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The Loehe Colonies In Michigan, Ronald Goodsman
The Loehe Colonies In Michigan, Ronald Goodsman
Bachelor of Divinity
The purpose of this paper is to describe the beginnings of the colonies which Loehe and Craemer founded in the Saginaw Valley in Michigan. The paper does not propose to give an exhaustive account of the history involved, as that is beyond its scope and beyond the limitations of the author. Rather, the purpose of the paper is to give a general overview of some of the reasons behind the founding of the Saginaw Valley colonies and a very brief sketch of their earliest beginnings.
A Study Of Matthew 3:13-17 -- The Baptism Of Jesus, Werner Boos
A Study Of Matthew 3:13-17 -- The Baptism Of Jesus, Werner Boos
Bachelor of Divinity
The fact that Jesus came to John the Baptist in order to be baptized by him fascinates and puzzles many Christians. The event evokes many significant questions: What was the exact nature of the baptism administered by John the Baptist? Why did Jesus submit himself to such a baptism? What significance did the baptismal event hold for Jesus' subsequent ministry? What did it mean to the evangelists and to their original audiences? How did it influence the Christian sacrament of baptism? These and similar questions prompt the present study--a study which takes as its exegetical point of departure the most …
Twentieth-Century Lutheran Attitudes Toward War, Daniel Parsch
Twentieth-Century Lutheran Attitudes Toward War, Daniel Parsch
Bachelor of Divinity
This paper is an attempt to show the attitudes and ideas of leading Lutherans on the matter of war and the participation in war. The Lutheran Church has been, in the past, and remains an important part of the whole Christian witness. Therefore, the ideas of prominent men in this body are important for study in order to more fully understand the position which the whole Lutheran Church has taken in regard to this problem. In order to limit the scope of such a study, the paper will deal mainly with 20th Century attitudes. Likewise, the main Lutheran bodies to …