The Theology of Inexpedience: Two Case Studies in 'Moderate' Congregational Dissent in the Lutheran Church--Missouri Synod

by Jeffrey S. Nelson

This study examines the history of Article VII, tracing its roots to the early beginnings of the Synod, and its redefinition and expansion in the early twentieth century during a period of Americanization and great growth in the Synod. The book also examines the function of Article VII in the life of the Synod through a study of two theologically moderate congregations in conflict with the Synod during the conservative-moderate debate which raged...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 076180868X
• ISBN13: 9780761808688
• Release Date: March 1998
• Publisher: University Press of America
• Length: 184 Pages
• Weight: 0.80 lbs.