How Melanchthon Helped Luther Discover the Gospel
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978-1-948969-55-0 (ISBN)
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As late as 1519, Luther had not yet abandoned the medieval view of grace as an infused substance. Melanchthon again led the way in 1520 when he declared that grace was simply the attitude of God-His favor. In his 1521 Loci Communes Melanchthon not only pointed out that grace is not something in us, but he made the important distinction between "grace" and "the gift of grace" (the Holy Spirit). Luther generously acknowledged the brilliance of Melanchthon's Loci Communes. This and other accolades Luther showered on Melanchthon are an indication of young scholar's influence on the great reformer's central teachings.
Lowell C. Green was one of America's foremost Luther scholars, and his body of work continues to inform and shape Reformation studies today. This edition of How Melanchthon Helped Luther Discover the Gospel is the fruition of more than twenty-five years of Luther studies. Dr. Green's central thrust was to challenge the "Young Luther" cult which originated in the early 1900s and gained such a stranglehold on Luther studies in the 1950s and 1960s. In this volume, Green marshals the evidence gathered over a lifetime of study, joining his voice to a choir of scholars who challenge the central thesis of the "Young Luther" movement.
After thoroughly demonstrating that Luther's early works contained a medieval or Roman Catholic "analytical justification," Green traces the emergence of the Reformational doctrine and a real break with medieval theology beginning in 1519.
Green amply demonstrates that the mature Luther subscribed to and frequently expressed the doctrine of justification in forensic terms so that the glory of our salvation could be ascribed wholly to Christ and for the comfort of conscience against the accusing power of the law.
Lowell C. Green (1925-2014) was an ordained Lutheran clergyman. He was educated at Colorado State College of Education, Wartburg College, Wartburg Theological Seminary, Texas Technical College and at the University of Erlangen, where in 1955 he received his Dr. theol., magna cum laude, for the dissertation, "Die Entwicklung der evangelischen Rechtfertigungslehre bei Melanchthon bis 1521 im Vergleich mit der Luthers." He was Professor of Theology and History at Concordia College, River Forest, Illinois. He was a member of the Luther-Gesellschaft, The American Society for Reformation Research, American Society of Church History, Sixteenth Century Studies Conference, and the Concordia Historical Institute. He was also a founder and director of the Concordia Academy. His vast theological library can be found in the Valparaiso University Library.
Erscheinungsdatum | 28.09.2021 |
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Vorwort | Dr. Scott Leonard Keith |
Zusatzinfo | Illustrations |
Sprache | englisch |
Maße | 152 x 228 mm |
Gewicht | 403 g |
Themenwelt | Geschichte ► Allgemeine Geschichte ► Neuzeit (bis 1918) |
Geschichte ► Teilgebiete der Geschichte ► Religionsgeschichte | |
Religion / Theologie ► Christentum ► Kirchengeschichte | |
ISBN-10 | 1-948969-55-6 / 1948969556 |
ISBN-13 | 978-1-948969-55-0 / 9781948969550 |
Zustand | Neuware |
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