batak church, christian, lutheran, missionary, faith, baptized, barak, indonesia, protestant, rhenish, animistic
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
When the Batak Protestant Christian Church in Indonesia applied for membership in the Lutheran World Federation in 1951, one of the largest Christian church bodies in the non-West was catapulted out of relative obscurity into a limelight position on the stage of world Lutheranism. Some were quick to question the Lutheran character of the Batak Church. Chiefly they asked these questions: How can the Batak Church be Lutheran when it was founded by the Rhenish Mission Society, a combination of Lutheran and Reformed elements? And how can the Batak Church be Lutheran when it has not officially adopted the 16th-century Lutheran Confessions?
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
"The Batak Protestant Christian Church,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 30, Article 1.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol30/iss1/1