Browsing Essay File by Author "Cortright, Charles L."

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    • Church Growth and Its Implications for the Use of the Means of Grace in a Confessional Liturgical Church 

      Cortright, Charles L. (1989)
      The church growth movement is more than Christian sociology. The movement has a theology of it’s own, a theology that needs to be recognized and critiqued. While there are many aspects of church growth that confessional ...

    • Ego Te Baptizo: The Church's Liturgy as Instrument of the Baptizing God 

      Cortright, Charles L. (2002)
      The key component to the rite of holy baptism is the sacrament itself: the washing with water combined with the word, which offers the forgiveness of sins. Throughout the centuries after Christ, other aspects surrounding ...

    • Key Words in Lutheran Liturgical Worship 

      Cortright, Charles L. (1994)
      Words can have different meanings associated with them based on their use in context, culture, and groupings. With that in mind, Cortright breaks down what is meant and what is not meant by the phrase “Lutheran liturgical ...

    • Luther and Erasmus: The Debate on the Freedom of the Will 

      Cortright, Charles L. (1988)
      How big is the role of a person’s free will when it comes to gaining salvation? Luther said free will plays no part—it is solely an act of a gracious God. Erasmus, on the other hand, could not accept this teaching. The ...

    • Wasn't Muhlenberg a Pietist? 

      Cortright, Charles L. (1981)
      A critical review of the life and pietism of Henry Melchior Muhlenberg in the light of R. F. Scholz's review article: "Was Muhlenberg a Pietist?"