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Historical
Introductions to the Symbolical Books
of the
Evangelical Lutheran Church
by F.
Bente
I. IntroductionII. The Ecumenical Creeds
III. The Augsburg Confession
IV. The Augsburg Variata - Changes in the Confession
V. The Papal Confutation
VI. Apology of the Augsburg Confession
VII. Smalcald Articles. Elector Imbued with Luther's Spirit
VIII. Luther's Efforts in Restoring Catechetical Instruction
Memorization. Various catechisms
IX. Small and Large Catechisms
Luther's Small Catechism
The Augsburg Interim
XI. Controversies Following the Interim, Settled by the Formula of Concord
XII. The Adiaphoristic Controversy.
XIII. The Majoristic Controversy
XIV. The Synergistic Controversy
The Father of Synergism
XV. The Flacian Controversy
XVI. The Osiandrian and Stancarian Controversies
XVII. The Antinomistic Controversy
Melanchthon's Public Attitude
XIX. Controversy on Christ's Descent into Hell
Summary of Luther's Views
Luther Never Retracted His Doctrine of Grace
Pacific Overtures of Flacius
The Bergic Book or the Formula of Concord
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