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How Augsburg Still Shapes Lutheran Ordination Today
Lutheran pastors still formally subscribe to the Augsburg Confession at ordination. Here's what that subscription actually involves and why it still matters.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 24, 2026
Two Confessions Before Hostile Power: Augsburg and Barmen, Four Centuries Apart
In 1530 and again in 1934, German Christians presented a confession of faith to a hostile political power. Here's what Augsburg and Barmen share, and where they differ.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 17, 2026
Sola Fide: The Three Words at the Heart of the Augsburg Confession
Sola fide -- 'by faith alone' -- is the doctrinal center of the Augsburg Confession. Here's what the term actually claims, and what it doesn't.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 10, 2026
An Empire Facing Two Fronts: The Diet of Augsburg and the Ottoman Threat
The Augsburg Confession was presented in 1530 as the Holy Roman Empire faced both the Protestant Reformation and an Ottoman army at its gates.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
August 3, 2026
The Augsburg Confession and Lutheran-Catholic Dialogue: 500 Years Later
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 27, 2026
The Augsburg Confession on the Church: Article VII and What Makes a Church True
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 20, 2026
Civil Government in the Augsburg Confession: Church and State in Lutheran Thought
Article XVI of the Augsburg Confession addresses civil government, teaching that Christians may hold public office, serve in armies, and engage in legal matters. Luther's two-kingdoms doctrine underlies this carefully balanced position.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 13, 2026
The Lord's Supper in the Augsburg Confession: Article X and Real Presence
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
July 6, 2026
Baptism in the Augsburg Confession: Article IX and Lutheran Sacramental Theology
Article IX of the Augsburg Confession is brief but bold: baptism is necessary for salvation and children are to be baptized. Explore the Lutheran theology behind this claim.
By Rev. C•D•F• Warrington, M.Div.
Ordained Minister, M.Div.
Date
June 29, 2026
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