Lutheran worship renewal remains consistent with Lutheran directives to purify the Roman Mass and to refrain from legalism. Luther's concern for these goals is expressed in the simple and direct way in which the twentieth-century forms of renewal have been adopted and applied to Lutheran worship. Although change has been slow, the turn to ancient practices, charismatic worship, and inclusive elements is meeting with wider approval.
Lutheranism has been sometimes defined as a movement for...
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