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Full-Text Articles in History of Christianity
Calvin And Anabaptism, Karl H. Wyneken
Calvin And Anabaptism, Karl H. Wyneken
Concordia Theological Monthly
Like most of the Reformers, John Calvin (1509--64) loosely applied the terms "Anabaptist," "fanatic," and similar epithets to a number of diverse groups within what is commonly known as the radical, or nonmagisterial, Reformation. In the early years of Calvin's career, for example, an "Anabaptist" (or "Catabaptist") could have been one of the so-called psychopannychists - French Protestants who allegedly denied the traditional doctrine of the state of the soul after death.
Helsinki-After One Year - A Symposium, Unknown
Helsinki-After One Year - A Symposium, Unknown
Concordia Theological Monthly
The contemporary movement toward a united world Lutheranism entered upon its present phase only 40 years ago. 1923 at Eisenach, Germany, the Lutheran World Convention was organized after World War I to enable Lutherans to pool their spiritual and physical resources to salvage the battered remnants of many mission fields, to bring relief to millions of sufferers all over the world, and to enable the European Lutheran churches to get back on their feet. After 24 years and another world war the members of the LWC were sufficiently encouraged by past successes to take a long step toward a stronger …
The Lutheran Council In The United States Of America, Martin H. Franzmann, Alfred O. Fuerbringer
The Lutheran Council In The United States Of America, Martin H. Franzmann, Alfred O. Fuerbringer
Concordia Theological Monthly
One of the major questions before our Synod at its 1965 convention will no doubt be "Shall we take part in a proposed new Lutheran cooperative association?" The question will not be altogether new.
Historical Interpretation And Luther's Role In The Peasant Revolt, Heinz F. Mackensen
Historical Interpretation And Luther's Role In The Peasant Revolt, Heinz F. Mackensen
Concordia Theological Monthly
The events of the Peasants' Revolt and Luther's attitude towards it are well known. After the peasant troubles had begun to spread more widely Luther wrote Advise for Peace on the Basis of the Twelve Articles of the Peasantry in Swabia. In this pamphlet he took both princes and peasants to task and urged a peaceful settlement after considering the demands of the peasants on the basis of their twelve articles.
Matthias Flacius Illyricus. A Biographical Sketch., Henry W. Reimann
Matthias Flacius Illyricus. A Biographical Sketch., Henry W. Reimann
Concordia Theological Monthly
Matthias Vlacic, the son of Andreas Vlacic and his wife Jacobea Luciani, was born on March 3, 1520, in Albona, a south Istrian town of 1,200 inhabitants. The Vlacics, originally rural peasants, had lived in this Adriatic city as artisans and landlords for three generations.
Fighter And Friend, Richard R. Caemmerer
Fighter And Friend, Richard R. Caemmerer
Concordia Theological Monthly
During the season of the Reformation Festival we do well to focus our thinking on two facets, at opposite poles and yet totally together, in the career and in the person of the great Reformer: that Luther was a fighter and that Luther was a friend. We would think about this fact obviously not just to say "How peculiar!" or "How interesting!" but in order that this fighting spirit, this friendly spirit, might become ingrained and fused in the heart and in the career of every one of us.
Luther's View Of Man In His Early German Writings, Heinz Bluhm
Luther's View Of Man In His Early German Writings, Heinz Bluhm
Concordia Theological Monthly
When Luther's first essay, Die Sieben puszpsalm, appeared in the spring of 1517, it met with instantaneous success. The reception accorded the German works of the next few years was similarly, even increasingly, enthusiastic. Martin Luther was, from his initial literary venture, easily the most widely read and influential writer in the German language in the second decade of the 16th century, from 1517 on to be exact if we ignore a brief but profound preface to his important first edition of the Theologia Germanica of the year before.
Hoyer On History, Herbert T. Mayer
Hoyer On History, Herbert T. Mayer
Concordia Theological Monthly
The remarks in this article are primarily based upon the course in church history as he taught it in 1942 and on his two-semester elective in the history of the Lutheran Reformation. Since he was, above all, a student of Luther, it is in this area that his influence upon Lutheran clergymen has been most profound.
To Theodore Hoyer: A Tribute, Gilbert A. Thiele
To Theodore Hoyer: A Tribute, Gilbert A. Thiele
Concordia Theological Monthly
To Theodore Hoyer: A Tribute
John Colet's Significance For The English Reformation, Carl S. Meyer
John Colet's Significance For The English Reformation, Carl S. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
John Colet, dean of St. Paul's Cathedral in London, died in 1519. Two years later Henry VIII wrote the Assertio septem sacramentorum, his polemic against Martin Luther. Although Colet's death occurred (16 Sept. 1519) 20 months before Luther's books were burned in St. Paul's Cathedral courtyard (12 May 1521), he knew of Luther and Luther's books before his end came.
