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List of contents
- Introduction: Luther s Thought and its role in the Twenty-First-Century Global Societies
- I. Luther s Life
- 1: Charlotte Methuen: Luther s Life
- II. The medieval background and origins of Luther s thought
- 2: Theodor Dieter: Luther as Late Medieval Theologian: His Positive and Negative use of Nominalism and Realism
- 3: Volker Leppin: Luther s roots in Monastic-Mystical piety
- 4: Martin Wernisch: Luther and Medieval Reform Movements, Particularly the Hussites
- 5: Erik Herrmann: Luther s Absorption of Medieval Biblical Interpretation and His Use of the Church Fathers
- 6: Robert Rosin: Humanism, Luther and the Wittenberg Reformation
- 7: Gerhard Müller: Luther s Transformation of Medieval Thought: Discontinuity and Continuity
- 8: Volker Leppin: Luther s Transformation of Medieval Thought: Continuity and Discontinuity
- III. The hermeneutical principles that guided Luther s teaching and preaching
- 9: Mark Thompson: Luther on God and History
- 10: Johannes von Lüpke: Luther s Use of Language
- 11: Vitor Westhelle: Luther s Theologia crucis
- 12: Robert Kolb: Luther s Hermeneutics of Distinctions: Law and Gospel, Two Kinds of Righteousness, Two Realms, Freedom and Bondage
- IV. Luther s treatment of the traditional topics of western Christian theology
- 13: Steven Paulson: Luther Doctrine of God
- 14: Johannes Schwanke: Luther Theology of Creation
- 15: Notger Slenczka: Luther s Anthropology
- 16: L ubomír Batka: Luther s Teaching on Sin and Evil
- 17: Risto Saaarinen: Justification by Faith: The View of the Mannermaa School
- 18: Mark Mattes: Luther on Justification as Forensic and Effective
- 19: Mattheiu Arnold: Luther on Christ s Person and Work
- 20: Jeffrey Silcock: Luther on the Holy Spirit and His Use of God s Word
- 21: Jonathan Trigg: Luther on Baptism and Penance
- 22: Gordon A. Jensen: Luther and the Lord s Supper
- 23: David P. Daniel: Luther on the Church
- 24: Jane E. Strohl: Luther s Eschatology
- V. Luther s view of sanctified living
- 25: Jane E. Strohl: The Framework for Christian Living: Luther on the Christian s Callings
- 26: Jane E. Strohl: Luther on Marriage, Sexuality and the Family
- 27: Ricardo Rieth: Luther s Treatment of Economic Life
- 28: Eike Wolgast: Luther s Treatment of Political and Societal Life
- 29: Carter Lindberg: Piety, Prayer, and Worship in Luther s View of Daily Life
- 30: Gregory Miller: Luther s Views of Jews and Turks
- 31: Paul Rajashekar: Luther as a Resource for Christian Dialogue with Other World Religions
- VI. The genre in which Luther shaped his theology
- 32: Mary Jane Haemig: The Influence of the Genre of Exegetical Instruction, Preaching, and Catechesis on Luther
- 33: Ronald K. Rittgers: How Luther s Engagement in Pastoral Care Shaped Luther s Theology
- 34: Anna Vind: Luther s Thought Assumed Form in Polemics
- 35: Christoph Burger: Translation of Scripture and Hymns Shaped Luther s Theology
- VI. The Impact and Reception of Luther's Thought in History and in the twenty-first Century
- 36: Timothy J. Wengert: The Wittenberg circle
- 37: Heribert Smolinsky: Luther s Roman Catholic Critics
- 38: Amy Nelson Burnett: Luther and the Schwärmer
- 39: Irene Dingel: Luther s Authority in the Late Reformation and Protestant Orthodoxy
- 40: Paul R. Hinlicky: The Use of Luther s Thought in Pietism and the Enlightenment
- 41: Heinrich Assel: The Use of Luther s Thought in the Nineteenth Century and the Luther Renaissance
- 42: Thomas A. Brady, Jr.: Marxist Evaluations of Luther s Thought
- 43: Theo M. M. A. C. Bell: Roman Catholic Luther Research in the Twentieth Century: From Rejection to Rehabilitation
- 44: Kenneth G. Appold: Luther s Abiding Significance for World Protestantism
- 45: Pilgrim W. K. Lo: Luther and Asia
- 46: Luther in Africa
- 47: Nestor Luiz João Beck: Luther Studies in Latin America
- Conclusion: Venturing into the Study of Luther
- Appendices: Sources and Resources, and Glossary
Summary
A comprehensive look at the background and context, the content, and the impact of Martin Luther's Theology, written by an international team of theologians and historians.
