Law and Gospel, Distinction and Dialectic: C. F. W. Walther, Søren Kierkegaard, and the Rich Young Ruler

Nineteenth-century Lutheran giants C.F.W. Walther and Søren Kierkegaard both stressed over the application of Martin Luther's doctrine of Law and Gospel. Both viewed Law and Gospel as concepts to be distinguished and as concepts that dialectically belong together. To his Pelagian audience tempt...

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Main Author: Coe, David Lawrence (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2022
In: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
Year: 2022, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 403-418
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
KAH Church history 1648-1913; modern history
KDD Protestant Church
NAB Fundamental theology
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Summary:Nineteenth-century Lutheran giants C.F.W. Walther and Søren Kierkegaard both stressed over the application of Martin Luther's doctrine of Law and Gospel. Both viewed Law and Gospel as concepts to be distinguished and as concepts that dialectically belong together. To his Pelagian audience tempted to abuse the Law and abolish the Gospel, Walther stressed the distinction of Law and Gospel. To his Antinomian audience tempted to abuse the Gospel and abolish the Law, Kierkegaard stressed the dialectic of Law and Gospel. Walther and Kierkegaard's contrasting Law and Gospel emphases are clearly seen in their contrasting accounts of the Rich Young Ruler in the Synoptic Gospels.
ISSN:1612-9792
Contains:Enthalten in: Kierkegaard studies / Yearbook
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/kierke-2022-0019