The Voice Of Augustana Vii On The Church, Frederick B. Mayer, Herbert T. Mayer (Translator)
The Voice Of Augustana Vii On The Church, Frederick B. Mayer, Herbert T. Mayer (Translator)
Concordia Theological Monthly
In Europe as well as in the U.S. A. the question concerning the nature of the church is as much alive as the question concerning the nature of the Gospel Fundamentally one's ideas about the church are determined by one's position toward the Gospel. In the United States the Reformed theologians are concerning themselves with the question of the church from two points of view: the theological and the practical. As to the theological aspect of the question, the Reformed bodies offer a variety of answers, among which three stand out.
The Second Vatican Council, George A. Lindbeck
The Second Vatican Council, George A. Lindbeck
Concordia Theological Monthly
On October 11 the Second Vatican Council will begin its first two-month session. A second session will follow in the spring, and possibly a third and a fourth. Everyone agrees on the importance of this assembly but on little else. In the words of one French Roman Catholic journal, "Opinion is divided between smug optimism and bitter, if not acid, pessimism, or at least skepticism."
Early Christian Attitudes Toward The Roman State, Walter W. Oetting
Early Christian Attitudes Toward The Roman State, Walter W. Oetting
Concordia Theological Monthly
The church always confronts the state. Sometimes the relationship is casual, as in the United States, where, generally speaking, the church is allowed to carry on its work with little interference. Often, however, the relationship is one of antagonism, as in the Soviet Union, where the state insists that it has no concern at all about religion but where the Communist party, closely tied to the State, is in continuous struggle to convince the people to forsake their piety. Sometimes the relationship is one of domination. Either the church dominates the state, as was theoretically true during the Middle Ages …
Bedeutung Und Eigenart Der Lutherbibel, Heinz Bluhm
Bedeutung Und Eigenart Der Lutherbibel, Heinz Bluhm
Concordia Theological Monthly
Bedeutung und Eigenart der Lutherbibel (Importance and nature of the Luther Bible)
Heirs Of The Reformation In The Pulpit, Graeme M. Rosenau
Heirs Of The Reformation In The Pulpit, Graeme M. Rosenau
Concordia Theological Monthly
Being an heir of the Reformation involves far more than giving oratorical impasto in the pulpit to the slogan ''We have Luther as our Father" and engaging in unbridled ranting against Rome or Geneva. Without scorning necessary and proper polemics, the Lutheran preacher will at the same time be gratefully aware that in the very act of occupying his pulpit he is enjoying one of the richest blessings of his heritage.
The Men Of Cleveland, John H. Meyer
The Men Of Cleveland, John H. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
From the early history of our church in Cleveland three names emerge very prominently, namely, Heinrich Christian Schwan, his assistant Johann Christoph Wilhelm Lindemann, and Friedrich Conrad Dietrich Wyneken. The fact that within two decades these three leaders lived and labored in Cleveland called attention to the city and made of it an outpost alive in the consciousness and memory of our Synod. A short paragraph will be devoted to their immediate successors in Zion and Trinity congregations, pastors Carl Manthey Zorn and John H. Niemann, who were leaders in their own right; but in the main this paper is …
Apostolic Succession, Unkown
Apostolic Succession, Unkown
Concordia Theological Monthly
Since The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod at its 1959 San Francisco convention asked the faculties of Concordia Seminary, Springfield, and Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, to make available pertinent statements on the subject of "Apostolic Succession" (1959 Proceedings, p.194), we offer the following brief summation of the Lutheran position together with a few observations.
Luther's Alleged Anti-Semitism, Carl S. Meyer
Luther's Alleged Anti-Semitism, Carl S. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
A recent best-seller dredges up the old charges that Luther was violently opposed to the Jews, that he was a "savage anti-Semite," and with that, a "ferocious believer in absolute obedience to political authority.'' According to this writer, William Shirer, Luther's words and sentiments gave the rulers of Nazi Germany, Hitler, Goering, Himmler, words and a pattern of conduct to follow in their program against the Jews.
