Ironic imagination and Luther's mystical bridal imagery
It is argued that there is clear evidence of a mystical strand in Martin Luther’s theology. In particular, Christ mysticism, expressed through bridal imagery, held a central place. The way in which ironic imagination features in Luther’s depiction of Christ as the spouse of the spiritual person is a...
| Опубликовано в: : | Studies in spirituality |
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| Формат: | Electronic/Print Статья |
| Язык: | Английский |
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Peeters
[2016]
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Studies in spirituality
Год: 2016, Том: 26, Страницы: 249-262 |
| Индексация IxTheo: | CB Христианская жизнь KAG Реформация KDD Евангелическая церковь NBF Христология |
| Другие ключевые слова: | B
Mystical marriage
B Mysticism 1500-1599 B Peer reviewed B Lynch, William F, 1908-1987 B Irony B Jesus Christ B Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 B Law And Gospel |
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| Итог: | It is argued that there is clear evidence of a mystical strand in Martin Luther’s theology. In particular, Christ mysticism, expressed through bridal imagery, held a central place. The way in which ironic imagination features in Luther’s depiction of Christ as the spouse of the spiritual person is also discussed. The aim is not simply to highlight his (undoubted) creativity as a theologian. More importantly, the discussion shows that Luther fully grasped the fact that the life of faith has an ineradicable ironic structure. He was strongly opposed to any suggestion that it is possible to live without the polar tension. Christ the bridegroom abides in the heart of the Christian; through this union he exchanges his righteousness for her/his sin. But, paradoxically, while the new being in Christ is wholly righteous, s/he remains wholly a sinner. For this reason, Luther saw very clearly that the spiritual life of the Christian is lived in tension between freedom and bondage, law and gospel, gemitus and raptus, faith and love. A parallel is drawn between Luther’s approach and that of William Lynch in his work on faith and the analogical imagination. |
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| ISSN: | 0926-6453 |
| Второстепенные работы: | Enthalten in: Studies in spirituality
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/SIS.26.0.3180810 |