Date of Award
5-1-1981
Document Type
Thesis
Degree Name
Master of Sacred Theology (STM)
Department
Systematic Theology
First Advisor
Ralph Bohlmann
Scripture References in this Resource
Ephesians 4:4-6; Matthew 28:20; 1 Corinthians 11:16
Abstract
It is the intent of this thesis to examine the meaning of the Seventh Article of the Augsburg Confession on the basis of the article itself, its Scriptural and creedal antecedents, and its context within the corpus of the Lutheran Confessions. The interpretation of this article by key theologians of the period of Lutheran Orthodoxy as well as by nineteenth century American Lutherans will then be presented. Finally, the clashing and sometimes bitter debate regarding the interpretation of this article in the twentieth century will be fully presented both from the viewpoint of official church documents am from the pen of theologians. The conclusion will present a summary of the findings of this study.
Recommended Citation
Wangerin, Mark, "Augustana VII and the Unity of the Church Major Interpretive Accents in Nineteenth and Twentieth Century American Lutheranism" (1981). Master of Sacred Theology Thesis. 366.
https://scholar.csl.edu/stm/366
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