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Justification and participation in Christ : the development of the Lutheran doctrine of justification from Luther to the Formula of concord (1580) /

The unity of the early Lutheran reformation, even in the central themes such as justification, is still an open question. This study examines the development of the doctrine of justification in the works of the prominent first and second generation Lutheran reformers from the viewpoints of divine pa...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Vainio, Olli-Pekka
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.
Colección:Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; v. 130.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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  • Introduction. Doctrina stantis et cadentis ecclesiae ; Justification, ecumenism, and spirituality ; Earlier studies : different approaches to the doctrinal development of Lutheranism ; The aim of this study
  • The beginning of the Lutheran Reformation : justification as participation in Christ. Martin Luther ; Johannes Bugenhagen ; Johannes Brenz ; Conclusion
  • Philip Melanchthon : justification as the renewal of the intellect and the will. Justification as reordering of affects in the Loci Communes (1521) ; The Augsburg Confession and the Apology of Augsburg Confession ; Justification as imputation in the Commentary on Romans ; Justification as imputation and donation of the spirit in the later works ; Conclusion
  • Andreas Osiander and Matthias Flacius Illyricus : the controversy over the genuine interpretation of Luther. Osiander's attack on Melanchthon's teaching on justification ; Flacius's attempt to guarantee the objectivity of justification ; Conclusion
  • Joachim Mörlin and Martin Chemnitz : towards a synthesis of extremes. Joachim Mörlin : incarnated Christ as the righteousness of the sinner ; Martin Chemnitz ; Conclusion
  • Unio cum Christo in the theologies of the other contributors to the formula of concord. Jacob Andreae and the first drafts of the formula of concord ; David Chytraeus ; Nicolaus Selnecker ; The relation between justification and renewal in theologies of other prominent 16th-century theologians ; Conclusion
  • The doctrine of justification in the formula of concord. The interconnectedness of the person and the work of Christ ; Faith as actual change ; The formula of concord and Luther
  • Concluding remarks : what is the Lutheran doctrine of justification?