Lutheranism is a movement within Christianity that began with the theological insights of Martin Luther in the 16th century, which launched the Protestant Reformation of the Western church. The "confessions" or "symbolical writings" of the Lutheran Church are contained in the Book of Concord, published in German in 1580, and in Latin in 1584.Online Edition of the Concordia Triglotta
Today nearly seventy million Christians belong to Lutheran churches worldwide,Lutheran World Federation, "Slight Increase Pushes LWF Global Membership to 66.2 Million", The Lutheran World Federation, http://www.lutheranworld.org/ (accessed May 18, 2006). with some four hundred million Protestant Christians"Major Branches of Religions Ranked by Number of Adherents," adherents.com http://www.adherents.com/adh_branches.html#Christianity (accessed May 22, 2006). tracing their history back to Luther's reforming work.
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Largest Lutheran Communities - Statistics: Top 10 nations with highest proportion of Lutherans in the population; Top 10 nations with most Lutherans; Top 20 U.S. states with highest proportion of Lutherans in the population.
Meta Description: [ The Top 10 countries with highest percentage of Lutherans; and Top 10 Countries with most Lutherans. ]
Luther and Lutheranism Library Collection - Wilfrid Laurier University, Library special collection begun 1911, information compiled in the Canadian Directory of Special Collections.
Lutheran Resource Center - Clearinghouse for connecting Lutheran resources with needs in Lutheran congregations. Collects and distributes books, videos, program ideas, pamphlets and films.
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Lutheran Synods and Denominations - Links, discussion and chat, and articles about the various branches of Christianity under the Lutheran doctrine.
Meta Description: [ Synods & Associations links at Suite101.com - dewey decimal 284.1 ]
Lutheranism - A look at Lutheranism, its history and teachings, specifically in America but also looking back at Lutheranism's roots and influences in Europe.
Meta Description: [ A look at Lutheranism, its history and teachings, specifically in America but also looking back at Lutheranism's roots and influences in Europe. ]
Lutheranism in Iceland - United States Department of State Report on religious freedom and the state church (Lutheran Church of Iceland) relations.
Lutheranism in MSN Learning and Research - An Encarta Encyclopedia article detailing some of the Lutheran Church's theology, history, and practice from the 1500s through the Twentieth Century.
Meta Description: [ Lutheranism, major Protestant denomination, which originated as a 16th-century movement led by Martin Luther. Luther, a German Augustinian monk and... ]
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Lutheranism in Siberia. - Bible Lutheran Church of Novosibirsk, Russia with information about Siberian Lutheran missions east of the Urals.
Meta Description: [ Студия Интернет Маркетинга Алексея Волкова. ]
Project Wittenberg - Posting of a cross-section of the classic and historic texts written by Lutherans.
Meta Description: [ Project Wittenberg is an electronic text initiative
which converts to electronic form the writings of Martin Luther and Other Lutherans. This page is Wittenberg's home page and thus a catalog of the texts available. Most of these documents are in the public domain and may be freely distributed. ]
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