doctrines
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The Nicene Creed in the Church
“Let us confess our Christian faith in the words of the Nicene Creed.” But what do we mean when we identify the content of the…
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Toward an Anabaptist Soteriology: An Assessment of the Soteriological Models of Martin Luther, Balthasar Hubmaier, and Leonhard Schiemer In Light of Contemporary Pauline Research
This thesis consists of two major sections. The first section (chapters 1–3) deals with three theologians of the Reformation period, representing some of the founding…
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The Heart of the Lutheran Church: Developing a Pietist Ecclesiology from its Lutheran Roots
This study of Pietism, and specifically the development of Pietist ecclesiology, several important questions will be considered. How and where did German Pietism emerge, and…
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Concordia at Christ Lutheran Church: Introducing the Lutheran Confessions to a Lutheran Congregation
The goal of this project is to introduce the Lutheran Confessions to Christ Lutheran Church using a broad multifaceted approach. A review of the literature…
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Sola Fide: The Doctrine of Justification and its Relationship to the "Evangelicals and Catholics Together" Dialogue
The overall purpose of this project is to examine the issue of justification of the believer, and in particular the mechanism through which justification is…