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Why The Reformation Occurred In Germany, Gerhard Ritter
Why The Reformation Occurred In Germany, Gerhard Ritter
Concordia Theological Monthly
At the end of the Middle Ages, the moral prestige of the old papal church was severely shaken in all the countries of Europe. Open criticism of its moral shortcomings and its organizational defects had been going on for centuries. To the diverse splinter movements of heretical sects (which were never wholly suppressed) had been recently added the great reform movements of the Wyclifites and the Hussites. But even they had brought about no lasting and widespread upheaval. Ultimately the old hierarchy had always prevailed. Why then did the Germans, a people slow to be aroused, fond of order, and …
The Elizabethan Settlement And The English Church., Charles F. Mullett
The Elizabethan Settlement And The English Church., Charles F. Mullett
Concordia Theological Monthly
In surveying the Elizabethan Settlement and the Church of England one can do no better than introduce his remarks with a flash of insight from the Rev. Laurence Sterne. According to "my Uncle Toby" in Tristram Shandy, everything in this world has wit in it, and instruction too, if we can but find it out. That the Elizabethan Settlement illustrates this wisdom may be established by two "texts" from our own country.
What About Vestments For Pastors?, Arthur Carl Piepkorn
What About Vestments For Pastors?, Arthur Carl Piepkorn
Concordia Theological Monthly
In various forms this question has been asked again and again. The following pages are an attempt to answer the question for the Church of the Augsburg Confession in America.