Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Evangelical Christianity in America and Its Significance for Evangelical Christianity in Germany
Publication Date
3-1-1950
Document Type
Article
Keywords
lutheran, schools, churches, american christianity, germany, society, congregationalism
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
The first impressions on a German visitor are disturbing and confusing, because he is here confronted by a tremendous multiplicity of churches and sects. The many divisions in Protestantism are due in part to the various historical backgrounds and to the diversity of languages formerly used in their church services. Furthermore, the tendency toward individualism and independence, particularly strong among the pioneers, was an important factor in producing many separate church bodies. That human interests, bigotry, and pharisaism contributed toward the formation of sects is not to be denied. American evangelical Christianity is in no sense of the word homogeneous.
Disciplines
History of Christianity
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Hahn, Fritz
(1950)
"Evangelical Christianity in America and Its Significance for Evangelical Christianity in Germany,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 21, Article 20.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol21/iss1/20
