Engaging Luther
Subtitle: a (new) theological assessment
By: edited by Olli-Pekka Vainio
Publisher: Cascade Books
Published: 2010
Place of publication: Eugene, OR
Language: eng
Number of pages: 256
ISBN-13: 9781606088180
Description: The Reformer Martin Luther is the source of endless fascination and dispute. Not only his antagonists but also his supporters have created a host of representations of his thought. On the one hand, Catholic and other similar voices have accused Luther of being the major agent in the birth of modern secularism. On the other hand, Lutherans themselves are divided on the meaning of Reformation. In view of all these interpretations and dismissals of Luther and the Lutheran Reformation, it requires a certain boldness to claim that Luther's theology is intellectually fascinating and contains exceptional resources. This is precisely what the present volume claims. The studies collected in this volume aim at showing in which sense Luther remains a fully Catholic and genuinely Augustinian theologian who is not so much a forerunner of problematic modernity as a representative of classical Christianity. At the same time, Luther's theology contains ideas that can be made fruitful in dialogue with currents like communitarianism or Radical Orthodoxy. The volume consists of articles written by scholars affiliated with the project known as "the New Finnish Interpretation of Luther." The topics include Luther's theological anthropology, Trinity, christology, sacraments, faith, theology of the cross, the Virgin Mary, sexuality, music, and the spiritual reading of the Holy Scriptures.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (p 233-247) and indexes.
Table of contents: title: Finnish Luther studies : a story and a program / Risto Saarinen; title: The human being / Antti Raunio; title: Christ / Sammeli Juntunen; title: Trinity / Pekka Kärkkäinen; title: Baptism / Eeva Martikainen; title: Eucharist / Jari Jolkkonen; title: Faith / Olli-Pekka Vainio; title: Theology of the cross / Kari Kopperi; title: The Virgin Mary / Anja Ghiselli; title: Sex / Sammeli Juntunen; title: Music / Miikka E. Anttila; title: Luther as a reader of the Holy Scripture / Tuomo Mannermaa