Bound Choice, Election, and Wittenberg Theological Method - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Bound Choice, Election, and Wittenberg Theological Method write by Robert Kolb. This book was released on 2017-01-01. Bound Choice, Election, and Wittenberg Theological Method available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Galvanized by Erasmus' teaching on free will, Martin Luther wrote "De servo arbitrio", or "The Bondage of the Will", insisting that the sinful human will could not turn itself to God. In this first study to investigate the sixteenth-century reception of "De servo", Robert Kolb unpacks Luther's theology and recounts his followers' ensuing disputes until their resolution in the Lutheran churches' 1577 "Formula of Concord".
A Theology of Religious Change
A Theology of Religious Change - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook A Theology of Religious Change write by David Zehnder. This book was released on 2011-06-08. A Theology of Religious Change available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. A Theology of Religious Change asks a simple question with a complicated answer: Why do people change religious faiths? The study invites its readers on a trek through sociological and psychological literature that suggests many causes of religious change. Moving beyond a mere catalogue of motives for conversion, the author explores how a theological account of conversion and the doctrine of election can be broadened, strengthened, and reformulated in light of the complexity of faith's human side. This book seeks to guide pastors, church workers, and theologians in their task of communicating the message of good news effectively by drawing attention to the diverse factors influencing religious change.
Between Wittenberg and Geneva
Between Wittenberg and Geneva - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Between Wittenberg and Geneva write by Robert Kolb. This book was released on 2017-10-17. Between Wittenberg and Geneva available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. At the 500th anniversary of the Wittenberg Reformation, two highly regarded scholars compare and contrast the history and theological positions of the Reformed and Lutheran traditions. The authors tackle nine theological topics significant for the life of the church that remain a source of division between the two traditions. The book helps readers evaluate the strengths and weaknesses of the Reformed and Lutheran approaches to presenting the biblical message and invites honest, irenic, and open dialogue within the Protestant family.
Simul
Simul - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Simul write by Robert Kolb. This book was released on 2021-06-07. Simul available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. This volume introduces an important concept which hitherto has not gotten the recognition it deserves. The concept simul, the idea of a both-and in theology, is primarily associated with the Lutheran understanding of justification. The formula simul iustus et peccator is a shorthand for the nucleus and heart of the Reformation. But the concept, which implies a tension or even a paradox, appears to play a significant role in other areas of theological reflection. This volume highlights a number of areas in which this idea historically has played an important role, as well as its potential in the contemporary conversation. The aim of the work is to provide an informed and readable introduction to the simul concept in various areas of systematical theology and Biblical exegesis.
Predestination: A Guide for the Perplexed
Predestination: A Guide for the Perplexed - read free eBook in online reader or directly download on the web page. Select files or add your book in reader. Download and read online ebook Predestination: A Guide for the Perplexed write by Jesse Couenhoven. This book was released on 2018-08-23. Predestination: A Guide for the Perplexed available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. The concept of predestination has been an essential topic in theology and philosophy since at least the time of St. Augustine, and is notoriously among the most contentious of religious doctrines. Many people of faith have found the belief that God destines them for eternal joy a source of great comfort, but many others have found it deeply troubling. Above all, those who reject predestination have been motivated by concerns about the doctrine's implications for human free will and divine responsibility for evil. Couenhoven addresses these issues by taking up two important questions: “What does predestination actually imply?”, and “How have great theologians defended their doctrines of predestination?” He answers these queries by analyzing why Augustine, Anselm, Aquinas, Luther, Calvin, and Barth found the doctrine attractive, and explaining the different ways in which they combined belief in predestination, freedom, and God's goodness. The book concludes with a constructive chapter in which Couenhoven defends predestination as a doctrine of hope.
