A scholar of this faith named F.E. Mayer formulated the theory that American religions are classified by their "formal" and "material" principles. One sect of this faith published the text "This We Believe," citing First Timothy in claiming that no woman may hold a church office in which she has authority over a man. Its foundational texts are collected in the Book of Concord, and those texts include an Apology for its central creed as well as its founder's Small and Large Catechisms. Its doctrine of "salvation by faith alone" is expounded in its seminal text, written by Phillip Melanchthon, the Augsburg Confession. For 10 points, name this r
A scholar of this faith named F.E. Mayer formulated the theory that American religions are classified by their "formal" and "material" principles. One sect of this faith published the text "This We Believe," citing First Timothy in claiming that no woman may hold a church office in which she has authority over a man. Its foundational texts are collected in the Book of Concord, and those texts include an Apology for its central creed as well as its founder's Small and Large Catechisms. Its doctrine of "salvation by faith alone" is expounded in its seminal text, written by Phillip Melanchthon, the Augsburg Confession. For 10 points, name this religion that has Wisconsin and Missouri Synods as well as the more moderate ELCA faction, founded by a German monk who defaced a Wittenberg cathedral with his 95 Theses.
A scholar of this faith named F.E. Mayer formulated the theory that American religions are classified by their "formal" and "material" principles.
Lutheranism [prompt on Protestantism; prompt on Christianity]