50 years of the #LeuenbergAgreement, which brought the historic #Lutheran and #Reformed churches of #Europe into a shared #church #fellowship, leaving behind #theology differences between the descendants of #Luther and #Calvin dating back to the #Reformation era. The biggest #churches include almost every national #Protestant church in #Europe (including the #ChurchOfScotland), but not the #ChurchOfEngland- because #England always liked a European opt out?!
#ecumenism
https://www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-praises-50-years-of-agreement-between-lutheran-reformed-and-united-churches-in-europe
#ecumenism #england #churchofengland #ChurchofScotland #protestant #churches #reformation #calvin #luther #theology #fellowship #church #europe #reformed #lutheran #leuenbergagreement
50 years of the #LeuenbergAgreement, which brought the historic #Lutheran and #Reformed churches of #Europe into a shared #church #fellowship, leaving behind #theology differences between the descendant of #Luther and #Calvin dating back to the #Reformation era. The biggest #churches include almost every national #Protestant church in #Europe (including the #ChurchOfScotland), but not the #ChurchOfEngland- because #England always liked a European opt out?!
#ecumenism
https://www.oikoumene.org/news/wcc-praises-50-years-of-agreement-between-lutheran-reformed-and-united-churches-in-europe
#ecumenism #england #churchofengland #ChurchofScotland #protestant #churches #reformation #calvin #luther #theology #fellowship #church #europe #reformed #lutheran #leuenbergagreement