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  • noun The Christian denomination based on the beliefs and doctrines developed by Martin Luther and his immediate followers.

Etymologies

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Eponym from Martin Luther.

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Examples

  • Among the most important was his upbringing in the milieu of Pietism, a reform movement within German Lutheranism that stressed inner religious conversion and upright conduct over doctrinal exactness.

    Kant's Philosophy of Religion Rossi, Philip 2009

  • Söderblom was the Archbishop of Uppsala; he was an important figure in comparative religious study in the first part of the twentieth century, one of the most important figures in Swedish Lutheranism, and a major force behind the ecumenical Life and Work Movement.

    Söderblom on Prophets 2005

  • Söderblom was the Archbishop of Uppsala; he was an important figure in comparative religious study in the first part of the twentieth century, one of the most important figures in Swedish Lutheranism, and a major force behind the ecumenical Life and Work Movement.

    Archive 2005-06-01 2005

  • In 1555, the Peace of Augsburg, in Germany, recognized what would become known as Lutheranism in that part of the empire.

    The Great Experiment Strobe Talbott 2008

  • There are obviously divisions within Christianity between magical/mythic sects and rationalistic traditions (such as Lutheranism and reformed Catholicism).

    Can Religion Offset the Effects of Child Poverty? - Freakonomics Blog - NYTimes.com 2007

  • It is a disgrace for the Pope and Vatican to engage in ecumenism with dead Protestant "churches" such as Lutheranism, Episcopalians, Anglicans, Methodists, Calvinists, etc. not to mention Jews, MUslims, Buddhists and Hindus with which we share nothing in common.

    Fellay speaks: The talks begin in the autumn of 2009 2009

  • Séguier, [692] the majority of the counsellors had recently conducted a trial of four youths, on a charge of "Lutheranism," in so skilful a manner as to avoid asking any question the answer to which might compromise the prisoners.

    The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

  • "Lutheranism" was sufficiently marked to attract the hatred of the

    The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

  • Barthélemi de Chassanée this very year (1527) chronicles the destruction of "Lutheranism" in France as _an accomplished fact_!

    The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

  • He was told that the "Lutheranism" of certain judges was now manifest.

    The Rise of the Hugenots, Vol. 1 (of 2) Henry Martyn Baird

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