Protestant Denominations
The Biblical Canon
Hymns and Tunes
Choral Composers
Lutheranism
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Founded in 1845 in Augusta, Georgia, today it is the largest Protestant denomination in the United States.
What is the Southern Baptist Convention?
100
These books form the group called the "Pentateuch."
What are Genesis, Exodus, Leviticus, Numbers, Deuteronomy?
100
"Praise to the Lord, the Almighty"
What is LOBE DEN HERREN?
100
This English composer was organist at St. Paul's Cathedral and wrote hundreds of choral anthems. The most famous work is the oratorio The Crucifixion.
Who is John Stainer?
100
These five solae depict the exclusive and fundamental principles of Lutheran theology.
What are...?
- Sola scriptura (by Scripture alone)
- Sola fide (by faith alone)
- Sola gratia (by grace alone)
- Solus Christus (Christ alone)
- Soli Deo gloria (glory to God alone)
200
This denomination traces its origins to the 16th Century Netherlands and eventually migrated to North America. They are distinguished by their pacifism.
What are the Mennonites?
200
Matthew, Mark, and Luke can be grouped together by this name, which describes how they share much of same text and content.
What are the Synoptic Gospels?
200
MELITA
What is "Eternal Father, strong to save"?
200
This 19th Century Austrian composer wrote many a cappella motets in Latin and German, several masses, and a setting of Te Deum for chorus and orchestra.
Who is Anton Bruckner?
200
Quoted from this text:
Also they teach that men cannot be justified before God by their own strength, merits, or works, but are freely justified for Christ's sake, through faith, when they believe that they are received into favor, and that their sins are forgiven for Christ's sake, who, by His death, has made satisfaction for our sins. This faith God imputes for righteousness in His sight.
What is The Augsburg Confession. (Article IV: Of Justification)
300
This denomination's long history stretches back to 1534 after a split from Rome. It has a hierarchy consisting of parishes and vicars or rectors; dioceses and bishops; two ecclesiastical provinces and archbishops; and a Supreme Governor.
What is the Church of England? (Anglicanism)
300
This book contains the fundamental Christian principle, "the just shall live by his faith."
What is Habakkuk?
300
"Come, Thou Fount of Every Blessing"
What is NETTLETON?
300
This American composer, who graduated from The Juilliard School in 1997, has several famous choral compositions including Lux Aurumque, Sleep, and Cloudburst.
Who is Eric Whitacre?
300
These three Lutheran denominations were merged in 1987 to create the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America (ELCA).
What are the American Lutheran Church (ALC), the Lutheran Church in America (LCA), and the Association of Evangelical Lutheran Churches (AELC)?
400
This denomination grew out of the predictions of William Miller, a preacher who claimed the Second Coming of Jesus would occur on October 22, 1844. This day later became to be known to his followers as the "Great Disappointment."
What is the Seventh-day Adventist Church? (Millerite, Adventist)
400
This New Testament book has been determined, based on available evidence, to be the latest to be written.
What is Second Peter?
400
W ŻLOBIE LEŻY
What is "Infant Holy, Infant Lowly"?
400
This 20th-Century English Tenor wrote and arranged hundreds of pieces for the vocal group The King's Singers, of which he was a member from 1985 to 1997.
Who is Bob Chilcott?
400
This German theologian was executed at Flossenbürg concentration camp. He is depicted with a statue in front of Westminster Abbey as a 20th-century martyr.
Who is Dietrich Bonhoeffer (1906 – 1945)?
500
This denomination, who's logo is shown here, was founded by Albert B. Simpson in 1887. It was a predecessor and major influence on the much larger Pentecostal denomination, the Assemblies of God.
What is the Christian Missionary Alliance?
500
The apocryphal books Tobias, Judith, 1 Maccabees, 2 Maccabees, Wisdom, Sirach, and Baruch, are described as this, a term coined by Sixtus of Siena.
What is Deuterocanonical?
500
DIVINUM MYSTERIUM
What is "Of the Father's Love begotten"?
500
This Pacific Northwest native was named an "American Choral Master" by the National Endowment for the Arts, and most famous work is a setting of O Magnum Mysterium.
Who is Morten Lauridsen?
500
Given the nickname Alter Martinus, this theologian was instrumental in the publishing of the first editions of the Book of Concord.
Who is Martin Chemnitz (1522 – 1586)?