events have been willed by God, usually with reference to the eventual fate of the individual soul. Lutheranism and Predestination are Christian terminology.
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Presbyterian Church (USA)
The Presbyterian Church (USA), abbreviated PCUSA, is a mainline Protestant denomination in the United States.
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Protes'tant Conference
The Protes'tant Conference is a loose association of Lutheran churches and churchworkers in the United States.
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Protestant Church in the Netherlands
The Protestant Church in the Netherlands (de Protestantse Kerk in Nederland, abbreviated PKN) is the largest Protestant denomination in the Netherlands, being both Calvinist and Lutheran.
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Protestant Reformers
Protestant Reformers were theologians whose careers, works and actions brought about the Protestant Reformation of the 16th century.
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Protestantism
Protestantism is a branch of Christianity that emphasizes justification of sinners through faith alone, the teaching that salvation comes by unmerited divine grace, the priesthood of all believers, and the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice. Lutheranism and Protestantism are 16th-century introductions and Christian terminology.
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Protestantism in South Africa
Protestantism in South Africa accounted for 73.2% of the population in 2010.
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Prussian Union of Churches
The Prussian Union of Churches (known under multiple other names) was a major Protestant church body which emerged in 1817 from a series of decrees by Frederick William III of Prussia that united both Lutheran and Reformed denominations in Prussia.
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Radical Pietism
Radical Pietism are those Christian churches who decided to break with denominational Lutheranism in order to emphasize certain teachings regarding holy living.
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Real presence of Christ in the Eucharist
The real presence of Christ in the Eucharist is the Christian doctrine that Jesus Christ is present in the Eucharist, not merely symbolically or metaphorically, but in a true, real and substantial way. Lutheranism and real presence of Christ in the Eucharist are Christian terminology.
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Reformation
The Reformation, also known as the Protestant Reformation and the European Reformation, was a major theological movement in Western Christianity in 16th-century Europe that posed a religious and political challenge to the papacy and the authority of the Catholic Church.
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Reformation in Denmark–Norway and Holstein
During the Reformation, the territories ruled by the Danish-based House of Oldenburg converted from Catholicism to Lutheranism.
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Reformation in Sweden
The Reformation in Sweden is generally regarded as having begun in 1527 during the reign of King Gustav I of Sweden, but the process was slow and was not definitively decided until the Uppsala Synod of 1593, in the wake of an attempted counter-reformation during the reign of John III (1568–1592).
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Reformed Christianity
Reformed Christianity, also called Calvinism, is a major branch of Protestantism that began during the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation, a schism in the Western Church.
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Reformed Church in America
The Reformed Church in America (RCA) is a mainline Reformed Protestant denomination in Canada and the United States.
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Regeneration (theology)
Regeneration, while sometimes perceived to be a step in the ordo salutis ('order of salvation'), is generally understood in Christian theology to be the objective work of God in a believer's life. Lutheranism and Regeneration (theology) are Christian terminology.
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Religion in Cameroon
Christianity is the majority religion in Cameroon, with significant minorities of the adherents of Islam and traditional faiths.
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Religion in Namibia
Religion in Namibia is dominated by various branches of Christianity, with more than 90 percent of Namibian citizens identifying themselves as Christian.
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Religion in Poland
Religion in Poland is rapidly declining, although historically it had been one of the most Catholic countries in the world.
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Religion in Slovakia
Religion in Slovakia is predominantly Christianity, adhered to by about 68.8% of the population in 2021.
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Religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo
Christianity is the predominant religion in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, with Catholicism and Protestantism being its main denominations.
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Religious ecstasy
Religious ecstasy is a type of altered state of consciousness characterized by greatly reduced external awareness and reportedly expanded interior mental and spiritual awareness, frequently accompanied by visions and emotional (and sometimes physical) euphoria.
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Religious persecution
Religious persecution is the systematic mistreatment of an individual or a group of individuals as a response to their religious beliefs or affiliations or their lack thereof.
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Religious text
Religious texts, including scripture, are texts which various religions consider to be of central importance to their religious tradition.
