Tuesday, January 26, 2010

WordAlone's Orthodox Take on Faith Was, Not So Long Ago, 'Moderate, Middle' of Lutheranism

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In many ways the current situation in the ELCIC mirrors that in the ELCA. In this article, an ELCA pastor describes how it is in the interest of some to try to portray the WordAlone movement's orthodox position on faith as that of an extreme interest group within the ELCA. Not unlike the position of Solid Ground, the pastor notes that "Far from being an interest group on the fringe of Lutheranism, WordAlone represents orthodox, confessional Lutheran theology within a denomination that still claims the name Lutheran, but seems increasingly unaware of what that even means."