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Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism
Gassmann, Gunther; Oldenburg, Mark W.
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Series: Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series. Num Pages: 560 pages, 1 tables. BIC Classification: HRCC9. Category: (G) General (US: Trade). Dimension: 233 x 160 x 44. Weight in Grams: 994.
The Reformation of the 16th century was a complex and multifaceted political, social, cultural, and religious process. Most historians agree, however, that in the framework of this process it was the religious and theological efforts to reform and renew the late medieval church—decadent and irrelevant in many ways—that were the initiating forces that set a broad historical movement in motion. Among these reforming religious and theological forces, the Lutheran reform movement was the most important and influential one. It was the historical impact of the theological genius of the Wittenberg professor Martin Luther (1483-1546) that profoundly changed and shaped the ... Read more
The Reformation of the 16th century was a complex and multifaceted political, social, cultural, and religious process. Most historians agree, however, that in the framework of this process it was the religious and theological efforts to reform and renew the late medieval church—decadent and irrelevant in many ways—that were the initiating forces that set a broad historical movement in motion. Among these reforming religious and theological forces, the Lutheran reform movement was the most important and influential one. It was the historical impact of the theological genius of the Wittenberg professor Martin Luther (1483-1546) that profoundly changed and shaped the ... Read more
Product Details
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Scarecrow Press United States
Number of pages
560
Condition
New
Series
Historical Dictionaries of Religions, Philosophies, and Movements Series
Number of Pages
560
Format
Hardback
Place of Publication
Lanham, MD, United States
ISBN
9780810872325
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V9780810872325
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About Gassmann, Gunther; Oldenburg, Mark W.
Günther Gassmann is visiting professor at Theological Faculties in Tartu, Estonia; Riga, Latvia; Sao Leopoldo, Brazil; Rostock, Germany; Rome, Dominican University; and Bratislava, Slovakia in 2012. Duane M. Larson is former professor at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg and President of the Wartburg Seminary, Dubuque. Mark W. Oldenburg is Dean of the Chapel and professor of the ... Read more
Reviews for Historical Dictionary of Lutheranism
Gassmann (former director, World Council of Churches Faith & Order Commission; Fortress Introduction to the Lutheran Confessions), Duane H. Larson (former president, Wartburg Theological Seminary; From Word and Sacrament), and Mark W. Oldenburg (Lutheran Theological Seminary) cover topics, figures, and events important to Lutheranism from its founding to the present day. Prefacing the dictionary entries are a comprehensive chronology that ... Read more