Lutheranism

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Christian theological tradition Protestant denomination branch of Christianity

Lutheranism is a major branch of Protestant Christianity that originated with Martin Luther’s 16th-century reforms, emphasizing justification by faith alone and the authority of Scripture.

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Statements (55)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Christian theological tradition → Protestant denomination → branch of Christianity →
differsFrom	Eastern Orthodoxy → Reformed Christianity → Roman Catholicism →
emphasizesDoctrine	authority of Scripture → justification by faith alone → law and gospel distinction → priesthood of all believers → sola fide → sola gratia → sola scriptura →
foundedBy	Martin Luther →
hasClergyOffice	bishop → pastor →
hasConfessionalCollection	Book of Concord →
hasConfessionalDocument	Apology of the Augsburg Confession → Augsburg Confession → Formula of Concord → Luther's Large Catechism → Luther's Small Catechism → Smalcald Articles →
hasGlobalOrganization	Confessional Evangelical Lutheran Conference → International Lutheran Council → Lutheran World Federation →
hasMajorBody	Church of Norway → Church of Sweden → Evangelical Church in Germany → Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland → Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod → Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod →
hasSacrament	Absolution → Baptism → Eucharist →
hasSubtradition	Confessional Lutheranism → Evangelical Catholic Lutheranism → Pietist Lutheranism →
influencedBy	Augustinian theology →
liturgicalSeasonObserved	Advent → Easter → Lent →
originatedInCentury	16th century →
originatedInMovement	Protestant Reformation →
originatedInRegion	Germany →
recognizesAuthority	Bible →
rejectsAuthority	supremacy of the Pope →
rejectsDoctrine	Zwinglian memorialism → transubstantiation →
sharesDoctrineWith	other Protestant churches →
teachesViewOnEucharist	real presence of Christ in the Eucharist → sacramental union →
usesLiturgy	liturgical worship →
usesMusic	congregational hymnody →

Referenced by (259)

