Description
Luther's Theology of the Cross represents a fully revised and updated edition of the classic 1985 text that expands on the author's ongoing research and reflects 25 years of Luther scholarship.
- Rewritten and expanded edition of a highly-acclaimed classic text
- Incorporates primary and secondary sources that have become available since the publication of the first edition
- Draws on advances in our understanding of the late medieval intellectual, cultural, and religious background of Luther's early development, and the nature of Luther's doctrine of justification (including the so-called 'Finnish' school), many of which have not yet been incorporated into Luther scholarship
- Luther's 'theological breakthrough' continues to be of central importance to Reformation Studies and the development of Protestantism
- Written by one of the world's leading Protestant theologians, who is an authority on the development of the doctrine of justification. His classic work Iustitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification is now in its third edition (2005)
Table of Contents
Introduction.
Part I: The Background: Luther as a Late Medieval Theologian, 1509-14:.
1. The Dawn of the Reformation at Wittenberg.
2. Headwaters of the Reformation at Wittenberg.
3. Luther as a Late Medieval Theologian.
Part II: The Breakthrough: Luther in Transition, 1514-19:.
4. Mira et nova diffinitio inustitiae: Luther's Discovery of the Righteousness of God.
5. Crux sola est nostra theologia: The Emergence of the Theology of the Cross, 1514-19.
6. The Origins and Significance of the Theology of the Cross.
Select Bibliography.
Glossary of Theological Terms.
Index.
