Vilhelm Beck

Danish religious leader

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Vilhelm Beck was a Danish clergyman who founded the Home Mission (Indre Mission) in the mid-19th century. This movement was an evangelical expression of Lutheran Pietism. The Home Mission emphasized individual Bible study, personal faith, and a life free from sin. While a minority within the Evangelical Lutheran People's Church of Denmark, its members continue to uphold these principles today. The church itself became the official religion of Denmark in 1536, replacing Roman Catholicism during the Reformation.1

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…was founded by a clergyman, Vilhelm Beck, in the mid-19th century. The Home Mission survives as a contemporary evangelical expression of Lutheran Pietism, which had won converts in the 18th century. Today members of the Home Mission constitute a minority within the church; they place emphasis on the importance of…
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…was founded by a clergyman, Vilhelm Beck, in the mid-19th century. The Home Mission survives as a contemporary evangelical expression of Lutheran Pietism, which had won converts in the 18th century. Today members of the Home Mission constitute a minority within the church; they place emphasis on the importance of…
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