Protestantism

Germany: significant progress in talks on future links between Protestant bodies

By LWI, 29 September 2004

There is significant progress in negotiations that have been going on for about two years now, on strengthening co-operation between member churches of the Evangelical Church in Germany (EKD).

Lutheran World Information (LWI) is the LWF’s information service. The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) is a global communion of Christian churches in the Lutheran tradition. Founded in 1947 in Lund, Sweden, the LWF currently has 138 member churches in 77 countries all over the world, with a membership of nearly 65 million Lutherans.

American Protestantism: four out ot ten Protestant ministers do not hold the same political and theological positions as their denominations

By Ellison Research, 11 December 2002

A nationwide study of Protestant church ministers explored whether pastors tend to hold the same political and theological positions as the official positions of their denominations. Theologically, 19% of pastors are more liberal than their denomination, 23% are more conservative, and 59% say their own views fall right in line with their denomination’s teachings. Politically, […]

Source: Ellison Research, Phoenix, Arizona
Since the publication of this article, Ellison Research has changed its name and has become Grey Matter Research, www.greymatterresearch.com

Germany: significant progress in talks on future links between Protestant bodies

American Protestantism: four out ot ten Protestant ministers do not hold the same political and theological positions as their denominations

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