In this episode, season 4 continues with the series on Denominations. This episode begins with our next denomination: Lutheranism. We summarize its history, sources of authority, structure, and position on the sacraments/ordinances and conclude with its distinctive emphasis and divergences. See the landing page for sources/further reading.
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Sources/Further Reading [In the order they appear]:
- Roger Olson et al., Handbook of Denominations in the United States, 14th ed. (Nashville, TN: Abingdon Press, 2018), 353
- A Critique of the ELCA https://www.christianpost.com/voices/a-lutheran-denomination-becomes-radically-liberal.html
- https://christianityfaq.com/most-conservative-lutheran-synod/
- Luther, Babylonian Captivity, 36.32
- LCMS, about Doctrine, FAQs on Baptism https://www.lcms.org/about/beliefs/faqs/doctrine#baptism
- Lutheranism and Calvinism, https://www.patheos.com/blogs/justandsinner/a-lutheran-evaluation-of-the-five-points-of-calvinism/
- https://www.modernreformation.org/resources/articles/a-lutheran-response-to-arminianism
- On Law and Gospel, https://www.livinglutheran.org/2007/05/lutheranism-101/
- On the Sacraments, https://praiselutheran.com/about/lutheran-belief-and-practice/