Luther and Liberation

by Altmann, Walter

• ISBN13: 9781579105488
• ISBN10: 1579105483
• Format: Textbook Paperback
• Copyright: 2001-06-01
• Publisher: Wipf & Stock Publishers

Summary

Walter Altmann's direct engagement of Martin Luther's historical situation with our own offers a much needed reassessment of Luther's significance today. Altmann 's work provides fresh readings of Luther's central theological commitments and his forays into economics, politics, education, violence and war. It poses important challenges to all those who would hail - or decry - Luther and his legacy.

Table of Contents

Preface
Luther at the Juncture of the Old and the New	p. 1
The Church and Spirituality	p. 2
Faith and the World	p. 5
Society, Politics, and Economy	p. 8
The Cross	p. 13
The Christological Problem in Europe and Latin America	p. 13
Luther's Christology	p. 15
The Christological Article	p. 17
Luther's Christology for Today	p. 22
Conversion, Liberation, and Justification	p. 27
Conversion	p. 28
Justification	p. 30
Justification as Liberation	p. 37
Conversion, Liberation, and Justification	p. 39
Scripture	p. 43
The Bible and the Latin American Churches	p. 43
Luther and Scripture	p. 45
Interpreting Scripture	p. 48
The Church	p. 57
The Church in Latin America	p. 57
The Church in Luther	p. 60
Luther's Ecclesiology and the Church in Latin America	p. 66
Interpreting the "Two Kingdoms"	p. 69
Church and State under the Rule of God	p. 70
The Church and Politics of Latin America	p. 80
Luther and the Issues	p. 85
The Political Calling and the Church	p. 85
Education	p. 93
The Economy and the Community	p. 101
War	p. 113
Resistance and Violence	p. 120
Luther's Legacy	p. 133
Images of Luther	p. 133
A General Characterization of Luther's Work	p. 136
What Does It Mean to Be "Evangelical"?	p. 140
Index of Persons	p. 147
Index of Luther's Works	p. 148
Table of Contents provided by Blackwell. All Rights Reserved.