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Conflict Within and Among the Lutheran Family-A History
Lawrence Rast – “Conflict within the Lutheran Family” Nebraska Spring Pastors’ Conference Concordia Theological Seminary exists to form servants in Jesus Christ who teach the faithful, reach the lost, and care for all. Conflict within the Lutheran Family: A History Dr. Lawrence R. Rast, Jr. Nebraska Spring Pastors’ Conference Kearney, Nebraska April 4-5, 2016 April 4-5, 2016 Lawrence Rast – “Conflict within the Lutheran Family” Nebraska Spring Pastors’ Conference Session 1 – Context: Conflict among the Lutheran Family The Death of Luther and the Smalcald War Ñ The Interims and the Question of Leadership Ñ The Peace of Augsburg and Cuius Regio Eius Religio Ñ Theological Controversies Ñ Adiaphoristic Controversy Ó The Majoristic Controversy Ó The Second Antinomian Controversy Ó The Synergistic Controversy Ó The Osiandrian Controversy Ó The Crypto-Calvinistic Controversy Ó Ñ Concordia (1580): A Way Forward? Session 2 – Ministry and Predestination: Conflict between Lutheran Families (1840-1905) Lutheranism in America and “American Lutheranism” Ñ The Confessional Movement Ñ First Controversies – Ministry Ñ Forming Synods and Larger Families Ñ The “Free Conferences” Ó The General Council Ó The Synodical Conference Ó Ñ April 4-5, 2016 The Predestination Controversy and Its Aftereffects Lawrence Rast – “Conflict within the Lutheran Family” Nebraska Spring Pastors’ Conference Session 3 – Justifying Faith and the Shift to English: Conflict within the LCMS Family (1905-1935) Ñ Election, Conversion and the Nature of Justifying Faith Aspects or Components of Faith Ó What Does it Mean to “have faith”? Ó Ñ A German Church? Ethnicity and the Lutheran Tradition in America Ó The Role of World War I Ó The English District Ó Can we be confessional Lutherans and speak English? Ó We can be confessional Lutherans and speak English! Ó Session 4 – “A Statement” and New Understandings of the Bible: Conflict within the LCMS Family (1935-1962) Becoming an American Church Ñ What is sufficient for Church Fellowship? Ñ Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ó Ñ Getting in Tune with the Times Ó Ó Ó Ó April 4-5, 2016 A Brief Statement of the Doctrinal Position of the LCMS and the Formation of The American Lutheran Church Cleveland, 1935 Saint Louis, 1938 Periodicals, Parties, and Institutions “A Statement” and Its Aftereffects Chicago, 1947 Charles Jacobs and the Importation of the Erlangen Theology An Educated Church Martin Scharlemann and ”Inerrancy” Cleveland, 1962 Lawrence Rast – “Conflict within the Lutheran Family” Nebraska Spring Pastors’ Conference Session 5 – Seminex and Since: Conflict within the LCMS Family (1962-Present) Detroit, 1965 – “The LCMS as we knew it is dead” Ñ New York, 1967 Ñ Denver, 1969 Ñ The Election of JAO Preus Ó ALC Fellowship Ó Ñ New Orleans, 1973 3-09 3-12A Ó Formation of ELIM Ó Ó February 19, 1974 Ñ Saint Louis, 1981 Ñ Pittsburgh, 1992 Ñ And so on… Ñ Concordia Theological Seminary exists to form servants in Jesus Christ who teach the faithful, reach the lost, and care for all. April 4-5, 2016
