Luther's Augustinian Theology of the Cross: The Augustinianism of Martin Luther's Heidelberg Disputa

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Luther's Augustinian Theology of the Cross: The Augustinianism of Martin Luther's Heidelberg Disputation and the Origins of Modern Philosophy of Religion

Marco Barone 

 Resource Publications

978-1556355998

https://www.amazon.com/Luthers-Augustinian-Theology-Cross-Augustinianism/dp/1556355998/ref%3Dsr_1_13

Amazon blurb:

"These theological paradoxes ... have been deduced well or poorly from St. Paul, the especially chosen vessel and instrument of Christ, and also from St. Augustine, his most trustworthy interpreter." These are some of Martin Luther's words that introduce his Heidelberg Disputation (1518), a collection of doctrinal theses that serves as a manifesto of Luther's theology. The German Reformer claimed that his theses were a faithful exposition not only of Pauline theology, but also of Augustine's doctrine of salvation. Luther's Augustinian Theology of the Cross is an unprecedented commentary of Luther's Heidelberg Disputation. Through a wide range of Augustinian texts, the author shows the accuracy of Luther's claim. Moreover, the work offers some original considerations that are of interest to both theology and philosophy. In the year of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this volume is a lively and stimulating addition to the debate about the relationship between Augustine's soteriology and the theology of the Reformation.

Orthodox Bishop Alfeyev: "To be a theologian means to have experience of a personal encounter with God through prayer and worship."; Orthodox proverb: "We know where the Church is, we do not know where it is not."

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  • Glenn Crouch
    Glenn Crouch Member Posts: 29 ✭✭

    Thank you, MJ for the books you suggest - once again you've picked one that I was unaware of and sounds like a good read :)

    Pastor Glenn Crouch
    St John's Lutheran Church
    Esperance, Western Australia