Religious Freedom in the Doctrine of the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church of the Augsburg Confession
Religious Freedom in the Doctrine of the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church of the Augsburg Confession

Summary/Abstract: The article presents the reception of the right to religious freedom in the theological and church Lutheran debate, on the example of Martin Honecker, Heinz Eduard Tödt, and Wolfgang Huber’s concept of human rights, as well as statements of the LutheranWorld Federation, Community of Protestant Churches in Europe, Evangelical Church inGermany and the Evangelical (Lutheran) Church of the Augsburg Confession in Poland.The examples presented show a positive reception of the right to religious freedom bythe Lutheran circles. It is interpreted firstly as an individual right, on which the rightsof religious communities are based. A significant exception is that an important field ofwork for the Evangelical organisations is also practical engagement for the right to religiousfreedom.

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