{"title":"Lutheranism","authors":"K. Stjerna","doi":"10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_com_13288","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Christmas for Lutherans is a celebration of light and the birth of Jesus, the son of Mary. A mixture of medieval practices, pre-Christian customs, and ethnic preferences, the Lutheran Christmas includes festivals of lights, Christmas trees and hymns, ethnic foods, and liturgical services that rhythm the twelve days of the season. Christmas proclamation addresses the revelation of the good news for humanity found in the infant Jesus in the arms of his mother, Mary. The miracle of God’s Incarnation is interpreted in light of the cross and humanity’s needs for redemption and divine compassion. The humility of Christ’s birth is understood as an invitation to Christian life oriented with that compassion. The tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas has a theological foundation in the gift of life given to humanity in Christ, and the invitation it extends to follow a Christian way of life with concern for the well-being of one’s neighbour. The sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther shaped many of the traditions that characterize Lutheran Christmases around the world theologically and liturgically. They also have some cultural customs with roots in Northern European climates. Musically, Luther also left a strong legacy in Christmas hymns, and Johann Sebastian Bach brought the Lutheran Christmas theology to church and homes beyond denominational and cultural borders.","PeriodicalId":438330,"journal":{"name":"The Oxford Handbook of Christmas","volume":"20 1","pages":"0"},"PeriodicalIF":0.0000,"publicationDate":"2020-10-08","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"0","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"The Oxford Handbook of Christmas","FirstCategoryId":"1085","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_com_13288","RegionNum":0,"RegionCategory":null,"ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"","JCRName":"","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Christmas for Lutherans is a celebration of light and the birth of Jesus, the son of Mary. A mixture of medieval practices, pre-Christian customs, and ethnic preferences, the Lutheran Christmas includes festivals of lights, Christmas trees and hymns, ethnic foods, and liturgical services that rhythm the twelve days of the season. Christmas proclamation addresses the revelation of the good news for humanity found in the infant Jesus in the arms of his mother, Mary. The miracle of God’s Incarnation is interpreted in light of the cross and humanity’s needs for redemption and divine compassion. The humility of Christ’s birth is understood as an invitation to Christian life oriented with that compassion. The tradition of exchanging gifts at Christmas has a theological foundation in the gift of life given to humanity in Christ, and the invitation it extends to follow a Christian way of life with concern for the well-being of one’s neighbour. The sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther shaped many of the traditions that characterize Lutheran Christmases around the world theologically and liturgically. They also have some cultural customs with roots in Northern European climates. Musically, Luther also left a strong legacy in Christmas hymns, and Johann Sebastian Bach brought the Lutheran Christmas theology to church and homes beyond denominational and cultural borders.
对路德教徒来说,圣诞节是庆祝光明和玛利亚之子耶稣诞生的日子。路德会的圣诞节是中世纪习俗、前基督教习俗和民族偏好的混合体,包括彩灯节、圣诞树和赞美诗、民族食品和礼拜仪式,这些仪式以12天的季节为节奏。圣诞宣言讲述了在母亲玛利亚怀抱中的婴儿耶稣为人类带来的好消息。上帝道成肉身的奇迹是根据十字架和人类对救赎和神的怜悯的需要来解释的。基督降生的谦卑被理解为一种邀请,邀请我们进入以慈悲为导向的基督徒生活。在圣诞节交换礼物的传统有一个神学基础,那就是基督赐予人类生命的礼物,并邀请人们遵循基督徒的生活方式,关心邻居的福祉。16世纪的德国改革家马丁·路德在神学和礼拜仪式上塑造了世界各地路德派圣诞节的许多传统。他们也有一些源于北欧气候的文化习俗。在音乐方面,路德也在圣诞赞美诗中留下了深厚的遗产,约翰·塞巴斯蒂安·巴赫(Johann Sebastian Bach)超越了教派和文化的界限,将路德会的圣诞神学带到教堂和家庭。