The Firstborn Laestadians and the sacraments

The Firstborn Laestadians and the sacraments

Firstborn Laestadians represent one branch of the Laestadian revival movement following the so-called Great Division of around the turn of the twentieth century. This article examines two concepts; ‘the priesthood of all believers’ and ‘the preacher’, which are used by adherents of Firstborn Laesta...

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Main Author: Anssi Ollilainen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Donner Institute 2020-05-01
Series:Approaching Religion
Subjects:
Firstborn Laestadianism
Laestadianism
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
Online Access:https://journal.fi/ar/article/view/85753
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spelling doaj-24cb72873e634cada2cbf6fbd34acd392020-11-25T02:23:01ZengDonner InstituteApproaching Religion1799-31212020-05-0110110.30664/ar.85753The Firstborn Laestadians and the sacramentsAnssi Ollilainen0Åbo Akademi University Firstborn Laestadians represent one branch of the Laestadian revival movement following the so-called Great Division of around the turn of the twentieth century. This article examines two concepts; ‘the priesthood of all believers’ and ‘the preacher’, which are used by adherents of Firstborn Laestadianism (FBL) to elucidate the further schism which took place in 2014–16 between the Firstborn and the Evangelic­­­al Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF). Both concepts are to some extent contrasted with comparable ideas in Martin Luther’s (1483–1546) and Lars Levi Laestadius’s (1800–61) thinking, because Luther and Laestadius are held in high esteem by the Firstborn. https://journal.fi/ar/article/view/85753Firstborn LaestadianismLaestadianismThe Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
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Firstborn Laestadianism
Laestadianism
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
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title The Firstborn Laestadians and the sacraments
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description Firstborn Laestadians represent one branch of the Laestadian revival movement following the so-called Great Division of around the turn of the twentieth century. This article examines two concepts; ‘the priesthood of all believers’ and ‘the preacher’, which are used by adherents of Firstborn Laestadianism (FBL) to elucidate the further schism which took place in 2014–16 between the Firstborn and the Evangelic­­­al Lutheran Church of Finland (ELCF). Both concepts are to some extent contrasted with comparable ideas in Martin Luther’s (1483–1546) and Lars Levi Laestadius’s (1800–61) thinking, because Luther and Laestadius are held in high esteem by the Firstborn.
topic Firstborn Laestadianism
Laestadianism
The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
url https://journal.fi/ar/article/view/85753
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