Lutheranism in a sentence

By the 1700s, the Sami people were forcibly converted to a strict interpretation of Lutheranism spearheaded by Swedish Sami minister Lars Levi Laestadius.

After 1600, Swedish Lutheranism began to dominate the building, furnishing, and (modest) decoration of new churches.

Another indication of assimilation is the fact that Russian Orthodoxy has become the largest faith among Russian Germans, and Lutheranism has largely been abandoned.

Archbishops of Riga The archbishops of Riga were also the secular rulers of Riga until 1561 when during the reformation the territory converted from Catholicism to Lutheranism and all church territories were secularized.

As a divorced man, he and his bride converted to Lutheranism in order to marry.

Eventually Maximilian remained nominally an adherent of the older faith, although his views were tinged with Lutheranism until the end of his life.

German rulers were able to choose either Roman Catholicism, Lutheranism or the Reformed faith as their official religion after 1648.

However, after pressure from the Kaiser, who had told her that it was her duty to marry Nicholas, and her sister Elizabeth, who tried to point out the similarities between Lutheranism and Russian Orthodoxy, she accepted Nicholas's second proposal.

In 1647, the clergy wanted to introduce the Book of Concord ( Swedish Konkordieboken main ) – a book defining correct Lutheranism versus heresy, making some aspects of free theological thinking impossible.

Long-standing resentment between the German states and the Swiss Confederation led to heated debate over how much Zwingli owed his ideas to Lutheranism.

Lutheran churches Wide variations exist within Lutheranism on this issue. citation Most Lutheran churches in Scandinavian countries are favorable to the traditional doctrine of apostolic succession.

Lutheranism Lutheran founder Martin Luther stated "I wonder exceedingly how it came to be imputed to me that I should reject the law of Ten Commandments.

Lutheranism spread into northern, central and eastern parts of present-day Germany, Livonia and Scandinavia.

Lutheranism spread literacy among the young, and it transformed religious art.

Lutheranism was more prominent before the Soviet occupation, when it was a majority religion due to strong historical links with the Nordic countries and Northern Germany.

Much of European Lutheranism follows the traditional catholic governance of deacon, priest and bishop.

Nazi persecution Heinrich Hertz was a Lutheran throughout his life and would not have considered himself Jewish, as his father's family had all converted to Lutheranism Koertge, Noretta.

Old World Lutheranism, for historical reasons, has tended to adopt Erastian theories of episcopal authority (by which church authority is to a limited extent sanctioned by secular government).

Only in America, where Lutheranism came under the influence of Calvinism, was the plain cross used.

Priests swore allegiance to Lutheranism or found new employment.