Discerning the Spirits, Practicing the Faiths: Why Be Lutheran?

Some spiritual wanderers today are “unstuck” in their faith, therefore, they have many faiths; while others are securely “stuck” in their tradition. Getting stuck is desirable, and the path is through spiritual practice. One’s inner life and even perception of reality become transformed through dail...

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Veröffentlicht in:Dialog : a journal of theology 2002, Vol.41 (1), p.35-41
1. Verfasser: Stortz, Martha
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Sprache:eng
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Zusammenfassung:Some spiritual wanderers today are “unstuck” in their faith, therefore, they have many faiths; while others are securely “stuck” in their tradition. Getting stuck is desirable, and the path is through spiritual practice. One’s inner life and even perception of reality become transformed through daily habits such as prayer, worship, and discipline. The Lutheran insight that a practicing Christian is simultaneously saint and sinner offers comfort and honest self–understanding.
ISSN:0012-2033
1540-6385
DOI:10.1111/1540-6385.00097