Subject (surface form when different)	Predicate
Andrew the Apostle ("Lutheran Churches") → Anselm of Canterbury ("Lutheran Church") → Anthony the Great ("Lutheran Churches") → Apostle Bartholomew ("Lutheran Churches") → Apostle James the Less ("Lutheran Churches") → Apostle John ("Lutheran Church") → Apostle Matthew ("Lutheran Churches") → Apostle Paul ("Lutheran Churches") → Apostle Peter ("Lutheran Churches") → Apostle Philip ("Lutheran Churches") → Apostle Thaddeus (Jude) ("Lutheran Churches") → Apostle Thomas ("Lutheran Churches") → Apostles ("Lutheran Churches") → Athanasius of Alexandria ("Lutheran Churches") → Augustine of Hippo → Aurelius Ambrosius ("Lutheran Church") → Basil of Caesarea ("Lutheran Churches") → Clement of Rome ("Lutheran Church") → Ezekiel ("Lutheran Church") → Forty Martyrs of Sebaste ("Lutheran Churches") → Francis of Assisi ("Lutheran churches") → Gregory of Nazianzus ("Lutheran Churches") → Gregory the Great ("Lutheran churches") → Helena → Holy Family → Ignatius of Antioch ("Lutheran Churches") → Irenaeus of Lyons ("Lutheran Church") → James the Greater ("Lutheran Church") → James the Just ("Lutheran Churches") → John Chrysostom ("Lutheran Churches") → John of Damascus ("Lutheran Church") → John of Patmos ("Lutheran Church") → John of Patmos ("Lutheran Churches") → Joseph → Justin Martyr ("Lutheran Church") → Luke ("Lutheran Church") → Luke the Evangelist ("Lutheran Churches") → Macarius of Egypt ("Lutheran Churches") → Mark the Evangelist ("Lutheran Churches") → Martin of Tours ("Lutheran Church") → Mary ("Lutheran Churches") → Mary Magdalene → Moses the Black ("Lutheran Churches") → Polycarp of Smyrna ("Lutheran Churches") → Pope Gregory the Dialogist ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Andrew ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Anne ("Lutheran Churches") → Saint Anthony of Padua ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Barbara ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Benedict of Nursia ("Lutheran churches") → Saint Chad ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Columba ("Lutheran Church") → Saint George of Lydda ("Lutheran Churches") → Saint Giles ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Joachim ("Lutheran Churches") → Saint Joseph ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Lawrence ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Lucy ("Lutheran churches") → Saint Mary ("Lutheran Churches") → Saint Methodius ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Michael ("Lutheran Churches") → Saint Nicholas of Myra ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Patrick ("Lutheran Churches") → Saint Rose of Lima ("Lutheran Church") → Saint Timothy ("Lutheran Churches") → Saint Vitus ("Lutheran Church") → Sant’Anna ("Lutheran Church") → Simon the Zealot ("Lutheran Church") → St George ("Lutheran Church") → St Martin ("Lutheran Church") → St Mary ("Lutheran Churches") → St. Brendan the Navigator ("Lutheran Church") → Stephen ("Lutheran Churches") → Stephen I of Hungary ("Lutheran Church") → Thaddaeus ("Lutheran Churches") → Thomas Cranmer ("Lutheran churches") → Timothy ("Lutheran Churches") → Twelve Apostles (traditional attribution) ("Lutheran Churches") → Virgin Mary →	veneratedIn
Albert Schweitzer → Anhalt-Zerbst → Anna Magdalena Bach → Armgard von Cramm → Ascanian dynasty → Benedikt Carpzov the Younger → Carl Ludwig Nietzsche → Christian Thomasius → County of Nassau-Weilburg → County of Ravensberg → Danish Canadians → Duchy of Württemberg → Edda Göring → Electoral Palatinate → Elisabeth Luther → Ernestine branch of the House of Wettin → Frederick II of Denmark → Friedrich Nietzsche → Friedrich Schiller → Gotthold Ephraim Lessing → Gustaf VI Adolf of Sweden → Hans Lufft → Heinrich Hertz → Helsinki Cathedral → House of Hesse → Ingrid Bergman → Johannes Agricola → John Bolton ("Lutheranism (commonly reported)") → Karl Karlsson → Kven people → Lauri Kristian Relander → Malena Ernman ("Lutheranism (Church of Sweden)") → Maria Elisabeth Lämmerhirt → Martin Bucer → Max Planck → Mikael Agricola → Milan Rastislav Štefánik → Northern Slovakia → Olof Palme → Otto von Kotzebue → Paul Luther → Per Albin Hansson → Protestant Union → Royal Norwegian Order of St. Olav → Sami people → Samuel Pufendorf → Simo Häyhä → Slovak American → Sven Hedin → Sweden–Norway union → Sámi ("Lutheran Christianity") → Søren Kierkegaard → Trygve Lie → Tycho Brahe → Ulm Minster → Vitus Bering → Walter Reuther → Warmia-Masuria region → Werner Heisenberg → Wilhelm II, German Emperor → Wilhelm Keitel → Wilhelmina of Prussia → Willem van Nassau → William H. Foege →	religion
