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Encounters with Luther

New Directions for Critical Studies

By: Kirsi I. Stjerna,Brooks Schramm

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Encounters with Luther

New Directions for Critical Studies

By: Kirsi I. Stjerna,Brooks Schramm

Encounters with Luther offers in one volume original primary research from an international and ecumenical pool of scholars. It examines Luther and Lutheran theological traditions along with their historical foundations and with a focus on relevant contemporary issues and ecumenical collegiality. Topics range from sacraments and marriage to violence and gender and sexuality to spiritual care, politics, and suffering. Chapters are based on the annual Luther Colloquy proceedings at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg. The articles represent a diverse range of authors and methodologies that reward readers with relevant and genuinely contemporary and practical applications of Luther's thought. Contributors: B. A. Gerrish, Mary Jane Haemig, Douglass John Hall, Stanley Hauerwas, Kurt K. Hendel, Hans J. Hillerbrand, Eero Huovinen, Denis R. Janz, Peter D. S. Krey, Volker Leppin, Carter Lindberg, Anna Madsen, Mickey L. Mattox, Surekha Nelavala, Brooks Schramm, Kirsi I. Stjerna, Deanna A. Thompson, Vitor Westhelle, and John Witte Jr.

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Westminster John Knox Press

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1611646685

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The Large Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther, 1529

The Annotated Luther Study Edition

By: Kirsi I. Stjerna

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The Large Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther, 1529

The Annotated Luther Study Edition

By: Kirsi I. Stjerna

With great detail, Kirsi I. Stjerna introduces and annotates Luthers Large Catechism, which the reformer offered as a radical reorientation in the matters of theology and spirituality. After diagnosing what appeared to him as his churchs failures to provide proper spiritual care, Luther set out to offer a new compass for religious life. The sweeping reforms he proposed took root primarily through preaching and education as people embraced the new vision and transmitted it to their children. He believed all Christian peoplelaity and clergyneeded a guide to comprehend the basic biblical, creedal, and sacramental teachings. The order with which Luther proceeds in the Large Catechism is deliberate, with a distinct theological rationale; the Commandments express Gods expectations; the Creed proclaims Gods promise; the Lords Prayer translates law and gospel into a personal discourse with God; and the sacraments offer tangible expressions of Gods grace and signs to lean on in faith. This volume is excerpted from The Annotated Luther series, Volume 2. Each volume in the series contains extensive annotations, illustrations, and notes to help shed light on Luthers context and to interpret his writings for today.

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Fortress Press

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1506413560

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No Greater Jewel

Thinking about Baptism with Luther

By: Kirsi I. Stjerna

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Thinking about Baptism with Luther

By: Kirsi I. Stjerna

Materials for a single or multi session study of this book are available free of charge at www.augsburgfortress.org. Book jacket.

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Lutheran Voices

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1451412584

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9781451412581

Lutheran Theology

A Grammar of Faith

By: Kirsi Stjerna

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Lutheran Theology

A Grammar of Faith

By: Kirsi Stjerna

This textbook explores the Lutheran theological tradition. Kirsi Stjerna looks at Lutheran sources, vocabulary and focal points through the lens of the Augsburg Confession and the Large Catechism, developing a distinctive Lutheran faith language that resonates with contemporary contexts and inquirers. Lutheran Theology gives students the tools they need to understand Lutheran perspectives in the light of historical sources, to see the underlying motivations of past theological discourses and to apply this knowledge to current debates. Introducing the Book of Concord and Martin Luther's freedom theology, it shows them how to engage critically and constructively with key topics in theology and spirituality, such as freedom and confession. Stjerna pays particular attention to the contribution of women theologians, and empowers students to bring Lutheran theology into conversation with other faith languages and traditions. This textbook includes an extensive range of pedagogical features: - A discussion guide for each chapter - Chapter-specific learning objectives - Key terms in bold, boxed text sections that identify points of debate, discussion of central topics, study questions and a glossary

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Bloomsbury Publishing

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0567686736

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9780567686732

The Bondage of the Will, 1525 (abridged)

The Annotated Luther Study Edition

By: Kirsi I. Stjerna

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The Bondage of the Will, 1525 (abridged)

The Annotated Luther Study Edition

By: Kirsi I. Stjerna

In autumn 1525, Luther wrote The Bondage of the Will as a response to humanist and theologian Erasmus of Rotterdams On Free Will. Luthers treatise is important on four accounts: First, Luther wanted to show his own humanist education. Second, against Erasmus, who had maintained that the question of free will could not be decided just on the basis of the Bible, Luther stressed the clarity imbedded in Scripture. Third, Luther stressed that his denial of the free will pertained to the issue of salvation, while in other areas of life not relevant for this fundamental existential matter, free will could be acknowledged. Finally, he introduces the distinction of the revealed and the hidden God to make clear that a Christian must focus on God as shown in Jesus Christ rather than speculating about Gods potency in general. Luthers argument on the matter of the bound and free will poses a challenge and an invitation for constructive contemporary theology. This volume is excerpted from The Annotated Luther series, Volume 2. Each volume in the series contains annotations, illustrations, and notes to help shed light on Luthers context and to interpret his writings for today.

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Fortress Press

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No Greater Jewel

Thinking about Baptism with Luther

By: Kirsi I. Stjerna

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Materials for a single or multi session study of this book are available free of charge at www.augsburgfortress.org. Book jacket.

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Encounters with Luther

Encounters with Luther

The Large Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther, 1529

The Large Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther, 1529

No Greater Jewel

No Greater Jewel

Lutheran Theology

Lutheran Theology

The Bondage of the Will, 1525 (abridged)

The Bondage of the Will, 1525 (abridged)

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No Greater Jewel

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