Luther and the Lutheran Church, 1483-1960
By: Altman K. Swihart
Publisher: Philosophical Library
Published: 1960
Place of publication: New York
Language: eng
Number of pages: 703
Subjects: Liturgy; History; Interfaith relations; Relations; Lutheran Church
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Luther. Luther, his background and life ; Luther, the man; title: The teachings of Luther. His theo-centric approach ; the Word of God ; Christ ; The sacraments ; Rites and ceremonies ; Scripture ; The Church ; Life, ethics, and society; title: History of the Lutheran Church in Europe. Germany ; Denmark ; Sweden ; Norway ; Finland ; Other European countries; title: The Lutheran Church in America. The colonial period ; Henry Melchior Muhlenberg ; Rationalism ; Expansion ; Lutheran cooperation ; American Lutheranism ; Pietism during the pre-Civil War period ; The language conflict ; The expansion of the Church ; Era of antagonism ; Characteristics of the Three Synods ; Reapproachment ; The United Lutheran Church in America ; Augustana Lutheran Church ; Evangelical Lutheran Church ; Lutheran Free Church ; Evangelical Lutheran Synod (Norwegian Synod) ; American Evangelical Lutheran Church ; United Evangelical Lutheran Church ; Finnish Evangelical Lutheran Church (Suomi Synod) ; American Lutheran Church ; Lutheran Church; title: Missouri Synod ; Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod ; Smaller Synods; title: Organization. Chart ; General characteristics ; The United Lutheran Church in America ; Augustana Lutheran Church ; Suomi Synod ; American Evangelical Lutheran Church ; United Evangelical Lutheran Church ; Lutheran Free Church ; Evangelical Lutheran Church ; American Lutheran Church ; Lutheran Church; title: Missouri Synod ; Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod; title: The liturgy. Luther's view ; Historical development ; Vestments ; The Augustana Synod et al. ; Service book and hymnal ; St. Ambrose and St. James Societies ; Developments in Europe; title: Modern trends. State and church relationship ; Private confession ; Swedish theology ; Consolidation ; Centralization; title: The ecumenical movement. Chart ; Luther's views ; Inter-Lutheran Cooperation in America ; Lutheran Cooperation in the world ; Inter-denominational Cooperation in America ; Inter-denominational world cooperation.