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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Title, Analytic | A Brief History of the Evangelical Synod of North America |
| Journal Title | PastPorts |
| Date of Publication | Aug. 2021 |
| Location in Work | 1-10, 12-14, ill., maps |
| View Online | Evangelical Synod of North America (PDF) |
| Contents | I. European Background --- The Protestant Reformation --- Rationalism and Pietism --- The Development of a United German Protestantism and Old Lutheran Response --- German Foreign Mission Societies --- II. German Evangelical Foundations in the United States --- Ninteenth-Century German Immigration --- [Challenges Faced By Missionaries Seeking to Establish Congregations Among German Immigrants] --- III. Establishment and Development of the German Evangelical Synod of North America --- Early Organization --- Consolidation and Growth --- Policy --- Doctrine and Ethos --- Instiutions and Missions (Education Institutions, Benevolent Instiutions, Foreign Missions, Home Missions) --- IV. Acculturation and Merger --- The Language Question --- Merger With the Reformed Church --- |
| Abstract | The Evangelical Synod of North America was founded by 19th-century German immigrants, and "was unique among American denominations in that it blended German Lutheran and Reformed doctrinal traditions into a United Church." |
| Notes | St. Louis Public Library, History and Genealogy Department. Includes bibliographical references. |
| MKI Annotation | "Finding Records of Evangelical Synod Congregations," pages 11-12. |
| Call Number | Digital file |
| MKI Terms | German Americans -- Religion -- History/ Evangelical Synod of North America (UCC) |