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Luther's Theology of the Cross
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Luther was fundamentally a preacher-pastor, "a care-taker of souls," whose ingenuity lies in his usage of the biblical message as a source of pastoral encouragement. This book seeks to capture the often-overlooked pastoral side of the Reformer through an examination of his sermons on John's gospel.
The sermons on John show the intrinsic, close, and causal link between doctrine and consolation. They are an exercise of his vocation as a pastor, or more precisely, as a theologian of the cross who seeks to inculcate the good news of justification by faith in his people, leading them to experience it within the dialectic of law and gospel. St. John, said Luther, "is the master in the article of justification." Luther's theological method, namely, his theology of the cross, permeates and governs the exposition of the text, and all major themes of his theology-- Christology, Trinity, and soteriology--appear in his exegesis of John.
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With historical acumen, Alister McGrath tackles one figure and topic that is filled to the brim with scholarship. He wisely limits himself to Martin Luther’s theological breakthrough: the emergence of the theologia crucis— the theology of the cross.
It’s a helpful overview, but it was at times repetitive. Large portions of the later chapters repeats in detail the arguments of previous chapters, which made reading a bit boring.”
About Dennis Ngien
Dennis Ngien is research professor of theology at Tyndale University. Formerly the Alister E. McGrath Chair of Christian Thought and Spirituality, he is the author of several books including Fruit for the Soul (2015) and Luther’s Theology of the Cross (Cascade, 2018).
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Alister E. McGrath
Alister McGrath teaches theology at Oxford University and at Regent College, Vancouver, B.C. His many books include 'Justitia Dei: A History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification', 'Luther's Theology of the Cross' and 'Bridge Building: Effective Christian Apologetics'. He is also the editor of 'The Blackwell Encyclopedia of Modern Christian Thought'.
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Carl R. Trueman
Carl Trueman is author of Luther's Legacy: Salvation and English Reformers 1525-1556 (Clarendon, 1994) and The Claims of Truth: John Owen's Trinitarian Theology (Paternoster, 1998). He is Professor of Historical Theology and Church History at Westminster Theological Seminary, Philadelphia.
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