Christian Character Formation - Lutheran Studies of the Law, Anthropology, Worship, and Virtue

This work investigates worship and formation in view of Christian anthropology, particularly union with Christ.

List of contents

• List of Abbreviations


• 1: Christian Righteousness: Justification by Faith and Ethical Formation


• 2: The Problem of the Divine Law in Christian Ethics


• 3: Twofold Righteousness in Early Lutheranism


• 4: Character Formation: A Proposal for the "Problem" of the Law


• 5: Union with Christ and its bearing on New Character


• 6: Personhood and Righteousness in Communion with Christ


• 7: Formation in Christian Worship


• 8: Christian Virtue and "Meta-virtues" Lutheran Virtue Ethics


• 9: Virtue, Community, and Instruction for Ethical Formation


• Bibliography

About the author

Gifford A. Grobien is Associate Professor of Systematic Theology at Concordia Theological Seminary.

Summary

This work investigates worship and formation in view of Christian anthropology, particularly union with Christ.

Additional text

This is a careful...study that aims to create a theological case for the third use of the law to help the church in its calling of character formation as the sanctifying work of the Holy Spirit.

Product details

• Authors: Gifford A. Grobien, Gifford A. (Associate Professor of System Grobien, Grobien Gifford A.
• Publisher: Oxford University Press
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 20.05.2019
• EAN: 9780198746195
• ISBN: 978-0-19-874619-5
• No. of pages: 260
• Series: Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics; Oxford Studies in Theological Ethics; Oxford Studies in Theological
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Philosophy: general, reference works; PHILOSOPHY / Ethics & Moral Philosophy, Anthropology, RELIGION / Philosophy, RELIGION / Christian Theology / Ethics, Theology, Christianity, Ethics and moral philosophy, Religious ethics, Christian worship, rites & ceremonies