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Lutheran Churches
.
.
Those churches formed in response to
Luther's
teaching. Their doctrinal convictions are given expression in the
Book of Concord
(1580). Scripture is affirmed as the sole rule of
faith
, and justification by grace alone is the principal tenet.
From its beginnings in Germany Lutheranism quickly spread throughout Europe, gaining dominance in Scandinavia, Iceland, Prussia, and the Baltic Provinces, but its energies were diverted in the late 16th cent. by internal conflicts. The Lutheran Churches have produced outstanding theologians, philosophers, biblical scholars, composers, and musicians. They now have a worldwide membership of over 75 million.
Luther's
teaching. Their doctrinal convictions are given expression in the
Book of Concord
(1580). Scripture is affirmed as the sole rule of
faith
, and justification by grace alone is the principal tenet.
From its beginnings in Germany Lutheranism quickly spread throughout Europe, gaining dominance in Scandinavia, Iceland, Prussia, and the Baltic Provinces, but its energies were diverted in the late 16th cent. by internal conflicts. The Lutheran Churches have produced outstanding theologians, philosophers, biblical scholars, composers, and musicians. They now have a worldwide membership of over 75 million.
Lutis
(homosexuals):
(homosexuals):
Lutron
(ransom, to avoid strict interpretations of tallion): see JESUS.
Lü-tsung
(school of discipline):
(school of discipline):
Lu tung-pen
(Taoist immortal):
(Taoist immortal):
Luwum, Janani
(1922–77).
Christian archbishop of Uganda and
martyr
. Son of a Christian convert, he became involved for a time with Balokole (see
EAST AFRICAN REVIVAL
), but moved away to mainstream Christianity, and was ordained Anglican priest in 1955. He became bishop of N. Uganda in 1969. After the Acholi massacres under Idi Amin in 1972, he became an increasingly outspoken opponent of Amin's excesses and cruelties, until he was himself arrested and shot.
Christian archbishop of Uganda and
martyr
. Son of a Christian convert, he became involved for a time with Balokole (see
EAST AFRICAN REVIVAL
), but moved away to mainstream Christianity, and was ordained Anglican priest in 1955. He became bishop of N. Uganda in 1969. After the Acholi massacres under Idi Amin in 1972, he became an increasingly outspoken opponent of Amin's excesses and cruelties, until he was himself arrested and shot.
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