[Ger-Poland-Volhynia] Lutheranism

[Karl Krueger]

I wonder if he was using this term descriptively. Maybe he was referring to some Lutherans that lived by strict rules such as no drinking, partying, dancing, and spending rigorous amounts of time in different church/prayer activities, as if any form of pleasure was sin. From what my parents discussed in the past, they claimed there were Lutherans that went to these extents. It appears "legalism" was a tendency many of them fell in to, as do people from all other Christian backgrounds. I wonder what Luther would have thought of this as he was the one famous for starting the reformation claiming salvation by grace - not by works. 

Delores Stevens <deloresstevens at sasktel.net> wrote:
I have been reading an article by Otto Engel that was published in the March 
1996 issue of the Wandering Volhynians volume 9, number 1. In this article 
he mentions "strict orthodox Lutheranism". What would this have looked like 
in terms of worship or every day life?

Delores Maduke
Saskatoon 

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