In the late nineteenth century, a debate surrounding the doctrine of election erupted within American Lutheranism.
Francis Pieper\'s book Conversion and Election is the most detailed defense of the doctrine of unconditional election unto.
Walther and others in the Synodical Conference argued, against this, that God\'s election is unconditional.
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One party held to the "intuitu fidei" approach to election, arguing that God\'s election unto salvation occurs in view of the faith of his people.
In the late nineteenth century, a debate surrounding the doctrine of election erupted within American Lutheranism