The Firstborn Laestadians and the sacraments: Conceptual analysis as an approach to answering the question of why the Firstborn in Finland began administering 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...

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Published in:Approaching religion
Main Author: Ollilainen, Anssi (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [publisher not identified] [2020]
In: Approaching religion
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Erstgeborene Laestadianer / Sacrament reception / Laestadians / Suomen evankelis-luterilainen kirkko
RelBib Classification:KBE Northern Europe; Scandinavia
KDG Free church
KDH Christian sects
Further subjects:B Firstborn Laestadianism
B Laestadianism
B The Evangelical Lutheran Church of Finland
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Summary: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.
ISSN:1799-3121
Contains:Enthalten in: Approaching religion
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.30664/ar.85753