Redeeming the Gospel: The Christian Faith Reconsidered (Studies in Lutheran History and Theology)
"Deftly and artfully Brondos steers the main streams of the Lutheran understanding of the gospel and places them in a discerning yet constructive dialogue with other strands of the Christian tradition, from the Scriptures through contemporary theology. The book offers challenges and suggests proposals that any responsible teaching and preaching cannot but heed." --Vitor Westhelle, Professor of Systematic Theology, Lutheran School of Theology at Chicago"Brondos' attempt to articulate an authentically Lutheran theology for the twenty-first century is provocative for readers across the theological spectrum. Some will be unsettled by Brondos' frank conclusion that several traditional Lutheran doctrines are unscriptural and therefore no longer tenable. Others will be surprised that he makes constructive use of central Lutheran themes and insights at all. Whether Brondos has gone too far or not far enough in reinterpreting Lutheran theology for Christians today, his latest book is one that people will be talking about!" --Kathryn A. Kleinhans, Professor of Religion, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa"Brondos' attempt to articulate an authentically Lutheran theology for the twenty-first century is provocative for readers across the theological spectrum. Some will be unsettled by Brondos' frank conclusion that several traditional Lutheran doctrines are unscriptural and therefore no longer tenable. Others will be surprised that he makes constructive use of central Lutheran themes and insights at all. Whether Brondos has gone too far or not far enough in reinterpreting Lutheran theology for Christians today, his latest book is one that people will be talking about!" --Kathryn A. Kleinhans, Professor of Religion, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa"Brondos' attempt to articulate an authentically Lutheran theology for the twenty-first century is provocative for readers across the theological spectrum. Some will be unsettled by Brondos' frank conclusion that several traditional Lutheran doctrines are unscriptural and therefore no longer tenable. Others will be surprised that he makes constructive use of central Lutheran themes and insights at all. Whether Brondos has gone too far or not far enough in reinterpreting Lutheran theology for Christians today, his latest book is one that people will be talking about!" --Kathryn A. Kleinhans, Professor of Religion, Wartburg College, Waverly, Iowa