Covering Up Luther

Author : Rustin E. Brian
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 214 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2013-03-13
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781620321737

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Covering Up Luther by Rustin E. Brian Pdf

Karl Barth's Christology provides a key to out-narrating the Deus absconditus, which, as Rustin Brian contends, is in fact the god of modernity. Included in this is the rejection of the logical and philosophical systems that allow for the modern understanding of God as the Deus absconditus, namely, dialectics and nominalism. This rejection is illustrated, interestingly enough, in Barth's decision to literally cover up, with a rug, Martin Luther's works in his personal library. Surely this was more than a decorative touch. The reading of Barth's works that results from this starting point challenges much of contemporary Barth scholarship and urges readers to reconsider Barth. Through careful examination of a large body of Barth's writings, particularly in regard to the issues of the knowledge or knowability of God, as well as Christology, Brian argues that contemporary Barth scholarship should be done in careful conversation with the finest examples of both Protestant and, especially, Roman Catholic theology. Barth's paradoxical Christology thus becomes the foundation for a dogmatic ecumenicism. Barth's Christology, then, just might be able to open up possibilities for discussion and even convergence, within a church that is anything but one.

Author : Jessica Luther,Kavitha Davidson
Publisher : University of Texas Press
Page : 337 pages
File Size : 53,9 Mb
Release : 2020-09-01
Category : Sports & Recreation
ISBN : 9781477322178

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Loving Sports When They Don't Love You Back by Jessica Luther,Kavitha Davidson Pdf

Triumphant wins, gut-wrenching losses, last-second shots, underdogs, competition, and loyalty—it’s fun to be a fan. But when a football player takes a hit to the head after yet another study has warned of the dangers of CTE, or when a team whose mascot was born in an era of racism and bigotry takes the field, or when a relief pitcher accused of domestic violence saves the game, how is one to cheer? Welcome to the club for sports fans who care too much. In Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back, acclaimed sports writers Jessica Luther and Kavitha A. Davidson tackle the most pressing issues in sports, why they matter, and how we can do better. For the authors, “sticking to sports” is not an option—not when our taxes are paying for the stadiums, and college athletes aren’t getting paid at all. But simply quitting a favorite team won’t change corrupt and deplorable practices, and the root causes of many of these problems are endemic in our wider society. An essential read for modern fans, Loving Sports When They Don’t Love You Back challenges the status quo and explores how we might begin to reconcile our conscience with our fandom.

Author : Michael Richard Laffin
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 272 pages
File Size : 43,8 Mb
Release : 2016-10-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567669919

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The Promise of Martin Luther's Political Theology by Michael Richard Laffin Pdf

Michael Laffin demonstrates the promise of Martin Luther's thought for contemporary political theology by showing how Luther has been over-determined in standard genealogies of modernity which frequently deafen us to his unique contribution. Laffin argues that contemporary theologians have typically followed a narrative derived from the work of a previous generation of political historians and philosophers, which tend to screen out or distort the Reformers' contribution to political theory. Common to these narratives are charges against Luther for his perceived univocal and nominal ontology resulting in a privatized and spiritualized Christianity, thus falsely dividing the world into autonomous spheres. Additionally, the narratives claim that Luther follows in the wake of voluntarism, leading to an insistence on human passivity that leaves no room for pagan virtue. Thus, politics is reduced to an authoritarian imposition of order. In contrast to the dominant narratives of political modernity, Laffin re-examines these narratives by focusing on the political significance of areas in Luther's corpus often neglected in contemporary accounts of his political thought, especially his commentaries on Scripture and writings on the sacraments. Attention to these writings brings forth the crucial themes of the two ecclesiae and the three institutions. Constructively, these themes are deployed in critical engagement with contemporary political theology, particularly as represented in Radical Orthodoxy and the new-Augustinianism.

Author : Gilad James, PhD
Publisher : Gilad James Mystery School
Page : 53 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 2024-05-03
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9781978034105

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Introduction to Luther: The Fallen Sun by Gilad James, PhD Pdf

Introduction to Luther: The Fallen Sun is a book written by Philip H. Pfatteicher that highlights the life and work of Martin Luther. Luther was a German monk, theologian, and key figure in the Reformation, a movement in 16th century Europe that aimed to reform the Catholic Church. The book provides a comprehensive overview of Luther's early life, his time in the monastery, his role in the Reformation, and his impact on the church and society. Pfatteicher's book focuses on the theological contributions of Luther, particularly his emphasis on the Protestant doctrine of justification by faith alone. Luther's teachings led to the formation of Protestantism and influenced the development of Western culture and civilization. The book also describes Luther's personal struggles with his faith and religious institutions and his role in sparking a revolution that changed the course of history. Overall, Introduction to Luther: The Fallen Sun provides a vivid and engaging introduction to the life and legacy of Martin Luther, a towering figure in European history.

