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| Format | Journal Article |
|---|---|
| Author, Analytic | Weng, Armin George |
| Title, Analytic | The Language Problem in the Lutheran Church in Pennsylvania, 1742-1820 |
| Journal Title | Church History |
| Date of Publication | Dec. 1936 |
| Volume ID | 5 |
| Issue ID | 4 |
| Location in Work | 359-375 |
| URL | |
| Abstract | The transition from the German to the English language in the Lutheran Church "has been a cause of friction from colonial days until the present time. In various parts of the land the story has repeated itself--the older generation desired to worship God in the language it brought from Europe, whereas the younger generation . . . demanded worship in [English} and, deprived of that, either gave up the church altogether, or joined English speaking Protestant churches. Statisticians have determined that the Lutheran church in this country . . . should have a very much larger membership. That it has not is due very largely to the language problem." |
| Call Number | Digital file (PDF) |
| MKI Terms | Lutheran Church/ German Americans/ Language, German (US) |