Baptism in the Theology of Martin Luther

Erscheinungsjahr 1994
ISBN: 978-90-04-10016-9
Verlag: Brill

Buch, Englisch, Band 56, 234 Seiten, Format (B × H): 163 mm x 246 mm, Gewicht: 576 g

Reihe: Studies in the History of Christian Traditions

Baptism in the Theology of Martin Luther satisfies the need for a comprehensive survey, in English, of Martin Luther on baptism.
The mature Luther was unstinting in praise of baptism. How does his vigorously expressed sacramental understanding sit with his earlier reformation insights? What is its impact upon justification, faith, conversion, the Church? The tensions and paradoxes are examined. Analysis of formal doctrine is complemented by a picture of baptism 'in action', culled mainly from the Lectures on Genesis.
Central is baptism's 'present tense' — its abiding force in the Christian's life, ever available for an encounter with God. His insistence that Christian progress is not onwards from baptism, but a repeated return to it emerges from the heart of Luther's thought. It is one of his most distinctive and important bequests to the Church.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Trigg, Jonathan D

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Systematische Theologie Christliche Philosophie
• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Praktische Theologie Liturgik, Christliche Anbetung, Sakramente, Rituale, Feiertage

Über Autor(innen)

Jonathan D. Trigg, Ph.D. (1992) in Theology, University of Durham, is an Anglican clergyman serving in the Diocese of London. He is Vicar of St. Thomas, Oakwood and Area Dean of Enfield.