What Does this Mean?

What Does this Mean?

Author: James W. Voelz

Publisher: Concordia Scholarship Today

Published: 1997

Total Pages: 376

ISBN-13:

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What does this mean? is a seminary-level introduction to hermeneutics, drawing especially on the Lutheran theological tradtion to define and shape the tasks of interpretation. In parts 1 and 2, Voelz describes the major issues and methods of textual criticism, semantics, and pragmatics. In the final section, he offers insights for reading Scripture from a confessional position.


The Book of Concord

The Book of Concord

Author: Theodore Gerhardt Tappert

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 1959-01-01

Total Pages: 742

ISBN-13: 9781451418941

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Confessional writings of the Lutheran Church and other information essential to understanding the confessions.


Scripture in the Theologies of W. Pannenberg and D.G. Bloesch

Scripture in the Theologies of W. Pannenberg and D.G. Bloesch

Author: Frank M. Hasel

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2004-03-01

Total Pages: 339

ISBN-13: 1592445713

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Scripture has always played an important role in Christian theology. This study provides an issue oriented overview of the concepts of Scripture in Protestant theology from the 16th century Reformation onward. It then sets forth the concepts of Scripture in the theologies of two contemporary systematic theologians: W. Pannenberg and D. G. Bloesch. It analyzes, compares and evaluates the theological and anthropological presuppositions that have influenced their concept of Scripture. Despite fundamentally different starting points and other significant distinctions Pannenberg and Bloesch reveal surprising similarities. This seems to suggest that for both the concept of Scripture is determined ultimately by presuppositions that are derived and shaped extra scripturamÓ.


Principles of Lutheran Theology

Principles of Lutheran Theology

Author: Carl E. Braaten

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 1985

Total Pages: 164

ISBN-13: 9781451404845

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First published in 1983, Principles of Lutheran Theology has guided students into theological reflection on the landmarks of Christian faith as understood in the Lutheran confessional heritage for a generation. The book sets forth the main principles of classical Lutheran theology but with an eschatological accent. Canon, confession, ecumenicity, Christ-centeredness, sacrament, law/ gospel, and two kingdoms are all examined not only in terms of their original meaning and historical development but also in light of current reflections. In this new edition, Braaten takes stock of the research and reflection of the last twenty-five years and also adds a chapter on the distinctive, Archimedean Lutheran insight into the hiddenness of God as a fount or ground of all theologizing. This new edition, cross-referenced to key readings in Luther's Works and The Book of Concord, will both equip and facilitate the search for a contemporary articulation of Christian identity in light of the church's historic commitments.


Exploring Protestant Traditions

Exploring Protestant Traditions

Author: W. David Buschart

Publisher: InterVarsity Press

Published: 2009-09-20

Total Pages: 373

ISBN-13: 083087514X

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Protestant is shorthand for a spreading family tree of church and theological traditions. Each tradition embodies a historically shaped perspective on the beliefs, practices and priorities that make up a Christian community. Whether you are an insider to one tradition, a hybrid of two or three, or--as many Christians today--an outsider to all, Exploring Protestant Traditions is a richly informative field guide to eight prominent Protestant theological traditions: Lutheran, Anabaptist, Reformed, Anglican, Baptist, Wesleyan, Dispensational and Pentecostal. Clearly and evenhandedly, W. David Buschart traces the histories of each tradition, explains their interpretive approaches to Scripture and identifies their salient beliefs. As a result, you will gain a sense of what it is to believe and worship as a Reformed or Pentecostal Christian, who the traditions' heroes are and where the "theological accents" are placed. Charts displaying the denominational representatives of each tradition and bibliographies mapping the path for further explorations add to the value of this guide. This is a book that seeks to receive rather than evaluate, to listen and understand rather than judge or correct. His is a model of theological hospitality that encourages you to open your doors to the varied ways in which Protestantism has taken root in history and human society. Some things take time, like coming to know a religious tradition. But Exploring Protestant Traditions is an excellent place to start.


The Lutheran Confessions

The Lutheran Confessions

Author: Charles P. Arand

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2012-04

Total Pages: 370

ISBN-13: 145141059X

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In this important new volume, Arand, Kolb, and Nestingen bring the fruit of an entire generation of scholarship to bear on these documents, making it an essential and up-to-date class text. The Lutheran Confessions places the documents solidly within their political, social, ecclesiastical and theological contexts, relating them to the world in which they took place. Though the book is not a theology of the Confessions, readers will clearly understand the issues at stake in the narratives, both in their own time, and in ours.


Saving Faith

Saving Faith

Author: David Baldacci

Publisher: Grand Central Publishing

Published: 2000-09-01

Total Pages: 423

ISBN-13: 0446931357

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When lobbyist Faith Lockhart stumbles upon a corruption scheme at the highest levels of government, she becomes a dangerous witness who the most powerful men in the world will go to any lengths to silence in this #1 New York Times bestselling thriller. In a secluded house not far from Washington, D.C., the FBI is interviewing one of the most important witnesses it has ever had: a young woman named Faith Lockhart. For Faith has done too much, knows too much, and will tell too much. Feared by some of the most powerful men in the world, Faith has been targeted to die. But when a private investigator walks into the middle of the assassination attempt, the shooting suddenly goes wrong, and an FBI agent is killed. Now Faith Lockhart must flee for her life--with her story, her deadly secret, and an unknown man she's forced to trust...


Christians in Society

Christians in Society

Author: William Henry Lazareth

Publisher: Fortress Press

Published: 2001-01-01

Total Pages: 296

ISBN-13: 9781451420227

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"This user-friendly, informative historical theology also challenges contemporary Christians at affirm common biblical ground for theological ethics and to facilitate more public social witness."--BOOK JACKET.