The Gruber Rare Books Collection and Other Rare Books
Reformation Era Documents -
Church Orders
1531
Gruber 159 Johann Bugenhagen. Der Erbarn Stadt Braunschwyg Christenliche Ordenung...Durch Joan. Bugenhagen Pomer beschriben 1531.
As territories turned Lutheran, they attempted to reorder their worship and church life according to evangelical principles. Between 1523 and 1555 135 church orders were produced. Bugenhagen was Luther's confidant and personal confessor, promoter of education, and a reformer of many parts of northern Germany and Denmark.
Johann Bugenhagen |
1533
Gruber 31 Kirchen Ordnung. In meiner gnedigen herrn der Margraven zu Brandenburg und eins Erbern Rats der Stat Nürnberg... MDXXXIII. Followed by Catechismus oder Kinder predig. Johan Petreium Anno MDXXXIII.
This order, one of the most influential among German Lutherans, was written principally by Andrew Osiander and John Brenz.
Andrew Osiander |
John Brenz |
Gruber 63 Kirchen Ordnung. In meiner gnedigen herrn der Margraven zu Brandenburg Und eins Erbern Rats der Stat Nürmberg...MDXXXIII.
The Gruber Collection was assembled by L. Franklin Gruber, President of Chicago Lutheran Theological Seminary, Maywood, Illinois.
Annotation prepared by Ralph W Klein