Thomas Jacobson Though the origin of the Lutheran tradition is in the Reformation of sixteenth century Europe, Lutherans today are found worldwide. Beginning as a church reform movement under the leadership of Martin Luther in Germany and spreading to other European lands, Lutheranism is today best understood as a family of diverse though related denominationalContinue reading “Lutheran Denominations: A Guide to America’s Top 10”
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History Today: Why the Organ Split the Church
By Anna Steppler. Indulgent symbol of papist excess or mouthpiece for God’s second greatest gift? What place was there for the organ in the Reformation church? The Ehemann organ in the Holy Trinity Church, Ulm, 1643. Kartensammlung Moll. Public Domain. By the time Johann Sebastian Bach was born in 1685, the position of the organContinue reading “History Today: Why the Organ Split the Church”
Some View on the World 