Missionary of Moderation: Henry Melchior Muhlenberg and the Lutheran Church in English AmericaThis book shows that Lutherans were actively involved in the life of Pennsylvania and that they developed various religious ideas such as liturgical revivalism and pietism that influenced our religious history significantly. |
Contents
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American Lutheranism before Muhlenberg | 42 |
The Threat from the Left Muhlenberg versus the Moravians | 77 |
The Threat from the Right Muhlenberg versus New York Orthodoxy | 108 |
The Theology of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg | 137 |
Muhlenbergs Ecclesiastical Polity | 158 |
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