Martin Luther's Legacy: Reforming Reformation Theology for the 21st Century

This volume is a unique interpretation of what Martin Luther contributes to renewed appreciation of Biblical diversity. The Church in the West is struggling. One reason behind this is that the prevailing models for Theology have imposed logical and modern ways of thinking about faith that renders t...

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Main Author: Ellingsen, Mark 1949- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New York Palgrave Macmillan 2017
In:Year: 2017
Series/Journal:SpringerLink Bücher
Springer eBook Collection Religion and Philosophy
RelBib Classification:AA Study of religion
Further subjects:B Religion History
B Religious Studies
B Religion
B Protestantism
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Parallel Edition:Druckausg.: 978-1-137-58757-2
Printed edition: 9781137587572
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Summary:This volume is a unique interpretation of what Martin Luther contributes to renewed appreciation of Biblical diversity. The Church in the West is struggling. One reason behind this is that the prevailing models for Theology have imposed logical and modern ways of thinking about faith that renders theology academic, and therefore largely irrelevant for daily life. By letting the first Reformer speak for himself in this book, Mark Ellingsen shows how Martin Luther’s theological approach can reform the Church’s theology today. The real Luther--not the one taught by his various systematic interpreters--presents Christian faith in its entirety, with all its rough edges, in such a way as to direct on how and when to employ those dimensions of the Biblical witness most appropriate for the situation in which we find ourselves.
1. Introduction: Luther The Reformer, Past and Present -- 2. Scripture and Theological Method -- 3. God and Trinity -- 4. Christology -- 5. The Holy Spirit -- 6. Creation and Providence -- 7. Human Nature, Sin, and Free Will -- 8. Atonement -- 9. Justification -- 10. The Christian Life (Sanctification) -- 11. Church -- 12. Ministry -- 13. Sacraments -- 14. Eschatology -- 15. Social Ethics -- 16. Conclusion: How Luther Still Reforms Us
ISBN:113758758X
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1057/978-1-137-58758-9