Papers by Martin Lohrmann
Renaissance Quarterly, 2015
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Lutheran Quarterly, 2017
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Currents in Theology and Mission, Dec 20, 2016
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Currents in Theology and Mission, Oct 3, 2016
This essay examines how Martin Luther approached biblical texts for the sake of evangelical preac... more This essay examines how Martin Luther approached biblical texts for the sake of evangelical preaching, in faith and for faith. His identification of Christ as the center of scripture’s message propelled his own preaching and informed how he taught others. This Christocentric starting point provided a creedal center for biblical interpretation, in which the creed serves as a reliable, communal summary of the Bible’s gospel message. After an examination of Luther’s creedal approach to preaching, this study looks at the preaching aids for Sunday lectionary texts in Advent that Luther first published in 1521 and 1522. Many of the Bible readings Luther covered in the lectionary of his time continue to be used in Sunday worship today. This essay therefore examines Luther’s comments on Advent texts included in Year A of the Revised Common Lectionary: Rom 13:11–14, Rom 15:4–13, and Matt 11:2–11. Rather than identify static conclusions from Luther’s explanations, this study hopes to highlight lively concepts that can inform faith, preaching, and practice today.
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Lutheran Quarterly, 2017
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The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, Sep 2, 2015
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Dialog, 2019
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Lutheran Quarterly, 2019
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Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Religion, 2017
Martin Luther’s reforms involved complicated questions of authority. On one hand, Luther defied t... more Martin Luther’s reforms involved complicated questions of authority. On one hand, Luther defied the greatest authority figures of his day: the papacy and the Holy Roman Empire; on the other hand, he can be accused of setting himself up as a new authority or of defending the status quo at the expense of more sweeping reform. The theological and practical rationale behind Luther’s views of authority will be investigated. Luther’s critique of power and view of social systems grew out of his theological conviction that God alone rules creation and liberates people from sin and death. Because the Bible is the primary place of Christian knowledge for who God is and what God does, Luther’s view of scriptural authority also requires examination of the principles Luther developed to help Christians understand and live out their faith in biblically grounded ways. On this point, Luther had to address critiques from Rome that he interpreted the Bible subjectively and individualistically, even a...
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Lutheran Quarterly, 2017
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Lutheran Quarterly, 2018
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Lutheran Quarterly, 2019
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Unio Cum Christo, 2017
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Lutheran Quarterly, 2019
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Renaissance Quarterly, 2019
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Lutheran Quarterly, 2018
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Lutheran Quarterly, 2016
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The Journal of Theological Studies, 2016
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The Journal of Ecclesiastical History, 2015
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Papers by Martin Lohrmann