Author : Benson P. Fraser
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 47,8 Mb
Release : 2020-07-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781532670602

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Hide and Seek by Benson P. Fraser Pdf

As bearers of the divine image, all of us are storytellers and artists. However, few people today believe in truth that is not empirically knowable or verifiable, the sort of truth often trafficked through direct forms of communication. Drawing on the works of Soren Kierkegaard, Benson P. Fraser challenges this penchant for direct forms of knowledge by introducing the indirect approach, which he argues conveys more than mere knowledge, but the capability to live out what one takes to be true. Dr. Fraser suggests that stories aimed at the heart are powerful instruments for personal and social change because they are not focused directly on the individual listener; rather, they give the individual room or distance to reconsider old meanings or ways of understanding. Indirect communication fosters human transformation by awaking an individual to attend to images or words that carry deep symbolic force and that modify or replace one's present ways of knowing, and ultimately make one capable of embodying what he or she believes. Through an examination of the indirect approach in Kierkegaard, Jesus, C. S. Lewis, and Flannery O'Connor, Fraser makes a strong case for the recovery of indirect strategies for communicating truth in our time.

Author : Martin Brecht
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 556 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1999-07-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 1451414161

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Martin Luther, Volume 3 by Martin Brecht Pdf

Exacting scholarship and balanced judgement of this biography will help ensure its place as the definitive work of its kind.

Author : H. H. Kramm
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 152 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2009-06-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725254305

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The Theology of Martin Luther by H. H. Kramm Pdf

We cannot afford to ignore Martin Luther--that influential and highly controversial personality in European history. Not only were his activities mainly responsible for starting the Reformation of the sixteenth century, but his ideas also have greatly influenced political, cultural, and social thought ever since. Some modern writers have tried to trace the roots of Nazism and German militarism back to Luther; others claim on the contrary that Luther's ideas form the only real cure for these evils, and that the authority which Luther still possesses among many Germans and other Europeans should be used for the regeneration of Europe. Lutheranism is very international. The Scandinavian countries are practically completely Lutheran, so were some of the Baltic states; Lutheran groups are found in most countries of Europe. In the United States the Lutherans--many of them English-speaking--form one of the strongest religious groups, and there are Lutherans in many parts of the British Empire. Luther's chief importance lies in the field of theology. His influence on political, cultural, and social questions is only an outcome of his religious thought. But even in this field of theology Luther's ideas are puzzling to many. Catholics of various types may consider him to be the arch-Protestant; strict Protestants (including many British nonconformists) consider him to be half-Roman in outlook. His conservatism in Church order and liturgical forms may endear him to some Anglicans, while he annoys others by his insistence that neither prayer books nor ecclesiastical formularies can create Church unity but that unity of doctrine is the indispensable condition for union. This attitude has more than once created problems for the ecumenical movement and made Protestant cooperation difficult. Dr. Kramm in this volume has tried to interpret Luther to the British reader, minister, and layman alike, in an unbiased, scholarly way. At the same time stressing Luther's importance for contemporary thought. He has laid special emphasis on those questions which the British reader is apt to ask, e.g., what was Luther's attitude to morals and good works? Does "salvation by faith alone" mean that it is enough to hold a certain intellectual belief, no Christian life being required? What does he teach about peace and war; about Church and State, about political responsibility? What are his ideas about Church and ministry, about sacraments, about episcopacy and "apostolic succession"? Does Luther treat the Bible arbitrarily? Was he an anti-Semite, did he spread blind nationalism or racial hatred? What was his attitude to human reason, scholarship and free will? And so on.

Author : Martin Luther,Haroldo S. Camacho,Michael Horton
Publisher : New Reformation Publications
Page : 587 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2018-07-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781945978272

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Martin Luther's Commentary On Saint Paul's Epistle To The Galatians by Martin Luther,Haroldo S. Camacho,Michael Horton Pdf

Martin Luther's most comprehensive work on justification by faith, his commentary on St. Paul's Epistle to the Galatians is translated and edited from the Latin into a lively style, paralleling his spoken lectures. Combined with the passion and faith expressed in these lectures, the biblical foundation for the crucial doctrine of justification is underscored and expressed to a new audience. The commentary is also a historical document, a recording of a professor in a classroom in 1531 from July to December of that year, which expresses the Reformer's commitment to the good news of Jesus' death in the sinner's place, challenging the reader/hearer to compare St. Paul's theology with what he/she hears in the church today.

Author : Andrew Pettegree
Publisher : Penguin
Page : 400 pages
File Size : 51,7 Mb
Release : 2015-10-27
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780698410176

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Brand Luther by Andrew Pettegree Pdf

A revolutionary look at Martin Luther, the Reformation, and the birth of publishing, on the eve of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary When Martin Luther posted his “theses” on the door of the Wittenberg church in 1517, protesting corrupt practices, he was virtually unknown. Within months, his ideas spread across Germany, then all of Europe; within years, their author was not just famous, but infamous, responsible for catalyzing the violent wave of religious reform that would come to be known as the Protestant Reformation and engulfing Europe in decades of bloody war. Luther came of age with the printing press, and the path to glory of neither one was obvious to the casual observer of the time. Printing was, and is, a risky business—the questions were how to know how much to print and how to get there before the competition. Pettegree illustrates Luther's great gifts not simply as a theologian, but as a communicator, indeed, as the world's first mass-media figure, its first brand. He recognized in printing the power of pamphlets, written in the colloquial German of everyday people, to win the battle of ideas. But that wasn't enough—not just words, but the medium itself was the message. Fatefully, Luther had a partner in the form of artist and businessman Lucas Cranach, who together with Wittenberg’s printers created the distinctive look of Luther's pamphlets. Together, Luther and Cranach created a product that spread like wildfire—it was both incredibly successful and widely imitated. Soon Germany was overwhelmed by a blizzard of pamphlets, with Wittenberg at its heart; the Reformation itself would blaze on for more than a hundred years. Publishing in advance of the Reformation’s 500th anniversary, Brand Luther fuses the history of religion, of printing, and of capitalism—the literal marketplace of ideas—into one enthralling story, revolutionizing our understanding of one of the pivotal figures and eras in human history.

