Becoming Lutheran

"This book explores the formation of Lutheran identity and church life at the micro level, focusing on the Lower Saxon town of Brunswick (Braunschweig). Readers will trace the changes in church and society and see how larger political and religious situations affected local church life and adherence to "the body of doctrine" found in the Brunswick Church Order. In turn, the detailed examination of the debates surrounding the adoption of the church order and its implementation reveals the ways the church affected the society"--