catechization
Example Sentences
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Ministers, from every quarter, report with delight that catechization is regularly practised and grows in favor.
From American Lutheranism Volume 2: The United Lutheran Church (General Synod, General Council, United Synod in the South) by F. (Friedrich) Bente
In view of the figures presented above, it is open to question whether our churches practice catechization in the historical sense of the word.
From The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems by George Wenner
Mary Anne laid down her work, rose, hooked herself behind, as being under catechization, and replied: 'No, it is a corruption, Miss Peecher.'
From Our Mutual Friend by Charles Dickens
His writings indicate that in his preaching and catechization he strove not to beat the air but to win souls to a personal experience of salvation.
From The Lutherans of New York Their Story and Their Problems by George Wenner
Neither the original meaning of the word nor the history of catechization justifies such a definition.
From An Explanation of Luther's Small Catechism by Joseph Stump
