Similarities And Differences Between The Anglican And The Lutheran Church

Emmaus College is an ecumenical school consisting of four faith traditions, Anglican, Lutheran, Uniting and Catholic, this makes Emmaus College a very unique school compared to the rest of high schools within the Jimboomba area and opens a path to more religious followers. This relates to the topic as Emmaus is extremely diverse with religious beliefs. Two of which religious traditions are the Anglican and the Lutheran Churches which I will be explaining the major similarities and differences between the two.

Firstly, The Lutheran Church. The history of Lutheranism dates back to the 16th century during a major Christian event known as the reformation. Martin Luther who was a monk at this time was assigned to teach people in biblical theology. Luther however had this feeling that God was not pleased with what Luther had been doing, As he continued to read through scriptures he
The Lutheran Church of Australia claim that their mission is to teach people to see Jesus Christ through everything in their churches this is accomplished by the sacraments they believe in. The sacraments of the Lutheran Church are as follows Baptism, the Eucharist and Penance, their non sacramental rites include Confirmation, Holy Matrimony, Holy Orders and the Anointing of the Sick. (Lutheran Church of Australia, 2017)

Secondly, The Anglican Church. The history of Anglicanism also dates to the 16th century during the reformation, The history goes further back, however this is when Anglicanism was first noticed majorly. King Henry the VIII was at the time not able to divorce his wife thus he decided to break away