We Are All Priests - The Ecclesiological Boundaries Horizons of Martin Luthers Common

In this book, Roger Whittall argues that Luther's teaching on the common priesthood (the "priesthood of believers") was a persistent element of Luther's ecclesiology and closely related to his understanding of the church as the communion of saints.

List of contents

Introduction
Chapter 1: Church and Priesthood in Luther's First Lectures
Chapter 2: Luther's Early Ecclesiology, Its Substance and Form
Chapter 3: Luther's Early Teaching on The Common Priesthood, to 1525
Chapter 4: The Biblical Data for The Common Priesthood
Chapter 5: Luther's Ecclesiology and the Challenge of Reform, from 1524
Chapter 6: The Response to Rome: Next Instalment
Chapter 7: The Common Priesthood in Luther's Old Testament Writings, 1524-46
Chapter 8: The Common Priesthood in Luther's New Testament Preaching, 1522-46
Conclusions: Martin Luther's Common Priesthood: Its Boundaries and Horizons

About the author

By Roger Whittall

Summary

In this book, Roger Whittall argues that Luther’s teaching on the common priesthood (the “priesthood of believers”) was a persistent element of Luther’s ecclesiology and closely related to his understanding of the church as the communion of saints.

Product details

• Authors: Roger Whittall
• Publisher: Rowman and Littlefield
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781978715424
• ISBN: 978-1-978715-42-4
• No. of pages: 268
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Lutheran, Theology, Christian theology, History of Religion, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Lutheran Churches