{"id":4878,"featured":0,"latitude":46.3216278,"longitude":-95.4453162,"title":"Good Shepherd ELCA Church Sign","address":"","thumbnail":"https:\/\/religionsmn.carleton.edu\/files\/square_thumbnails\/30ebcf8901fe35464d86f7cefa7269a4.jpg","creator":["Farragutful"],"description":"Good Shepherd ELCA Lutheran Church, Henning, MN illustrates the complexities of the term evangelical. In the 16th Century, Martin Luther preferred to call the churches forming in his name \u201cevangelical\u201d (evangelische).  The largest Lutheran denomination, the Evangelical Lutheran Church of America, retains this naming convention even though it leans liberal in contrast to other Lutheran denominations.  Many ELCA churches include a range of self-described evangelicals and liberals. (Photo: Farragutful\/CC BY-SA WikiCommons)","sponsor":"","subtitle":"","accessinfo":"","lede":"","website":"","related_resources":[],"files":{"https:\/\/religionsmn.carleton.edu\/files\/fullsize\/30ebcf8901fe35464d86f7cefa7269a4.jpg":{"id":4689,"mime-type":"image\/jpeg","title":"Untitled","thumbnail":"https:\/\/religionsmn.carleton.edu\/files\/square_thumbnails\/30ebcf8901fe35464d86f7cefa7269a4.jpg"}}}