Transfiguring Luther

Author : Vitor Westhelle
Publisher : James Clarke & Company
Page : 338 pages
File Size : 44,5 Mb
Release : 2017-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780227906316

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Transfiguring Luther by Vitor Westhelle Pdf

Luther's theology has inspired many since 1517 when he nailed his ninety-five theses to the door of the Castle Church. It was the trigger for the Reformation, a change in the very fabric of Christianity that is still studied extensively to this day.Much of this work however has been conducted from either a European or North American perspective. With Lutheranism becoming more and more common in the southern hemisphere, new interpretations of Luther's theology are needed for these emergent and different contexts. In Transfiguring Luther, Vitor Westhelle offers a reading of Luther and his legacy that goes beyond the traditional geopolitics of Luther research, exploring realities where the Reformer's reception and the latent promise of his theology receive unsuspected appraisal. Westhelle provides both a revisitation of the past and an invitation to a new orientation. By establishing a texture rather than a rigid actuality, Westhelle allows the reader to reach their own conclusions about these seldom examined aspects of Luther's theology.

Author : Brach S. Jennings
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 308 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-18
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783161623608

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Transfiguring a Theologia Crucis through James Cone by Brach S. Jennings Pdf

Author : Paul A. Wee,Carter Lindberg,Guillermo Hansen,Mitri Raheb,Ishmael Noko,Karen L. Bloomquist,Rafael Malpica Padilla
Publisher : Fortress Press
Page : 111 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 2021-08-03
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781506466927

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The Forgotten Luther III by Paul A. Wee,Carter Lindberg,Guillermo Hansen,Mitri Raheb,Ishmael Noko,Karen L. Bloomquist,Rafael Malpica Padilla Pdf

This study book, the third in the_Forgotten Luther_series, invites congregations, with the help of five prominent church leaders and Luther scholars, to consider the new shape of global mission in today's world. Against the growing disparity in wealth and the rising tide of economic refugees throughout the world, this book reflects on Luther's_largely forgotten_social and economic reforms (to overcome poverty, lack of health care, illiteracy,_and old-age insecurity) that flowed from the central doctrine of justification by grace through faith. The book is also a call for informed engagement with partner churches in a critical area of ministry that is frequently neglected._ _This study book draws_global_implications from Luther's reforms and from the theology that shaped them. It is informed by ways in which churches in the Global South_have_moved beyond world-denying forms of pietism to address the_systemic_causes of hunger, poverty, and injustice. It is addressed to the whole church at a critical time in history as vast threats to the natural world converge with acute economic hardship for hundreds of millions of people._ Accompanied by videos of lectures and interviews, this study is designed to provide guidance for congregations who want to be actively engaged in the global mission of the church, including ways in which they can both accompany others and be accompanied_by_others on a common journey._

Author : ROLAND H. BAINTON
Publisher : BoD – Books on Demand
Page : 158 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2023-10-26
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9780227179628

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Luther's Meditation on the Gospels by ROLAND H. BAINTON Pdf

'Can the bones of Luther's sermons live again?' In Luther's Meditation on the Gospels, Roland H. Bainton presents some of Luther's most timeless and resonant sermons and lectures, arranged in order of the gospel accounts of Jesus' life. From the beginning of his ministry to the crucifixion and resurrection, Luther's insight into a wide range of key passages is displayed. Bainton's careful selections of excerpts ensures that Luther's marvel at God's love, his belief in salvation through divine grace and human faith, and more, remains effervescent. Bainton provides an illuminating introduction, placing the texts in their historical context and explaining the technicalities of translation. Also included are numerous woodcuts from the 1562 edition of Luther's Bible, further enriching our appreciation of the reformer's thought. Sixty years on from its original publication, Luther's Meditation on the Gospels remains a valuable contribution to Reformation studies.

Author : Neal J. Anthony
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 209 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2021-02-23
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725282193

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Promising Nothing by Neal J. Anthony Pdf

Can the categories of classical Lutheran Christology be unleashed to express the vitality of christological existence, an existence situated between Promise and experience? If, as Martin Luther famously asserted in his Heidelberg Disputation (1518), "true theology and recognition of God are in the crucified Christ," then such a theological point of departure not only bore radical implications for his Christology, but indeed also bears profound significance for theological discussions around the Word of Promise, its structure, its experience, its plurality. With regard to the elaboration of the two natures of Jesus Christ, such a point of departure permits a delineation of Promise--"the body of Promise"--who is bound to, who suffers, the nihil of human existence. Which means: such a point of departure affords us equally the opportunity to consider and probe the implications of the nihil as the medium of both threat and Promise. Is this a promising threat? Or a threatening Promise? Ultimately, Promise is delineated from within hermeneutical origins--the christological function of Scripture, the text--and, developed through to its diverse expression as the body of Promise, translated into christological existence. Within this context, categories of classical Lutheran Christology begin to express new vitality. Along the way, the Word of Promise--as developed within the trajectory of Luther's theology of the cross and his radical delineation of the two natures of Jesus Christ--receives further sharpening within the context of discussion with such theological voices as John Caputo and Jacques Derrida, Hans Holbein the Younger, Albert Schweitzer, Matthias Grunewald, Carl Braaten, Karl Barth, Michael Welker, and Samuel Terrien. Ultimately, we are permitted to confess: There is one Crucified. And he is plural.