Advent ("Lutheran Church") → Ascension ("Lutheran churches") → Ash Wednesday ("Lutheran Church") → Black Saturday ("Lutheran churches") → Eastertide ("Lutheran churches") → Feast of the Exaltation of the Holy Cross ("Lutheran Churches") → Feast of the Holy Innocents ("Lutheran churches") → Good Friday ("Lutheran churches") → Great Fifty Days ("Lutheran churches") → Holy Saturday ("Lutheran Churches") → Holy Tuesday ("Lutheran Churches") → Holy Wednesday ("Lutheran Churches") → Holy Week ("Lutheran Churches") → Maundy Thursday ("Lutherans") → Paschal Triduum ("Lutheran churches") → Resurrection Sunday ("Lutherans") →	observedBy
Ascension Day ("Lutheran churches") → Easter ("Lutheran churches") → Feast of the Holy Family ("Lutheran churches") → Feast of the Presentation of Christ in the Temple ("Lutheran Churches") → Pentecost ("Lutheran churches") → Service of Light ("Lutheran churches") → Transfiguration ("Lutheran Churches") →	celebratedBy
Evangelical Lutheran Church of Hanover ("Evangelical Lutheran") → Frederik Lutheran Church → Jakob Böhme → Luther's Large Catechism ("Lutheran Church") → Luther's Small Catechism ("Lutheran") → Martin Luther the Younger ("Lutheran Church") →	denomination
Anointing of the Sick → Augsburg Confession → Book of Concord → Luther's Large Catechism → Luther's Small Catechism → Rucouskiria Bibliasta →	religiousTradition
Christmastide ("Lutheran churches") → Gaudete Sunday ("Lutheran churches") → Lord’s Prayer ("Lutheran churches") → Nicene Creed ("Lutheran Churches") → Ordinary Time ("Lutheran churches") → Paschal candle ("Lutheran churches") →	usedIn
Arnold Schoenberg → James R. Schlesinger → Juliana of Stolberg →	convertedTo
German Enlightenment → Imperial Diet → Marburg Colloquy →	religiousContext
Evangelical Lutheran Church in America → On the Freedom of a Christian → The Babylonian Captivity of the Church ("Lutheran theology") →	theologicalTradition
Agnus Dei ("Lutheran churches") → Epiclesis ("Lutheran Churches") → IHS monogram ("Lutheran Church") →	usedBy
Original sin → Te Deum ("Lutheran churches") →	associatedWith
Nordic countries ("Lutheran Christianity") → Scandinavia ("Lutheran Christianity") →	dominantReligion
Finns → Swedes →	majorReligion
James the brother of Jesus ("Lutheran Churches") → Joseph ("Lutheran Churches") →	recognizedBy
King of Sweden → Mannerheim family →	religionTraditionally
Church Council (Evangelical Lutheran Church in America) → Johann Salomo Semler →	religiousDenomination
Johannes Agricola ("Lutheran Church") →	affiliation
Trinity ("Lutheran churches") →	affirmedBy
Rosary →	alsoUsedIn
St. Patrick's Day ("Lutheran Church") →	associatedChurch
Reformation Day →	associatedWithDenomination
Protestant work ethic →	associatedWithReligion
Feast of the Theophany ("Lutheran Churches") →	celebratedIn
Holy Eucharist ("Lutheran Churches") →	centralTo
Protestant Church in the Netherlands ("Lutheran") →	churchTradition
court preacher in Bückeburg ("Evangelical Lutheran Church") →	confession
Luther's Small Catechism ("Lutheran churches") →	confessionalDocumentOf
Holy Eucharist ("Lutheran Churches") →	consideredSacramentBy
Luther Bible →	denominationalContext
Lutheran Church in America →	denominationalFamily
Nicene Christianity ("Lutheran churches") →	dominantInBranch
Andrew the Apostle ("Lutheran Churches") →	feastDayObservedBy
Sweden →	formerStateReligion
Martin Luther →	founded
Schmalkaldic War ("Lutheran Protestantism") →	hasBelligerentReligion
Ronde Lutherse Kerk ("Lutheran") →	hasDenomination
Decalogue ("Lutheran tradition") →	hasDifferentEnumerationsIn
Nordic ("Lutheran Christianity") →	hasDominantReligion
County of Bentheim →	hasReligion
Schmalkaldic War →	hasReligiousAspect
Western Christianity ("Lutheran theology") →	hasTheologicalTradition
Virgin Birth of Jesus ("Lutheran churches") →	heldBy
Ladoga Karelia ("Lutheran Christianity") →	historicalReligionMajority
Lectures on the Philosophy of Religion →	influencedBy
Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches ("Lutheranism in the United States") →	isComponentOf
Paschal cycle ("Lutheran churches") →	isUsedBy
Sweden ("Lutheran Christianity") →	majorityReligion
Lithuanians →	minorReligion
Pietism →	originatedWithin
Way of Sorrows ("Lutherans") →	practicedBy
Scandinavians ("Lutheran Christianity") →	predominantReligion
Peace of Augsburg →	recognizedReligion
Petsamo, Finland →	religionHistorical
Transylvanian Saxons →	religionHistoricalMajority
Protestant Reformation in Finland →	religionIntroduced
Finland ("Lutheran Christianity") →	religionMajority
Banat Swabians →	religionTraditionallyPracticed
Royal Order of the Seraphim →	religiousAffiliation
Middle Colonies ("Lutherans") →	religiousGroupsPresent
September Testament ("Lutheran") →	theologicalPerspective
Evangelical Church of Westphalia →	theology
Diet of Worms (1521) →	topic
Jesus falls the first time →	tradition
John Mark ("Lutheran Church") →	traditionallyVeneratedIn
Ingria →	traditionalReligion
Athanasian Creed ("Lutheran churches") →	usedByDenomination
Quadragesima ("Lutheran churches") →	usedInTradition