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Small Catechism

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catechisms

  • Athravaeth Gristnogavl title page
    In catechism

    …any Reformer was Martin Luther’s Small Catechism (1529), which added discussions of baptism and the Eucharist to the usual three subjects. Luther’s Large Catechism (1529) was intended for use by the clergy.

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Lutheran confessions

  • Martin Luther
    In Lutheranism: Confessionalization and Orthodoxy

    …his Schmalkaldic Articles, and his Small and Large Catechisms—into the Book of Concord in 1580.

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  • Charles Sprague Pearce: Religion
    In creed: Lutheran confessions

    Luther’s Small Catechism also enjoys official status in all Lutheran churches and has been determinative for most Lutheran preaching and instruction. The Formula of Concord (1577) further defined the Lutheran position in reference to controversies both within and outside the ranks. These four writings, together with…

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