Evangelical Lutheran Church

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Christian denomination Lutheran church body Protestant denomination

The Evangelical Lutheran Church is a major Protestant Christian denomination rooted in the teachings of Martin Luther, emphasizing justification by faith and the authority of Scripture.

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All labels observed (5)

Label	Occurrences
Evangelical Lutheran Church canonical	24
Evangelical-Lutheran Church	2
Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession	1
Evangelical Lutheran	1
Evangelical Lutheran Church (historical)	1

Statements (46)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian denomination ⓘ Lutheran church body ⓘ Protestant denomination ⓘ
associatedWithMovement	Reformation ⓘ
believesIn	Jesus Christ as Lord and Savior ⓘ Trinity ⓘ surface form: Triune God work of the Holy Spirit ⓘ
christology	Trinitarian ⓘ
coreTeaching	authority of Scripture ⓘ justification by faith alone ⓘ
emphasizes	priesthood of all believers ⓘ salvation by grace through faith ⓘ
emphasizesDoctrineOf	grace ⓘ justification ⓘ sacraments ⓘ
followsReformationHeritageOf	16th-century Reformation ⓘ
hasClergyTitle	pastor ⓘ
hasGlobalPresence	true ⓘ
hasPolity	varies by national or regional body ⓘ
hasSubtraditions	various national and regional Lutheran churches ⓘ
historicalPeriodOfOrigin	16th century ⓘ
liturgicalTradition	liturgical worship ⓘ
originatesFrom	teachings of Martin Luther ⓘ
practicesSacrament	Baptism ⓘ Holy Eucharist ⓘ surface form: Holy Communion
recognizesCreed	Apostles’ Creed ⓘ surface form: Apostles' Creed Athanasian Creed ⓘ Nicene Creed ⓘ
recognizesScriptureAs	highest authority in matters of faith ⓘ
rejectsDoctrine	salvation by works alone ⓘ
religiousBranch	Protestantism ⓘ
religiousTradition	Lutheranism ⓘ
scriptureCollection	New Testament ⓘ Christian Old Testament ⓘ surface form: Old Testament
teaches	Scripture is the norm for doctrine ⓘ humanity is justified by faith in Christ ⓘ
theologicalInfluence	Martin Luther ⓘ
theologicalPrinciple	sola fide ⓘ sola gratia ⓘ sola scriptura ⓘ
usesConfession	Augsburg Confession ⓘ Lutheran confessional writings ⓘ
usesText	Lutheran catechisms ⓘ
worshipElement	celebration of the sacraments ⓘ congregational singing ⓘ preaching of the Word ⓘ

Referenced by (29)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Prešov → hasReligiousCommunity → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

St Peter's Church → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

subject surface form: St Peter's Church (Riga)

Martin Chemnitz → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Apology of the Augsburg Confession → denominationUse → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

St. Johannis Church → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Churches of Peace in Jawor and Świdnica → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evangelical Church of the Augsburg Confession

Felsenkirche → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Peterskirche → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

subject surface form: Peterskirche (Görlitz)

St John’s Church → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

subject surface form: St John’s Church (Tartu)

Bückeburg palace chapel → religiousAffiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

ELC Brunswick → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Constitution of Iceland → stateReligion → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Riga (reconstruction concept involvement) → religiousAffiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

subject surface form: St. Peter’s Lutheran Church, Riga

Sophienkirche, Dresden → religiousAffiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

St. Peter’s Cathedral, Schleswig → religiousAffiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Thomanerchor → religiousAffiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evangelical-Lutheran Church

American Evangelical Lutheran Church → christianDenominationType → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evangelical Lutheran

General Superintendent in Weimar → confession → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Lübeck Cathedral → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Smolensky Lutheran Cemetery → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Frederik’s Church → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Immanuel Church → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Nikolaus Selnecker → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

St. John’s Church (Johanniskirche) → religiousAffiliation → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

Meissen Cathedral → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evangelical-Lutheran Church

St. Peter's Church, Riga → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

St. Marien church → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

subject surface form: St. Marien church (Marienberg)

Pennsylvania College → affiliatedWith → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ

this entity surface form: Evangelical Lutheran Church (historical)

Lutheran Church of the Redeemer → denomination → Evangelical Lutheran Church ⓘ