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The Language Problem in the Lutheran Church in Pennsylvania 1742–1820

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  28 July 2009

Armin George Weng
Armin George Weng
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Elgin, Illinois
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The Lutheran church in America has always been faced with the problem of language. Because Lutherans have come to America from continental Europe, there has been the question from earliest colonial days as to which language, or languages, would be used in the services of worship.

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Research Article
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Church History , Volume 5 , Issue 4 , December 1936 , pp. 359 - 375
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Copyright © American Society of Church History 1936

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