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The ELCA at 20 Years: Flunking the Theological Test
Author(s) -
Braaten Carl E.
Publication year - 2008
Publication title -
dialog
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.114
H-Index - 5
eISSN - 1540-6385
pISSN - 0012-2033
DOI - 10.1111/j.1540-6385.2008.00417.x
Subject(s) - confessional , protestantism , theology , variety (cybernetics) , interpretation (philosophy) , philosophy , religious studies , sociology , law , political science , politics , mathematics , linguistics , statistics
: This article deals with four theological issues at the forefront of controversy in the ELCA. They are: 1) the naming of God; 2) the unique place of Jesus in the world's salvation; 3) the authority and interpretation of the Bible; 4) the place of the law in theological ethics. The response to these issues holds the key as to whether or to what extent the ELCA will be faithful to its confessional commitment or become just another variety of liberal Protestantism.