The Lutheran Confessions

RELG 335

This course studies the Lutheran Book of Concord, the confessions of the Lutheran Church. The course examines the basic historical background of each of the Lutheran Confessional documents; the relationship between Scripture and the Confessional writings; the normative nature and authority of the Book of Concord for Lutheran Church confessional and church life.

RELG335 is a 3 credit course.

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