Author : Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 369 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2019-09-18
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781978703827

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The Alternative Luther by Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen Pdf

This book analyzes Martin Luther and Lutheran theology from the perspective of the subaltern, particularly in the areas of gender and sexuality, economics, and social justice.

Author : Mark A. Lamport
Publisher : Rowman & Littlefield
Page : 978 pages
File Size : 42,8 Mb
Release : 2017-08-31
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781442271593

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Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation by Mark A. Lamport Pdf

The Encyclopedia of Martin Luther and the Reformation is a comprehensive study of the life and work of Martin Luther and the movements that followed him—in history and through today. Entries explore Luther’s contributions to theology, sacraments, his influence on the church and contemporaries, his character, and more.

Author : Marisa Noemi Strizzi
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 277 pages
File Size : 40,5 Mb
Release : 2023
Category : Philosophy
ISBN : 9781978713932

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Luther After Derrida by Marisa Noemi Strizzi Pdf

In Luther after Derrida, Marisa Strizzi argues that Luther's theology has a significant deconstructive drive and, through the careful reading of texts, illustrates how this theology interacts with Derrida's thought.

Author : Thomas R. Gaulke
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 192 pages
File Size : 55,8 Mb
Release : 2021-09-21
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725296930

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An Unpromising Hope by Thomas R. Gaulke Pdf

Written in a theopoetic key, this book challenges Christian reliance on the motif of promise, especially where promise is regarded as a prerequisite for the experience of hope. It pursues instead an unpromising hope available to the agnostic or belief-fluid members and leaders of faith communities. The book rejects any theological judgement about doubt and hopelessness being sinful. It also rejects any hope which is grounded in a sense of Christian supremacy. Chapter 1 focuses on Ernst Bloch’s antifascist concept of utopian surplus, putting Bloch in conversation with queer theorist José Esteban Muñoz and womanist theologian M. Shawn Copeland. Chapter 2 explores the saudadic and theopoetic hope of Rubem Alves. Chapter 3 turns to the womanist theologies of Delores Williams, Emilie Townes, and A. Elaine Brown Crawford. Finally, chapter 4 engages the post-colonial eschatology of Vítor Westhelle, framing hope as nearby in space, rather than nearby in time. Each chapter offers an unpromising hope that may be tapped into by those who wish to affirm belief-fluidity in their own communities, and by those who wish to speak of hope honestly, whether or not, at any given moment, they believe in God or in the promises of a god.

Author : Cheryl M. Peterson,Chad Rimmer
Publisher : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt
Page : 288 pages
File Size : 45,6 Mb
Release : 2021-07-02
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783374069507

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We Believe in the Holy Spirit by Cheryl M. Peterson,Chad Rimmer Pdf

The concept of "identity" today is contested against the backdrop of myriad forms of social, political, economic and ecological exclusion. How is identity expressed in a global Lutheran tradition whose members share common biblical, liturgical, confessional, theological and spiritual foundations yet represent diverse cultures and traditions? At the end of 2019, The Lutheran World Federation (LWF) hosted a global consultation on contemporary Lutheran identities, in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia. The result was the papers presented in this publication. The authors—church leaders, youth, theologians, lay and ordained practitioners in local communities—explore the Spirit's work to revive and equip the faithful for vocation through the ministry of the church today and into the future of the Lutheran communion. [Wir glauben an den Heiligen Geist. Globale Perspektiven lutherischer Identität] Ende 2019 veranstaltete der Lutherische Weltbund (LWB) eine globale Konsultation zu zeitgenössischen lutherischen Identitäten. Die Konsultation in Addis Abeba, Äthiopien, zielte darauf ab herauszufinden, wie die gemeinsamen Noten lutherischer Identität in der reichen Harmonie gelebter, kontextbezogener Identitäten in der gesamten lutherischen Gemeinschaft wiedergegeben werden können. Der LWB engagierte Theologen seiner Mitgliedskirchen, um das Wirken des Heiligen Geistes unter dem Thema "Wir glauben an den Heiligen Geist. Globale Perspektiven lutherischer Identität" zu reflektieren. Dieser Band ist eine Zusammenstellung von Aufsätzen, die bei der Konsultation vorgestellt wurden. Er wird Kirchen, theologischen Institutionen, Pastoren und Laienmitgliedern in der gesamten LWB-Gemeinschaft empfohlen, die die trinitarischen Grundlagen der lutherischen Tradition und die Taufberufung zur Teilnahme an Gottes Mission erforschen möchten.