Milestones In Walther's Life, Lewis W. Smith
Milestones In Walther's Life, Lewis W. Smith
Concordia Theological Monthly
Milestones in Walther's Life
Walther's Contribution To Lutheranism, Lewis W. Spitz
Walther's Contribution To Lutheranism, Lewis W. Spitz
Concordia Theological Monthly
Walther neither inaugurated another Reformation, nor did he supplement that of Luther. Some people in the 16th century insisted that Luther did not go far enough in reforming the church, because he refused to disturb the church by introducing changes which were not demanded by the Word of God. Luther was not an iconoclast. Neither was Walther, who had no intention of going beyond Luther, but was satisfied with being a humble disciple of the great Reformer. As such he was loyal to Luther's theology, which he gathered from Luther's writings and the Lutheran Confessions. He would also have others …
Walther Bibliography, Carl S. Meyer, James Michael
Walther Bibliography, Carl S. Meyer, James Michael
Concordia Theological Monthly
Walther Bibliography
Luther As Exegete, Douglas Carter
Luther As Exegete, Douglas Carter
Concordia Theological Monthly
In the era of the 16th-century Reformation it was given to Martin Luther to fill a role unique in its range. He was a controversialist who joined issue with the regnant theology of his day; a reformer who brought about such a renewal of the church as many of his contemporaries and predecessors had dreamed of; the reorganizer who changed the ecclesiastical map of Europe; a pastoral administrator; a spiritual director; and a writer of great versatility whose published works run to more than 50,000 pages in the Erlangen edition.
The Historical Background Of "A Brief Statement." (Concluded), Carl S. Meyer
The Historical Background Of "A Brief Statement." (Concluded), Carl S. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
The union negotiations among the Norwegians served to take most of the Norwegian Synod's members out of direct fellowship with the Missourians. The consummation of the Norwegian union seemed, on the other hand, to direct the Ohio and Iowa synods toward each other and possibly toward the Missouri Synod. There were other factors, of course, which tended to bring about a partial temporary amelioration of the animosity between the synods. One of these factors was a series of free conferences held in the early years of the twentieth century.
The Historical Background Of "A Brief Statement." (Continued), Carl S. Meyer
The Historical Background Of "A Brief Statement." (Continued), Carl S. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Important as are the major theological movements in America and Germany between 1887 and 1932 for an understanding of the Middle Period of the history of the Missouri Synod, even more important are the movements within Lutheranism in America during this time. These movements, to state the self-evident, have their roots in previous periods. Without an understanding of these movements, however, the doctrinal formulations of the Missouri Synod, especially of A Brief Statement cannot be understood adequately.
The Historical Background Of "A Brief Statement.", Carl S. Meyer
The Historical Background Of "A Brief Statement.", Carl S. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
A Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Position of the Evangelical Lutheran Synod of Missouri, Ohio, and Other States, adopted in 1932, is a product of the Middle Period in the history of that church. It reflects the theological concerns of that church body at that time and is conditioned by the relationships between the Missouri Synod and other Lutheran bodies during that period. Only to a lesser degree does it deal with general contemporary theological issues.
John Theodore Mueller-A Tribute, Richard R. Caemmerer
John Theodore Mueller-A Tribute, Richard R. Caemmerer
Concordia Theological Monthly
My first acquaintance with Doctor John Theodore Mueller was that of a beginning student at Concordia Seminary, where I served also as his part-time secretary. Two first impressions have remained vivid through the years: his utter seriousness concerning the vocation of theological professor and a devotion to duty and application to the tasks in hand that seemed, to a schoolboy at least, almost fanatical in its steadiness.
Editorial Comment-Reformation -Radicality, Gilbert A. Thiele
Editorial Comment-Reformation -Radicality, Gilbert A. Thiele
Concordia Theological Monthly
The task courageously undertaken by our Anglo-Lutheran brethren and sisters in Britain generally and in England specifically to reverse almost four centuries of British church history by establishing and extending the Evangelical Lutheran Church of England (ELCE) gives rise to the informative and aggressive piece with which this 1960 Reformation issue of our journal opens.
Luther And The English Reformation, E. George Pearce
Luther And The English Reformation, E. George Pearce
Concordia Theological Monthly
Martin Luther never came to England. So far as I know, he was never invited. Melanchthon was-many times, sometimes by King Henry himself, very often by the Archbishop of Canterbury, but he always found reason to decline. Martin Luther never set foot on the realms of Henry VIII. What, then, is the connection between Luther and the English Reformation?
Melanchthon The Confessor, Arthur Carl Piepkorn
Melanchthon The Confessor, Arthur Carl Piepkorn
Concordia Theological Monthly
By definition, a confessor is "one who confesses." Specifically and strictly, a confessor is an ordained clergymen who hears confessions and is authorized to grant absolution. Or he is one who professes or gives heroic evidence of his faith in Christ, a saint who suffers persecution for his faith without undergoing martyrdom in the process.
Melanchthon As Educator And Humanist, Carl S. Meyer
Melanchthon As Educator And Humanist, Carl S. Meyer
Concordia Theological Monthly
Melanchthon, it seems, lacked a sense of humor. Tactful, careful, intent on weighing the pros and cons of each question, working all day even on Sunday, grubbing and grinding, this was Melanchthon according to Martin Luther, who had ample opportunity to observe his friend and colleague.