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11 mins read|09/26/23Luther actually expected the Catechism to be taught in the home.
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8 mins read|09/23/23Baptized, Confirmed, and Ordained. In this episode, we discuss the early Lutheran formulation of calling and ordination of pastors and preachers. What is ordination, when does it happen, are their rules and rites that must be followed, and much, much more!
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15 mins read|09/22/23Attempting to escape the errors of medieval Catholic thinking, Agricola ended up making the same mistake of conflating law and gospel.
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15 mins read|09/21/23Charles V, for all his power, his lands, and his riches, was ultimately unable to hinder the spread of the precious Gospel.
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5 mins read|09/18/23What does it mean that we are saved by grace alone?
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10 mins read|09/16/23You can call me any day or night. Call me! In this episode, we read Martin Luther’s verbosely titled treatise, “That a Christian Assembly or Congregation has the Right and Power to Judge all Teaching and to Call, Appoint, and Dismiss Teachers, Established and Proven by Scripture." We discuss ordination, church authority, the doctrine of the pastoral call, and much more.
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11 mins read|09/09/23Resistance to Tyranny is Obedience to God. In this episode, we discuss tyranny and resistance while reading a book of the same title by Reformation scholar David Mark Whitford. What is tyranny? When are Christians called to resist tyranny, and what does that entail? Are there any standards by which a Christian may judge whether a government serves God or the devil?
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11 mins read|09/05/23Today on the Christian History Almanac podcast, we remember the “First Woman of the Reformation” Katharina Zell.
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14 mins read|08/08/23Prior sees much of evangelicalism’s imaginary trouble arising from the fact that it emphasizes quick and dramatic conversion experiences and a personally directed relationship with God.
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12 mins read|07/14/23It was meant to be Karlstadt’s moment to shine, but all anyone remembered was Luther.
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5 mins read|07/05/23As Luther said, “Our Lord has written the promise of the resurrection not in books alone, but in every leaf of spring.”
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