Author : Ronald J. Allen
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 314 pages
File Size : 44,6 Mb
Release : 2022-06-08
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781725259607

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Preaching the Manifold Grace of God, Volume 1 by Ronald J. Allen Pdf

Preaching the Manifold Grace of God is a two-volume work describing theologies of preaching from the historical and contemporary periods. Volume 1 focuses on historical theological families: Orthodox, Roman Catholic, Lutheran, Reformed, Anabaptist, Anglican/Episcopal, Wesleyan, Baptist, African American, Stone-Campbell, Friends, and Pentecostal. Volume 2 focuses on families that are evangelical, liberal, neo-orthodox, postliberal, existential, radical orthodox, deconstructionist, Black liberation, womanist, Latinx liberation, Mujerista, Asian American, Asian American feminist, LGBTQAI, Indigenous, postcolonial, and process. In each case, the author describes the circumstances in which the theological family emerged and describes the purposes and characteristics of preaching from that perspective.

Author : Pierre Berthoud,Pieter J. Lalleman
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 269 pages
File Size : 52,7 Mb
Release : 2017-09-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781498235709

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The Reformation by Pierre Berthoud,Pieter J. Lalleman Pdf

The papers in this volume are less a commemoration of the Reformation than a discussion of its meaning in the era after 2017. What is celebrated in 2017 is not the Reformation as such, but the beginning of the Reformation. It was the dynamics of the "new" theology of Luther and Calvin that caused a radical change with global effects. Reformation is not just an historical event but an ongoing movement of renewal and change. The message of the Reformation constantly challenges us to think through positions, actions, attitudes, and programs. This book presents contributions from eleven experts from all over Europe, who deal with their various topics on the conviction that the essence of Luther's theology does not need to be adapted to make it relevant. The papers originated at the 2016 conference of the Fellowship of European Evangelical Theologians, which was held in Lutherstadt Wittenberg.

Author : Derek R. Nelson,Niels Henrik Gregersen,Bengt Kristensson Uggla
Publisher : Lexington Books
Page : 245 pages
File Size : 54,9 Mb
Release : 2023-11-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781666931440

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Bodies Inhabiting the World by Derek R. Nelson,Niels Henrik Gregersen,Bengt Kristensson Uggla Pdf

Fourteen theologians consider what it means to have a home in the world. Drawing on and also critically engaging with Scandinavian creation theology, they explore how we are at home (or are threatened with its opposite) in one's own skin, dwelling, community, or even the cosmos writ large.

Author : Kimlyn J. Bender
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 450 pages
File Size : 46,7 Mb
Release : 2021-07-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567678270

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Reflections on Reformational Theology by Kimlyn J. Bender Pdf

The essays in this volume examine some of the fundamental doctrinal convictions of Martin Luther and the Reformation legacy, as well as the maturation and development of these convictions in the theology of Karl Barth. The broad evangelical vision that spans its various confessional tributaries is presented in the essays of this volume. Together these studies serve as a cumulative argument for the ongoing coherence, meaning, and consequence of that vision, one that at its heart is constructive and ecumenical rather than narrowly polemical. Kimlyn J. Bender examines a variety of topics such as the relation of Christ and the Church as understood in the theology of Luther and Barth, the centrality of Christ to an understanding of all the solas of the Reformation, the place and significance of the Reformers in Barth's own thought, and Barth's theology in conversation with distant descendants of the Reformation often neglected, including Baptists in America, Pietists in Europe, and Barth's own complicated relationship with Kierkegaard. Bender concludes his discussion by presenting constructive proposals for a Church and university “on the way” and thus ever-reforming.

Author : Paul T. Nimmo,Keith L. Johnson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 441 pages
File Size : 49,6 Mb
Release : 2022-07-19
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467461009

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Kenosis by Paul T. Nimmo,Keith L. Johnson Pdf

Seventeen distinguished scholars from the fields of biblical studies, historical theology, and systematic theology engage with the past and present significance of the doctrine of kenosis—Paul’s extraordinary claim in Philippians 2 that Jesus Christ emptied and humbled himself in obedience on his way to death upon the cross. In the “Christ-hymn” of Philippians 2, the apostle Paul makes a startling claim: that Jesus “emptied himself” in order to fulfill God’s will by dying on the cross. The self-emptying of Christ—theologically explored in the doctrine of kenosis—is a locus within Christology and factors significantly into understandings of the Trinity, anthropology, creation, providence, the church, and even ethics. As such, it has been debated and reflected upon for centuries. The present volume draws together some of the finest contemporary scholars from across the ecumenical spectrum to expound the doctrine of kenosis—its biblical roots, its historical elaborations, and its contemporary implications. With original essays from John Barclay, Beverly Roberts Gaventa, David Fergusson, Katherine Sonderegger, Thomas Joseph White, and more, this indispensable resource offers an extensive overview of this essential affirmation of Christian faith. Contributors: John M. G. Barclay, Matthew J. Aragon Bruce, David Fergusson, Beverly Roberts Gaventa, Kevin W. Hector, Keith L. Johnson, Cambria Kaltwasser, Han-luen Kantzer Komline, Grant Macaskill, John A. McGuckin, Paul T. Nimmo, Georg Pfleiderer, Rinse H. Reeling Brouwer, Hanna Reichel, Christoph Schwöbel, Katherine Sonderegger, and Thomas Joseph White.