Hanging by a promise: the hidden God in the theology of Oswald Bayer
Introduction -- The hidden God in the theology of Martin Luther -- The reception of Luther's doctrine of the hidden God in the modern German Protestant theological tradition -- Bayer's approach to theology -- Bayer's theology of justification by the promise -- The hidden God in Bayer&...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Eugene, Oregon
Pickwick Publications
2015
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| In: | Year: 2015 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bayer, Oswald 1939-
/ Deus absconditus
/ Theology
B Bayer, Oswald 1939- / Theology / Deus absconditus |
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Hidden God
History of doctrines 16th century
B God (Christianity) History of doctrines 16th century B God (Christianity) History of doctrines 20th century B Hidden God History of doctrines 20th century B Luther, Martin 1483-1546 B Hidden God History of doctrines 16th century B God (Christianity) History of doctrines 20th century B Bayer, Oswald B Luther, Martin (1483-1546) B Hidden God History of doctrines 20th century B God (Christianity) History of doctrines 16th century B Thesis |
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| Summary: | Introduction -- The hidden God in the theology of Martin Luther -- The reception of Luther's doctrine of the hidden God in the modern German Protestant theological tradition -- Bayer's approach to theology -- Bayer's theology of justification by the promise -- The hidden God in Bayer's approach to theology -- The hidden God and Bayer's doctrine of justification -- Bayer's interpretation of Luther on the hidden God -- Review, assessment, and possibilities Oswald Bayer is one of the most important contemporary interpreters of Martin Luther and confessional Lutheran theologians. As a Luther scholar, Bayer has identified the precise reformational turning point in Luther's life and theology, which is also the central point for a truly Lutheran theology: the promise of a forgiving and justifying God preached in Jesus Christ. As a Lutheran theologian, Bayer stresses that this promise of God is the ultimate subject matter of all theology, and that all other theological topics have the justifying promise of God as their basis and boundary. Hanging by a Promise investigates how Bayer addresses Luther's topic of the hidden God--a God of wrath who accomplishes everything--from the standpoint of the justifying promise of God. Luther's doctrine of the hidden God has been taken up, discussed, and interpreted by many in the modern Protestant theological tradition. Yet, Bayer addresses it in a way in which others before him have not. Going beyond interpretation and evaluation, Bayer actually makes use of Luther's hidden God in his own theology. For Bayer, the hidden God is the counterpoint to God's gracious promise given in the preached Christ, a counterpoint that brings serious tension into the very heart of theology |
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| Item Description: | Revision of author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Luther Seminary, 2012. - Includes bibliographical references (pages 331-346) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 1625641958 |