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Religious tolerance
Religious tolerance or religious toleration may signify "no more than forbearance and the permission given by the adherents of a dominant religion for other religions to exist, even though the latter are looked on with disapproval as inferior, mistaken, or harmful".
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Rio Grande do Sul
Rio Grande do Sul ("Great River of the South") is a state in the southern region of Brazil.
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Roman Empire
The Roman Empire was the state ruled by the Romans following Octavian's assumption of sole rule under the Principate in 27 BC, the post-Republican state of ancient Rome.
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Romanticism
Romanticism (also known as the Romantic movement or Romantic era) was an artistic and intellectual movement that originated in Europe towards the end of the 18th century.
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Rule of Faith
The rule of faith (κανών της πίστεως, regula fidei) is the name given to the ultimate authority in Christian belief or fundamental hermeneutic (interpretive) standard (e.g., for biblical interpretation.). It was used by Early Christian writers such as Tertullian. Lutheranism and rule of Faith are Christian terminology.
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Russia
Russia, or the Russian Federation, is a country spanning Eastern Europe and North Asia.
Russian Empire
The Russian Empire was a vast empire that spanned most of northern Eurasia from its proclamation in November 1721 until its dissolution in March 1917.
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Sacrament
A sacrament is a Christian rite that is recognized as being particularly important and significant. Lutheranism and sacrament are Christian terminology.
Sacramental bread
Sacramental bread, also called Communion bread, Communion wafer, Sacred host, Eucharistic bread, the Lamb or simply the host (lit), is the bread used in the Christian ritual of the Eucharist. Lutheranism and Sacramental bread are Christian terminology.
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Sacramental union
Sacramental union (Latin: unio sacramentalis; Martin Luther's German: Sacramentliche Einigkeit;Weimar Ausgabe 26, 442.23; Luther's Works 37, 299-300. German: sakramentalische Vereinigung) is the Lutheran theological doctrine of the Real Presence of the body and blood of Christ in the Christian Eucharist (see Eucharist in Lutheranism). Lutheranism and sacramental union are Christian terminology.
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Sacramentarians
The Sacramentarians were Christians during the Protestant Reformation who denied not only the Roman Catholic transubstantiation but also the Lutheran sacramental union (as well as similar doctrines such as consubstantiation).
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Sacred tradition
Sacred tradition, also called holy tradition or apostolic tradition, is a theological term used in Christian theology. Lutheranism and Sacred tradition are Christian terminology.
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Salomo Glassius
Salomo Glassius (Salomon Glaß; 20 May 1593 – 27 July 1656) was a German theologian and biblical critic born at Sondershausen, in the principality of Schwarzburg-Sondershausen.
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Samuel Simon Schmucker
Samuel Simon Schmucker (February 28, 1799 – July 26, 1873) was a German-American Lutheran pastor and theologian.
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San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation
The San Carlos Apache Indian Reservation (Western Apache: Tsékʼáádn), in southeastern Arizona, United States, was established in 1872 as a reservation for the Chiricahua Apache tribe as well as surrounding Yavapai and Apache bands removed from their original homelands under a strategy devised by General George Crook of setting the various Apache tribes against one another.
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Scandinavia
Scandinavia is a subregion of Northern Europe, with strong historical, cultural, and linguistic ties between its constituent peoples.
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Schmalkaldic League
The Schmalkaldic League was a military alliance of Lutheran princes within the Holy Roman Empire during the mid-16th century.
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Schmalkaldic War
The Schmalkaldic War (Schmalkaldischer Krieg) was the short period of violence from 1546 until 1547 between the forces of Emperor Charles V of the Holy Roman Empire (simultaneously King Charles I of Spain), commanded by the Duke of Alba and the Duke of Saxony, and the Lutheran Schmalkaldic League within the domains of the Holy Roman Empire.
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Scholastic Lutheran Christology
Scholastic Lutheran Christology is the orthodox Lutheran theology of Jesus, developed using the methodology of Lutheran scholasticism.
