The Lutheran confessions: history and theology of The book of Concord
Introduction: The Book of Concord, a confessing of the faith -- Part 1. The ecumenical creeds. A history of the ancient creedal texts : Apostles, Nicene, and Athanasian -- The theological contributions of the ancient creeds -- Part 2. The Wittenberg confessions, Luther's and Melanchthon's...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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Minneapolis, Minn.
Fortress
2012
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| In: | Year: 2012 |
| Reviews: | [Rezension von: Arand, Charles P., The Lutheran Confessions: History and Theology of the Book of Concord] (2013) (Maschke, Timothy)
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| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Konkordienbuch
/ History
B Konkordienbuch / Lutheran theology B Konkordienbuch |
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Lutheran Church Creeds History and criticism
B Konkordienbuch B Lutheran Church Creeds History and criticism B Book of concord |
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| Summary: | Introduction: The Book of Concord, a confessing of the faith -- Part 1. The ecumenical creeds. A history of the ancient creedal texts : Apostles, Nicene, and Athanasian -- The theological contributions of the ancient creeds -- Part 2. The Wittenberg confessions, Luther's and Melanchthon's confessions of the faith. Luther's Small and Large catechisms -- The Augsburg confession -- The Apology of the Augsburg confession -- The Smalcald articles and the Treatise on the power and primacy of the Pope -- Part 3. The Formula of Concord. Theological tensions among Luther's followers before his death -- The "culture of controversy" : the Smalcald War, the "Interims," and the adiaphoristic controversy -- The majoristic and "antinomian" controversies -- The synergistic controversies, the controversy over original sin, and the doctrine of election in the late Reformation -- The Osiandrian controversy over the righteousness that avails before God -- The controversies over the Lord's Supper and christology -- Efforts at attaining concord, 1552-1569 -- Jakob Andreae's drive for Lutheran unity and the composition of the Formula of Concord and the Book of Concord -- Reactions to the Formula of Concord in the 1580s |
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| Item Description: | Hier auch später erschienene, unveränderte Nachdrucke Includes bibliographical references (p. 283-332) and indexes |
| ISBN: | 0800627415 |