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The German-Russians: Their Heritage And Their Role In The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Vernon Schindler
The German-Russians: Their Heritage And Their Role In The Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, Vernon Schindler
Master of Divinity Thesis
If it were necessary to state a reason for this paper at this time, the reader's attention is directed to the following facts; first of all, the United States Census for 1930reported a total of 303,532 German-Russians in the population of the United States. Secondly, numerous Lutheran congregations within this country, including the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod, have a membership which is solidly. Of German-Russian extraction. Thirdly, these people have drifted away from the Lutheran church, in many cases, because they were not understood.
The German-Russians and their descendants are with us to stay. They and their descendants now number more …
An Analysis Of The History Of The Protestant Conference From 1927 - 1932, Luther Albrecht
An Analysis Of The History Of The Protestant Conference From 1927 - 1932, Luther Albrecht
Master of Divinity Thesis
If one were to ask a sample number of active Lutherans today, I feel that most of them would not be able to answer the question, "What is the Protestant Conference?" While discussing what the Protestant Conference is, other questions would also be raised such as: What did the Conference discuss in early meetings? Where did they meet? What type of organization, if any, did they strive to have? What insights into their theology can we gain? Who were some of the men that wrote and contributed to Protestant scholarship and theology? And many more questions could be raised.
This …