Is named after Martin Luther(A.D. 1483–1546) German theologian, pastor, professor at the University of Wittenberg, ex-monk, and founding figure of Protestantism. He was known f... more and was the first form of Protestantism and became the official form of Christianity in many German territories and in the Scandinavian countries. It remains one of the major arms of Protestantism in contrast with various Reformed traditions and radical Protestantism (Anabaptists(A.D. 1525) Derived from a Greek word meaning “rebaptizers,” due to adherents’ insistence that infant baptism was not valid and that one must ma... more). Lutheranism is one of the high churches that remained closer to Roman CatholicismThe Christian tradition that is synonymous with Western (Latin) Christianity and claims its authority back to Peter and the Apostles but was repudiate... more in its doctrineis derived from the Latin word for teaching, doctrina, and is an important aspect of Christianity more so than other world religions because Christian... more and practices than did Reformed Protestantism.
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