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Author:   Robert Kolb (Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus, Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus, Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis) ,  Irene Dingel (, Leibniz-Institute for Europen History, Mainz) ,  Lubomír Batka (Dean, Lutheran Theological Faculty, Dean, Lutheran Theological Faculty, Comenius University, Bratislava)
Publisher:   Oxford University Press
Imprint:   Oxford University Press
Dimensions:   Width: 17.10cm , Height: 3.60cm , Length: 24.60cm
Weight:   1.169kg
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9780198766476

ISBN 10:   0198766475
Pages:   688
Publication Date:   21 April 2016
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  Undergraduate ,  Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
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Table of Contents

Introduction: Luther s Thought and its role in the Twenty-First-Century Global Societies I. Luther s Life 1: Charlotte Methuen: Luther s Life II. The medieval background and origins of Luther s thought 2: Theodor Dieter: Luther as Late Medieval Theologian: His Positive and Negative use of Nominalism and Realism 3: Volker Leppin: Luther s roots in Monastic-Mystical piety 4: Martin Wernisch: Luther and Medieval Reform Movements, Particularly the Hussites 5: Erik Herrmann: Luther s Absorption of Medieval Biblical Interpretation and His Use of the Church Fathers 6: Robert Rosin: Humanism, Luther and the Wittenberg Reformation 7: Gerhard Müller: Luther s Transformation of Medieval Thought: Discontinuity and Continuity 8: Volker Leppin: Luther s Transformation of Medieval Thought: Continuity and Discontinuity III. The hermeneutical principles that guided Luther s teaching and preaching 9: Mark Thompson: Luther on God and History 10: Johannes von Lüpke: Luther s Use of Language 11: Vitor Westhelle: Luther s Theologia crucis 12: Robert Kolb: Luther s Hermeneutics of Distinctions: Law and Gospel, Two Kinds of Righteousness, Two Realms, Freedom and Bondage IV. Luther s treatment of the traditional topics of western Christian theology 13: Steven Paulson: Luther Doctrine of God 14: Johannes Schwanke: Luther Theology of Creation 15: Notger Slenczka: Luther s Anthropology 16: L ubomír Batka: Luther s Teaching on Sin and Evil 17: Risto Saaarinen: Justification by Faith: The View of the Mannermaa School 18: Mark Mattes: Luther on Justification as Forensic and Effective 19: Mattheiu Arnold: Luther on Christ s Person and Work 20: Jeffrey Silcock: Luther on the Holy Spirit and His Use of God s Word 21: Jonathan Trigg: Luther on Baptism and Penance 22: Gordon A. Jensen: Luther and the Lord s Supper 23: David P. Daniel: Luther on the Church 24: Jane E. Strohl: Luther s Eschatology V. Luther s view of sanctified living 25: Jane E. Strohl: The Framework for Christian Living: Luther on the Christian s Callings 26: Jane E. Strohl: Luther on Marriage, Sexuality and the Family 27: Ricardo Rieth: Luther s Treatment of Economic Life 28: Eike Wolgast: Luther s Treatment of Political and Societal Life 29: Carter Lindberg: Piety, Prayer, and Worship in Luther s View of Daily Life 30: Gregory Miller: Luther s Views of Jews and Turks 31: Paul Rajashekar: Luther as a Resource for Christian Dialogue with Other World Religions VI. The genre in which Luther shaped his theology 32: Mary Jane Haemig: The Influence of the Genre of Exegetical Instruction, Preaching, and Catechesis on Luther 33: Ronald K. Rittgers: How Luther s Engagement in Pastoral Care Shaped Luther s Theology 34: Anna Vind: Luther s Thought Assumed Form in Polemics 35: Christoph Burger: Translation of Scripture and Hymns Shaped Luther s Theology VI. The Impact and Reception of Luther's Thought in History and in the twenty-first Century 36: Timothy J. Wengert: The Wittenberg circle 37: Heribert Smolinsky: Luther s Roman Catholic Critics 38: Amy Nelson Burnett: Luther and the Schwärmer 39: Irene Dingel: Luther s Authority in the Late Reformation and Protestant Orthodoxy 40: Paul R. Hinlicky: The Use of Luther s Thought in Pietism and the Enlightenment 41: Heinrich Assel: The Use of Luther s Thought in the Nineteenth Century and the Luther Renaissance 42: Thomas A. Brady, Jr.: Marxist Evaluations of Luther s Thought 43: Theo M. M. A. C. Bell: Roman Catholic Luther Research in the Twentieth Century: From Rejection to Rehabilitation 44: Kenneth G. Appold: Luther s Abiding Significance for World Protestantism 45: Pilgrim W. K. Lo: Luther and Asia 46: Luther in Africa 47: Nestor Luiz João Beck: Luther Studies in Latin America Conclusion: Venturing into the Study of Luther Appendices: Sources and Resources, and Glossary

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This book is well-organized, well-researched, and comprehensive in scope ... This comprehensive collection of essays is a useful aid in helping historians and contemporary theologians to ground theological reflection in an informed historical theology. It has much to offer to Lutherans, Reformed theologians, and beyond. Ryan M. McGraw, Puritan Reformed Journal

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Robert Kolb is Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus at Concordia Seminary. Irene Dingel is Professor of Church History and the History of Dogma at Johannes Gutenberg University. L'ubomir Batka is Dean of Lutheran Theological Faculty at Comenius University.

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