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Scholasticism
Scholasticism was a medieval school of philosophy that employed a critical organic method of philosophical analysis predicated upon the Aristotelian 10 Categories. Lutheranism and Scholasticism are Christian terminology.
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Se Wsi Testamenti
Se Wsi Testamenti (modern Finnish: Uusi testamentti) is the first translation of the New Testament in Finnish; it was published in 1548.
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Seal of the Confessional (Lutheran Church)
The Seal of the Confessional is a Christian doctrine which affirms the special protection and privilege of the words spoken during confession between a penitent (church member) and his or her pastor.
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Second Vatican Council
The Second Ecumenical Council of the Vatican, commonly known as the or, was the 21st and most recent ecumenical council of the Catholic Church.
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Serbia
Serbia, officially the Republic of Serbia, is a landlocked country at the crossroads of Southeast and Central Europe, located in the Balkans and the Pannonian Plain.
Silesia
Silesia (see names below) is a historical region of Central Europe that lies mostly within modern Poland, with small parts in the Czech Republic and Germany.
Slovakia
Slovakia (Slovensko), officially the Slovak Republic (Slovenská republika), is a landlocked country in Central Europe.
Slovenia
Slovenia (Slovenija), officially the Republic of Slovenia (Slovene), is a country in southern Central Europe.
Smalcald Articles
The Smalcald Articles or Schmalkald Articles (Schmalkaldische Artikel) are a summary of Lutheran doctrine, written by Martin Luther in 1537 for a meeting of the Schmalkaldic League in preparation for an intended ecumenical Council of the Church.
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Sola fide
Justificatio sola fide (or simply sola fide), meaning justification by faith alone, is a soteriological doctrine in Christian theology commonly held to distinguish the Lutheran and Reformed traditions of Protestantism, among others, from the Catholic, Eastern Orthodox, Oriental Orthodox, Assyrian and Anabaptist churches. Lutheranism and sola fide are Christian terminology.
Sola gratia
Sola gratia, meaning by grace alone, is one of the five ''solae'' and consists in the belief that salvation comes by divine grace or "unmerited favor" only, not as something earned or deserved by the sinner. Lutheranism and Sola gratia are Christian terminology.
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Sola scriptura
Sola scriptura (Latin for 'by scripture alone') is a Christian theological doctrine held by most Protestant Christian denominations, in particular the Lutheran and Reformed traditions, that posits the Bible as the sole infallible source of authority for Christian faith and practice. Lutheranism and sola scriptura are Christian terminology.
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South Dakota
South Dakota (Sioux: Dakȟóta itókaga) is a landlocked state in the North Central region of the United States.
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South Wisconsin District of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod
The South Wisconsin District is one of the 35 districts of the Lutheran Church – Missouri Synod (LCMS), and covers the southern third of the state of Wisconsin.
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Spiritual death
The concept of spiritual death has varying meanings in various uses and contexts.
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St. Catherine's Church, Hamburg
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State religion
A state religion (also called official religion) is a religion or creed officially endorsed by a sovereign state.
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Stephan Praetorius
Stephan Praetorius (or Prætorius) (Stephan Prätorius;, in Salzwedel –, in Salzwedel) was a German Lutheran theologian and pastor.
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Stockholm Bloodbath
The Stockholm Bloodbath (Stockholms blodbad; Det Stockholmske Blodbad) was a trial that led to a series of executions in Stockholm between 7 and 9 November 1520.
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Stole (vestment)
The stole is a liturgical vestment of various Christian denominations, which symbolizes priestly authority; in Protestant denominations which do not have priests but use stoles as a liturgical vestment, however, it symbolizes being a member of the ordained. Lutheranism and stole (vestment) are Christian terminology.
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Sunday school
A Sunday school is an educational institution, usually Christian in character and intended for children or neophytes.
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Superintendent (Christianity)
Superintendent is the title given to a person who is a leader of a Christian denomination at the regional or national level in some Protestant denominations.
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Supreme Federal Court
The Federal Supreme Court (Supremo Tribunal Federal,, abbreviated STF) is the supreme court (court of last resort) of Brazil, serving primarily as the country's Constitutional Court.
