On Faith, Merit, and Eternal Life

Can eternal life be merited? The traditional Lutheran answer to this question has been negative. However, the question is not as simple as it first seems. For example, recently, Mats Wahlberg has argued that Lutherans should admit that eternal life can be merited, especially if they support the “Fin...

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Главный автор: Vainio, Olli-Pekka 1976- (Автор)
Формат: Электронный ресурс Статья
Язык:Английский
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Опубликовано: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
В: Dialog
Год: 2017, Том: 56, Выпуск: 1, Страницы: 84-90
Индексация IxTheo:KBE Скандинавия
KDD Евангелическая церковь
NBE Антропология
NBK Сотериология
Другие ключевые слова:B Salvation
B Ecumenism
B Merit
B Finnish Luther School
B Joint Declaration
B Luther
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Итог:Can eternal life be merited? The traditional Lutheran answer to this question has been negative. However, the question is not as simple as it first seems. For example, recently, Mats Wahlberg has argued that Lutherans should admit that eternal life can be merited, especially if they support the “Finnish Luther interpretation.” Although I find much to commend in Wahlberg's reading, there are at least two problems in his proposal. First, the language of merit is tied to a particular philosophical framework that is not shared ecumenically; and second, all Lutherans do not share all the details of the Finnish reading of Luther. However, both Wahlberg's proposal and the Finnish interpretation of Luther have genuine ecumenical potential if they are developed so that they can address the concerns related to the philosophy of action and Christian life.
ISSN:1540-6385
Второстепенные работы:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12299