The Lutheran Church Quarterly
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Published: 1928
Total Pages: 520
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Living by Faith
Author: Oswald Bayer
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2003-08-29
Total Pages: 106
ISBN-13: 9780802839879
DOWNLOAD EBOOK"Living by faith" is much more than a general Christian precept; it is the fundamental posture of believers in a world rife with suffering and injustice. In this penetrating reflection on the meaning of "justification," Oswald Bayer shows how this key religious term provides a comprehensive horizon for discussing every aspect of Christian theology, from creation to the end times. Inspired by and interacting with Martin Luther, the great Christian thinker who grappled most intensely with the concept of justification, Bayer explores anew the full range of traditional dogmatics (sin, redemption, eschatology, and others), placing otherwise complex theological terms squarely within their proper milieu -- everyday life. In the course of his discussion, Bayer touches on such deep questions as the hidden nature of God, the hope for universal justice, the problem of evil, and -- one of the book's most engaging motifs -- Job's daring lawsuit with God.
Harvesting Martin Luther's Reflections on Theology, Ethics, and the Church
Author: WENGERT
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781506427119
DOWNLOAD EBOOKAs profound as Martin Luther's ideas are, this giant of church history was concerned above all with practical instruction for daily Christian living. Harvesting Martin Luther's Reflections highlights this concern of Luther, mining his thought in key areas of doctrine, ethics, and church practice. Gathering noteworthy contributions by well-known Luther scholars from Europe and the Americas, this book ranges broadly over theological questions about baptism and righteousness, ethical issues like poverty and greed, and pastoral concerns like worship and spirituality.
Luther's Liturgical Music
Author: Robin A. Leaver
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2017-01-01
Total Pages: 499
ISBN-13: 1506427162
DOWNLOAD EBOOKMartin Luther's relationship to music has been largely downplayed, yet music played a vital role in Luther's life -- and he in turn had a deep and lasting effect on Christian hymnody. In Luther's Liturgical Music Robin Leaver comprehensively explores these connections. Replete with tables, figures, and musical examples, this volume is the most extensive study on Luther and music ever published. Leaver's work makes a formidable contribution to Reformation studies, but worship leaders, musicians, and others will also find it an invaluable, very readable resource.
Theology the Lutheran Way
Author: Oswald Bayer
Publisher: Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Published: 2007-09-14
Total Pages: 331
ISBN-13: 0802824528
DOWNLOAD EBOOKRather than asking if theology is theoretical or practical -- a question that reveals a fundamental lack of understanding about the nature of theology in general -- it is better to ask "What exactly is theology?" It is this question that Oswald Bayer attempts to answer in Theology the Lutheran Way, clearing up misconceptions about the essence of theology. Along with Luther himself, Bayer claims that theology, rather than being something that we do, is really what God does. Based primarily on the third section of Bayer's original German work of the same title, this book evaluates certain approaches to theology that have been influential, from Schleiermacher's understanding of theology to debates with Kant, Hegel, and Bultmann. It also includes a substantial section on Luther from the original in order to clarify the Lutheran tradition.
The Augsburg Confession
Author: Timothy J. Wengert
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2020-09-01
Total Pages: 366
ISBN-13: 1506432956
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe Augsburg Confession is the single most-important confession of faith among Lutherans today. However, it is often taught either from a historical perspective or from a dogmatic one. Yet the context out of which it arose was far more practical and lively: marked from the outset as confessions of faith in the face of fierce opposition and threats. The original princely signers, while clearly outlining the teaching of their churches, were also staking their lives on the witness to the gospel that had been emanating from Wittenberg since 1517, when Martin Luther first published his Ninety-Five Theses. By situating both the history and the theology of this document within the practice and life of faith, Timothy J. Wengert shows just how relevant the Confession's witness is for today's Lutheran parishes and their leaders by unlocking how its articles can shape and strengthen the church's witness today.
A More Radical Gospel
Author: Gerhard O. Forde
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2017-01-01
Total Pages: 251
ISBN-13: 1506427065
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGerhard O. Forde has stood at the forefront of Lutheran thought for most of his career. This new collection of essays and sermons—many previously unpublished— makes Forde's powerful theological vision more widely available. The book aptly captures Forde's deep Lutheran commitment. Here he argues that the most important task of theology is to serve the proclamation of the gospel as discerned on the basis of the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone. For Forde, the doctrine of justification is not one topic among other theological topics; rather, it is the criterion that guides "all theology and ministry. Throughout the book Forde applies this truth to issues of eschatology, authority, atonement, and ecumenism. Also included are seven insightful sermons that model the Lutheran approach to proclamation.
Bound Choice, Election, and Wittenberg Theological Method
Author: Robert Kolb
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2017-01-01
Total Pages: 395
ISBN-13: 1506427103
DOWNLOAD EBOOKGalvanized by Erasmus' teaching on free will, Martin Luther wrote "De servo arbitrio", or "The Bondage of the Will", insisting that the sinful human will could not turn itself to God. In this first study to investigate the sixteenth-century reception of "De servo", Robert Kolb unpacks Luther's theology and recounts his followers' ensuing disputes until their resolution in the Lutheran churches' 1577 "Formula of Concord".
Formula for Parish Practice
Author: WENGERT
Publisher: Fortress Press
Published: 2017
Total Pages: 0
ISBN-13: 9781506427034
DOWNLOAD EBOOKThe most up-to-date English commentary on the Formula of Concord, A Formula for Parish Practice provides helpful, concise descriptions of key theological debates and a unique weaving of historical and textual commentary with modern Lutheran experience. Covering the entire Formula of Concord the book includes discussion questions at the end of each chapter.
