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Lutheranism. Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestantism that identifies primarily with the theology of Martin Luther, the 16th-century German monk and reformer whose efforts to reform the theology and practices of the Catholic Church launched the Reformation in 1517. [ 1 ] Lutheranism subsequently became the state religion of many parts of ...
t. e. Lutheranism as a religious movement originated in the early 16th century Holy Roman Empire as an attempt to reform the Catholic Church. The movement originated with the call for a public debate regarding several issues within the Catholic Church by Martin Luther, then a professor of Bible at the young University of Wittenberg.
Nordic countries. [edit] The Uppsala Cathedral, the headquarters of the Church of Sweden. Lutheranism is the established church in most of the Nordic countries including Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland. In these countries, where most people are Lutheran, the churches are supported by taxes, either indirectly through the general ...
Martin Luther OSA (/ ˈluːθər / LOO-thər; [ 1 ]German: [ˈmaʁtiːn ˈlʊtɐ] ⓘ; 10 November 1483 [ 2 ] – 18 February 1546) was a German priest, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar. [ 3 ] Luther was the seminal figure of the Protestant Reformation, and his theological beliefs form the basis of Lutheranism.
The encyclopedia of the Lutheran Church (3 vol 1965) vol 1 and 3 online free; Brauer, James Leonard and Fred L. Precht, eds. Lutheran Worship: History and Practice (1993) Granquist, Mark. Lutherans in America: A New History (2015) Meyer, Carl S. Moving Frontiers: Readings in the History of the Lutheran Church Missouri Synod (1986)
Martin Luther's doctrine of the two kingdoms (or two reigns) of God teaches that God is the ruler of the whole world and that he rules in two ways, both by the law and by the gospel. God rules the earthly kingdom through secular government, by means of law and the sword.
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. Most Lutheran denominations are affiliated with one or more regional, national, or international associations, the largest of ...
Protestant. [edit] Six princes of the Holy Roman Empire and rulers of fourteen Imperial Free Cities, who issued a protest (or dissent) against the edict of the Diet of Speyer (1529), were the first individuals to be called Protestants. [ 18 ] The edict reversed concessions made to the Lutherans with the approval of Holy Roman Emperor Charles V ...