Author : Heinrich Denifle
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 528 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 1917
Category : Justification (Christian theology)
ISBN : UIUC:30112039375867

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Luther and Lutherdom by Heinrich Denifle Pdf

This is an English translation of a German polemical work by Fr. Heinrich Denifle, O.P. against the theology of Martin Luther, especially Luther's ideas on monasticism, marriage, baptism, and various other Catholic doctrines. It appears to have been controversial during its author's own lifetime as the author responds to criticism of his work in his Foreword to the second edition (pages v-xxix).

Author : H. G. Koenigsberger
Publisher : Springer
Page : 255 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 1973-06-18
Category : Literary Criticism
ISBN : 9781349014736

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Luther by H. G. Koenigsberger Pdf

Author : Steven D. Paulson
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 445 pages
File Size : 48,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506469256

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Luther's Outlaw God by Steven D. Paulson Pdf

In this third of three volumes addressing Luther's outlaw God, Steven D. Paulson says that readers will embark on the deepest, hardest, and most glorious of all God's ways of hiding: God hiding a third time in the preached word or sacraments. The third time is the charm, not because humans finally awaken and "get" the essence of God. God's preached word is not an act of human understanding. It is a purely passive experience of receiving God wholly and completely in the absolving word that comes through the lowliest means of a sinful preacher. Not only does this word come through a creature to a creature, but through a sinner to a sinner. The difficulty with grasping all of this is that God works entirely outside his divine law--an outlaw God. Luther is the one who saw this more clearly than any other, because it happened to him just this way. The preacher got a preacher, and the sacraments that had once been organized by a legal scheme were set free to reveal and bestow God in the most hidden place of all. How much more hidden could God be than in water, bread, wine, and the mouth of a preacher? Paulson's grasp of historical, theological, and hermeneutical scholarship is on full display in this volume, but always in service of proclamation of the gospel. Readers and proclaimers: prepare to be provoked, enlightened, and inspired.

Author : W.O. Loescher
Publisher : Lulu.com
Page : 444 pages
File Size : 40,8 Mb
Release : 2019-02-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780359079360

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Dr. Martin Luther 1483 - 1546 by W.O. Loescher Pdf

This book describes how God, who wants all people to be saved, installed the 16th century major Reformation into world history. God trained, gifted, and protected Martin Luther to serve as leader for this reformation. This book also sets forth another major purpose that was needed for true reformation, namely, a reliable translation of Holy Scripture from its original languages into the common language of the people. Luther and his co-workers worked diligently for two and a half decades to finish their fourth edited copy by 1545. Since Luther and his followers were sentenced as unforgivable heretics by both the Roman Church and the major secular universal government, the reformation team was working under strong duress. But God kept protecting them through the small provincial government of Electoral Saxony, who kept insisting that Martin must receive a fair trial.

Author : Heiko Augustinus Oberman
Publisher : Yale University Press
Page : 404 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2006-01-01
Category : Biography & Autobiography
ISBN : 0300103131

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Luther by Heiko Augustinus Oberman Pdf

Written by one of the world's greatest authorities on Martin Luther, this is the definitive biography of the central figure of the Protestant Reformation. “A brilliant account of Luther’s evolution as a man, a thinker, and a Christian. . . . Every person interested in Christianity should put this on his or her reading list.”—Lawrence Cunningham, Commonweal “This is the biography of Luther for our time by the world’s foremost authority.”—Steven Ozment, Harvard University “If the world is to gain from Luther it must turn to the real Luther—furious, violent, foul-mouthed, passionately concerned. Him it will find in Oberman’s book, a labour of love.”—G. R. Elton, Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Author : Victor A. Shepherd
Publisher : BPS Books
Page : 360 pages
File Size : 49,8 Mb
Release : 2016-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781772360349

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Interpreting Martin Luther by Victor A. Shepherd Pdf

“However deeply we immerse ourselves in Luther, we are no closer to exhausting the riches his mind and thought make available to us.” So writes Victor Shepherd in this immensely readable and informative book — which aids in just such an immersion. Shepherd sets the ethos and legacy of Luther’s theology in its theological, religious, and sociopolitical context, tracing Luther’s theological development in chapters on such topics as: -Humanism in the fifteenth century -Freedom in Christ -The Lord’s Supper -Law and Gospel -Church and state -Luther and the Jewish people And all the while, he keeps a careful eye on the implications of applications of Luther’s thought for Christians and churches today.