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9780802844576

Authority Vested : A Story of Identity and Change in the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod

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  • ISBN13:

    9780802844576

  • ISBN10:

    080284457X

  • Format: Paperback
  • Copyright: 1999-12-01
  • Publisher: Lightning Source Inc

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Summary

Like other major Protestant denominations in the United States, the 2.6-million-member Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod (LCMS), founded in 1847, has struggled with issues of relevance and identity in society at large. In this book Mary Todd chronicles the history of this struggle for identity in the LCMS, critically examining the central -- often contentious -- issue of authority in relation to Scripture, ministry, and the role of women in the church.

In recounting the history of the denomination, Todd uses the ministry of women as a case study to show how the LCMS has continually redefined its concept of authority in order to maintain its own historic identity. Based on oral histories and solid archival research, Authority Vested not only explores the internal life of a significant denomination but also offers critical insights for other churches seeking to maintain their Christian distinctives in religiously pluralistic America.

Author Biography

Mary Todd is associate professor of history and director of the Honors Program at Concordia University, River Forest, Illinois.

Table of Contents

Foreword ix
Martin E. Marty
Acknowledgments xiii
Abbreviations xvi
Introduction
1(16)
Defining Decade, 1831-1841: The Formative Years
17(48)
Establishing an Identity: The Nineteenth Century
65(32)
Identity Redefined: A Twentieth-Century Church?
97(46)
The Issue of Authority: Woman Suffrage
143(60)
``Not in God's Lifetime'': The Significance of the Ordination of Women
203(56)
The Problem of Authority
259(22)
Appendix 281(14)
Bibliography 295(36)
Index 331

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