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Lutheran Christianity

Christians who identify themselves as Lutheran can be found throughout the world and are prominent in such places as Tanzania, Namibia, Indonesia and the US. The name "Lutheran" comes from Martn Luther, a 16th century monk, priest and bible scholar whose arguments with church heirarchy were part of what led to a split between Catholic and Protestant.

Lutherans emphasize the concept of grace - God's unmerited love and favor towards all people. In the 16th century, this meant standing up for people who were being told they had to pay for salvation, translating the Bible and worship into the peoples' language, and encouraging the practice of receiving communion in both bread and wine as the gift of forgiveness.

Today it means challenging religion or society when the bottom line is "it's up to you to get yourself together to be loved and saved." The good news - or Gospel - is that God alone has and will save you.

More about our beliefs here, from our national church body, the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.