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.

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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

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By Roger Whittall

Riassunto

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.

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• Autori: Roger Whittall
• Editore: Rowman and Littlefield
• Lingue: Inglese
• Formato: Copertina rigida
• Pubblicazione: 01.12.2023
• EAN: 9781978715424
• ISBN: 978-1-978715-42-4
• Pagine: 268
• Categorie: Saggistica > Filosofia, religione > Religione: tematiche generali, opere di consultazione; Scienze umane, arte, musica > Religione / teologia > Cristianesimo; RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / Lutheran, Theology, Christian theology, History of Religion, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Lutheran Churches