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Sweden
Sweden, formally the Kingdom of Sweden, is a Nordic country located on the Scandinavian Peninsula in Northern Europe.
Swedish language
Swedish (svenska) is a North Germanic language from the Indo-European language family, spoken predominantly in Sweden and in parts of Finland.
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Syncretistic controversy
The syncretistic controversy was the theological debate focusing on efforts to unite Protestant churches in 17th century Germany.
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Taiwan
Taiwan, officially the Republic of China (ROC), is a country in East Asia.
Tajikistan
Tajikistan, officially the Republic of Tajikistan, is a landlocked country in Central Asia.
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Tanzania
Tanzania, officially the United Republic of Tanzania, (formerly Swahililand) is a country in East Africa within the African Great Lakes region.
Testimony
Testimony is a solemn attestation as to the truth of a matter.
The gospel
The gospel or good news is a theological concept in several religions. Lutheranism and the gospel are Christian terminology.
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The Lutheran Hymnal
The Lutheran Hymnal (TLH) is one of the official hymnals of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod (LCMS).
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Theodor Kliefoth
Theodor Friedrich Dethlof Kliefoth was a German Neo-Lutheran.
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Theology of Martin Luther
The theology of Martin Luther was instrumental in influencing the Protestant Reformation, specifically topics dealing with justification by faith, the relationship between the Law and Gospel (also an instrumental component of Reformed theology), and various other theological ideas.
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Thirty Years' War
The Thirty Years' War, from 1618 to 1648, was one of the most destructive conflicts in European history.
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Togo
Togo, officially the Togolese Republic, is a country in West Africa.
Transubstantiation
Transubstantiation (Latin: transubstantiatio; Greek: μετουσίωσις metousiosis) is, according to the teaching of the Catholic Church, "the change of the whole substance of bread into the substance of the Body of Christ and of the whole substance of wine into the substance of the Blood of Christ". Lutheranism and transubstantiation are Christian terminology.
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Trinity
The Christian doctrine of the Trinity (from 'threefold') is the central doctrine concerning the nature of God in most Christian churches, which defines one God existing in three,, consubstantial divine persons: God the Father, God the Son (Jesus Christ) and God the Holy Spirit, three distinct persons (hypostases) sharing one essence/substance/nature (homoousion). Lutheranism and Trinity are Christian terminology.
Turku Cathedral
Turku Cathedral (Turun tuomiokirkko, Åbo domkyrka) is the only medieval basilica in Finland and the Mother Church of the Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland.
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Ubiquitarians
The Ubiquitarians, also called Ubiquists, were a Protestant sect that held that the body of Christ was everywhere, including the Eucharist.
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Ukraine
Ukraine is a country in Eastern Europe.
Ukrainian Lutheran Church
The Ukrainian Lutheran Church (ULC; Ukrayins'ka Lyuterans'ka Tserkva), formerly called the Ukrainian Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession, is a Byzantine Rite Lutheran Church based in Ukraine.
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Unitarianism
Unitarianism is a nontrinitarian branch of Christianity. Lutheranism and Unitarianism are Christian terminology.
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United and uniting churches
A united church, also called a uniting church, is a denomination formed from the merger or other form of church union of two or more different Protestant Christian denominations, a number of which come from separate and distinct denominational orientations or traditions.
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United Church of Christ
The United Church of Christ (UCC) is a socially liberal mainline Protestant Christian denomination based in the United States, with historical and confessional roots in the Congregational, Restorationist, Continental Reformed, and Lutheran traditions, and with approximately 4,600 churches and 712,000 members.
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United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany
The United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Germany (German: Vereinigte Evangelisch-Lutherische Kirche Deutschlands, VELKD) was founded on July 8, 1948, in Eisenach, Germany.
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United Methodist Church
The United Methodist Church (UMC) is a worldwide mainline Protestant denomination based in the United States, and a major part of Methodism.
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United States
The United States of America (USA or U.S.A.), commonly known as the United States (US or U.S.) or America, is a country primarily located in North America.
