Lutheranism
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News & Notes...the country's largest Lutheran denomination has prompted a conservative faction to begin forming a new Lutheran church body separate from the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America. At its annual convention in August, ELCA delegates voted to... In this article: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, National Council of Churches, United States, Persian Gulf, Burma, and Minnesota |
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Washington Times | 4 days ago
Lutherans second church to split over gays
...North American Lutheranism." CORE will not join forces with the Milwaukee-based Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod (WELS) or the St. Louis-based Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS) partly because neither ordains women. CORE allows...
In this article: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, CORE, Lutherans, Lutheran Church, Anglican, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod, and V. Gene Robinson
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Minneapolis Star Tribune | 4 days ago
Lutherans ready to split off
...Evangelical Lutheran Church in America became a real possibility Wednesday with the announcement by dissidents that they will have a new Lutheran denomination ready for launch by August. That marks a speed-up in plans by Lutherans who oppose...
In this article: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutherans, CORE, Minnesota, Department of Veterans Affairs, Star Tribune, and Gene Robinson
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AP Online | 4 days ago
New Lutheran body to form after gay pastor vote
...conservative Anglican Church in North America, which claims 100,000 members. In addition to helping birth a new Lutheran church body, Lutheran CORE leaders said their organization would continue its recent move toward creating a...
In this article: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Lutheran, Episcopal Church, and September Convention
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BBC News | October 23, 2009
In praise of scepticism
...have been true. He thought astrology had something to it, and his position on the religious quarrels of his own time was that all this Lutheranism could undermine the church and lead to atheism, substance abuse and the contemporary equivalent...
In this article: Potato, Global warming, Climate change, Delusion, Thames, and Australia
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thestar.com | October 21, 2009
Vatican summons Anglicans back into the fold
...to Catholicism. Although Anglicans split with Rome when King Henry VIII was refused a marriage annulment, the 16th-century schism was, in fact, part of the Reformation that also saw the evolution of Lutheranism in Germanic countries.
In this article: Anglicanism, Roman Catholic Church, Vatican, Catholicism, Archbishop of Canterbury, Rome, Canada, and Infallibility
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Washington Times | October 11, 2009
DUIN: Lutherans leave over vote on gays
The last weekend in September was pivotal for Lutherans. Six weeks after the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA) voted in Minneapolis to allow gays and lesbians in "life-long, monogamous, same gender relationships" to be ordained,...
In this article: ELCA, Episcopal Diocese of Virginia, Episcopal Church, Mark Hanson, and Indianapolis
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Charlotte Observer | October 06, 2009
Frustrated Lutherans to meet about recent schism
Fortunately, coordinated efforts are underway to make that happen! All concerned Lutherans are invited to meet on Monday, Oct. 12th at St. Paul's Lutheran Church in Salisbury. This meeting will include reports from those who attended...
In this article: The Charlotte Observer, Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Church of Christ, Salisbury, Episcopal Church, and Martin Luther
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SignOnSanDiego.com RSS Feeds Nation | September 26, 2009
Lutherans put off decision on split for 1 year
...terms. Just click on one of the related terms atop a news story and you'll get a page listing all the stories featuring that term. Lutherans put off decision on split for 1 year By KEN KUSMER, The Associated Press FISHERS, Ind.
In this article: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Indianapolis, Canada, United States, and Associated Press
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NBC | September 27, 2009
Conservative Lutherans organize after vote on gays
FISHERS, Ind. (AP) - Conservative members of the nation's largest Lutheran denomination voted Saturday to spend the next 12 months deciding whether to split from the church after it liberalized its stance on gay clergy. About 1,200 people...
In this article: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Roman Catholic Church, Pennsylvania, God, and Mark Hanson
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Ft. Worth Star-Telegram | October 01, 2009
Conservative Lutherans will spend year considering split
...Religion and Spirituality, Bibles, Sexual Identity The Associated Press FISHERS, Ind. - Conservative members of the nation's largest Lutheran denomination voted Saturday to spend 12 months deciding whether to split from the church...
In this article: Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Pennsylvania, Roman Catholic Church, Indianapolis, and Indianapolis, Indiana
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Lutheranism is a major branch of Western Christianity that identifies with the teachings of the 16th century German reformer Martin Luther. Luther's efforts to reform the theology and practice of the church launched the Protestant Reformation. The reactions of governmental and churchly authorities to the international spread of his writings, beginning with the 95 Theses, divided Western Christianity.
The split between Lutherans and the Roman Catholic Church arose mainly over the doctrine of Justification before God. Lutheranism advocates a doctrine of justification "by grace alone through faith alone because of Christ alone," which contradicted the Roman view of "faith formed by love", or "faith and works". Unlike the Reformed Churches, Lutherans retain many of the liturgical practices and sacramental teachings of the pre-Reformation Church. Lutheran theology differs considerably from Reformed theology in a variety of ways, including Christology, the purpose of God's Law, divine grace, whether one is "once saved always saved," and predestination.
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