The Communion of Saints
The Communion of Saints

Author: Herman Amberg Preus

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2008-12-30

Total Pages: 183

ISBN-13: 1606083090

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Christian churches, divided and scattered over the earth, need to rediscover that there is one catholic and apostolic Church, the Communion of Saints. The author has grown up in a generation that has been struggling to find its way back to this Scriptural Doctrine of the Church. He believes the solution is to be found in the theology of Luther and the Reformation. World Lutheranism and the Ecumenical Movement need the guidance of the great Reformer. For here again we are treading the same ground that Luther and other saints have trod.

The Doctrine of Atonement
The Doctrine of Atonement

Author: Jack D. Kilcrease

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2018-03-22

Total Pages: 192

ISBN-13: 1532639066

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Post-Enlightenment theology has frequently rejected the historic Christian doctrine of substitutionary atonement. For theologians standing in the tradition of the Lutheran Confessions, rejection of substitutionary atonement is particularly problematic because it endangers the unconditional nature of the justification through faith. If one rejects vicarious satisfaction, then the only alternative is to make redemption dependent on what sinners do for themselves. In this study, Jack Kilcrease argues for substitutionary atonement within the perspective of what he calls the "Confessional Lutheran Paradigm." The author also critiques a wide variety of modern Lutheran theologians' understandings of atonement: Werner Elert, Gustaf Aulen, Gustaf Wingren, Robert Jenson, Eberhard Jungel, Wolfhart Pannenberg, and Gerhard Forde. As Kilcrease demonstrates, although these authors often give many fine theological insights, their distortion or misrepresentation of the doctrine of atonement carriers over to a problematic understanding of law, gospel, and justification through faith.

Common Places in Christian Theology
Common Places in Christian Theology

Author: Mark C. Mattes

Publisher: New Reformation Publications

Published: 2023-03-21

Total Pages: 392

ISBN-13: 1956658238

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Common Places in Christian Theology invites readers to discover the rich and complex world of Christian theology. Sponsored by the journal Lutheran Quarterly and written by some of the finest contemporary Lutheran theologians, this collection of essays helps Christian teachers understand and explain the grammar and inner logic of faith. Exploring everything from scriptural authority to salvation and justification and the last things, these writers provide a unique and compelling introduction to Lutheran theology. As you receive the essentials of each topic, you will also consider contemporary concerns, whether in theology, or from the natural sciences, social sciences, political theories, or hermeneutics. Whether you are a seasoned preacher looking to sharpen your understanding of faith or a curious Christian seeking to better articulate your relationship with God, Common Places in Christian Theology will challenge and inspire you to think through your faith and share it with others.

The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950–2015: Volume Four
The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950–2015: Volume Four

Author: James Leo Garrett Jr.

Publisher: Wipf and Stock Publishers

Published: 2020-05-06

Total Pages: 273

ISBN-13: 1532607393

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James Leo Garrett Jr. has been called "the last of the gentlemen theologians" and "the dean of Southern Baptist theologians." In The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett Jr., 1950-2015, the reader will find a truly dazzling collection of works that clearly evince the meticulous scholarship, the even-handed treatment, the biblical fidelity, the wide historical breadth, and the honest sincerity that have made the work and person of James Leo Garrett Jr. so esteemed and revered among so many for so long. Volume 4 is the first of two volumes that will contain his theological essays. Spanning sixty-five years and touching on topics from Baptist history, theology, ecclesiology, church history and biography, religious liberty, Roman Catholicism, and the Christian life, The Collected Writings of James Leo Garrett, Jr., 1950-2015 will inform and inspire readers regardless of their religious or denominational affiliations.