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University of Erlangen–Nuremberg
The University of Erlangen–Nuremberg (Friedrich-Alexander-Universität Erlangen-Nürnberg, FAU) is a public research university in the cities of Erlangen and Nuremberg in Bavaria, Germany.
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University of Helmstedt
The University of Helmstedt (Universität Helmstedt; official Latin name: Academia Julia, "Julius University") was a university in Helmstedt in the Duchy of Brunswick-Wolfenbüttel that existed from 1576 until 1810.
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University of Jena
The University of Jena, officially the Friedrich Schiller University Jena (Friedrich-Schiller-Universität Jena, abbreviated FSU, shortened form Uni Jena), is a public research university located in Jena, Thuringia, Germany.
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Upper Midwest
The Upper Midwest is a northern subregion of the U.S. Census Bureau's Midwestern United States.
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Uppsala Synod
The Uppsala Synod in 1593 was the most important synod of the Lutheran Church of Sweden.
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Ushkovayzet
Ushkovayzet (lit or lit, Ушковайзет) were an Evangelical group of Orthodox Christian Baltic Finns in Russia.
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Valentin Ernst Löscher
Valentin Ernst Löscher (born at Sondershausen 29 December 1673; died at Dresden 12 December 1749) was a German orthodox Lutheran theologian.
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Vespers in Lutheranism
Vespers is the evening prayer service in the liturgies of the canonical hours.
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War of the Fourth Coalition
The War of the Fourth Coalition (Guerre de la Quatrième Coalition) was a war spanning 1806–1807 that saw a multinational coalition fight against Napoleon's French Empire, subsequently being defeated.
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Western Christianity
Western Christianity is one of two subdivisions of Christianity (Eastern Christianity being the other). Lutheranism and Western Christianity are Christian terminology.
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Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod
The Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS), also referred to simply as the Wisconsin Synod, is an American Confessional Lutheran denomination of Christianity.
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World Council of Churches
The World Council of Churches (WCC) is a worldwide Christian inter-church organization founded in 1948 to work for the cause of ecumenism.
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World War II
World War II or the Second World War (1 September 1939 – 2 September 1945) was a global conflict between two alliances: the Allies and the Axis powers.
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1517 Media
1517 Media, formerly Augsburg Fortress Press, is the official publishing house of the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America (ELCA).
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16th century
The 16th century began with the Julian year 1501 (represented by the Roman numerals MDI) and ended with either the Julian or the Gregorian year 1600 (MDC), depending on the reckoning used (the Gregorian calendar introduced a lapse of 10 days in October 1582).
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See also
1517 in Christianity
- Lutheranism
- Ninety-five Theses
- Reformation Day
16th-century introductions
- Barcha
- Chen-style tai chi
- Circumnavigation
- Conchoid of Dürer
- Condom
- Fraktur
- French–German enmity
- Gallows letter
- Germanic philology
- Gingerbread man
- Gnome
- Lutheranism
- Pistol
- Protestantism
- São João Baptista (galleon)
- Shuttle pipes
- Sylph
- Sylphs
- Violin
- Virgin cleansing myth
16th-century neologisms
- Accentus
- Bloody Bones
- Cacodemon
- Carioca
- Cuckquean
- Dessert
- Et tu, Brute?
- Feeble-minded
- Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus
- Friends, Romans, countrymen, lend me your ears
- Gibberish
- Greek to me
- Hobgoblin
- Howdy
- Jehovah
- Kaji (Nepal)
- Liever Turks dan Paaps
- Lutheranism
- Machiavellianism (politics)
- Mad as a March hare
- Make a mountain out of a molehill
- Middle power
- Nicodemite
- Old World
- Plus ultra
- Put on airs
- Scientia potentia est
- Short, sharp shock
- Simulacrum
- Straw man
- The dogs of war (phrase)
- The empire on which the sun never sets
- The powers that be
- The quick and the dead
- Utopia
- Well-being
- Whitewashing (censorship)
- Xmas
- You can't have your cake and eat it
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