Evangelical Catholic Lutheranism
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Evangelical Catholic Lutheranism is a movement within Lutheranism that emphasizes the church’s catholic (universal and historic) continuity, liturgical worship, and sacramental theology while remaining rooted in Lutheran confessional doctrine.
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| Predicate | Object |
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| instanceOf |
movement within Lutheranism
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theological movement → |
| affirms |
Augsburg Confession
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Lutheran doctrine of justification by faith → authority of Scripture → normative role of the ecumenical creeds → |
| aimsAt |
deepening liturgical practice
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recovering catholic elements of Lutheran tradition → strengthening sacramental life in Lutheran parishes → |
| contrastsWith |
low-church Lutheranism
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revivalist or pietist forms of Lutheranism → |
| ecclesiology |
emphasis on ordained ministry and apostolic continuity
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strong doctrine of the visible church → |
| emphasizes |
Lutheran confessional doctrine
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liturgical worship → sacramental theology → the catholicity of the church → the historic continuity of the church → the universality of the church → |
| influencedBy |
19th-century confessional revivals in Lutheranism
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20th-century liturgical movement → Lutheran liturgical renewal movements → |
| liturgicalFeatures |
chant and sung liturgy
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use of historic liturgy → use of incense in worship → use of vestments → |
| practices |
observance of the liturgical year
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structured lectionary use → use of traditional Lutheran hymnody → |
| presentIn |
European Lutheran churches
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North American Lutheran churches → global Lutheranism → |
| religiousTradition |
Lutheranism
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| rootedIn |
Book of Concord
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Lutheran Confessions → |
| sacramentalEmphasis |
centrality of Holy Baptism
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centrality of the Eucharist → frequent celebration of Holy Communion → real presence of Christ in the Eucharist → |
| selfDescription |
evangelical in doctrine and catholic in practice
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| stresses |
continuity with the Reformation-era Lutheran church
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continuity with the ancient church → continuity with the medieval Western church → |
| theologicalOrientation |
confessional Lutheranism
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high-church Lutheranism → |
| understandsItselfAs |
reform movement within Lutheran churches
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| uses |
Apostles Creed
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Athanasian Creed → Nicene Creed → |
| viewsItselfAs |
catholic and evangelical expression of Lutheranism
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Referenced by (2)
| Subject (surface form when different) | Predicate |
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Lutheranism
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hasSubtradition |
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Church Council (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America)
("Evangelical Lutheran")
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religiousTradition |