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O texto apresentado nesta edição do Catálogo das Testemunhas é o mesmo presente na Concordia Triglotta de Bente, edição de 1921. Mas foi consultado também o The Book of Concord-Readers Edition de 2006, editado pela CPH. O texto dos "Pais"... more
40 essays by Ronnie Hsia, Ulrich Leinsle, Marius Reiser, Thomas Marschler, Trent Pomplun, Jean-Louis Quantin, William O'Brien SJ, Stefania Tutino, Carl Trueman, Andreas Beck, Willem van Asselt, Eric Carlsson, Stephen Hampton, Benjamin... more
Молитовник для щоденних потреб, богослужінь, навчань. Підготовлений пастирем Української Лютеранської Церкви Тарасом Коковським, видання шосте, доповнене. 2024 рік, Тернопіль.
The wisdom and biblical teaching of the early Lutheran Church has been locked away in German and Latin for centuries. A key to this treasure chest, Lives and Writings of the Great Fathers of the Lutheran Church is a handbook that... more
This article focuses on Hermann Sasse's theology of scripture and its influence from 1949–1966 leading up to unification of the Lutheran Church in Australia. Context is provided by first exploring Sasse's personal life and upbringing and... more
Memories of the 1717 Reformation Jubilee in Hungary in the Manuscript Collection of Ernst Salomon Cyprian (1673–1745) of Gotha: Ernst Salomon Cyprian did a great service to posterity by compiling the documents of the Reformation... more
Many premodern insights into the Bible seem to be lost since exegesis is widely limited to historical issues. The article deliberates on a concept of exegesis connecting historical-critical and traditional approaches, which also serves to... more
Der Aufsatz bietet eine kritische Auseinandersetzung mit Hans-Georg Kempers Konzeption der Geschichte der Lyrik in der Frühen Neuzeit. Im Mittelpunkt steht dabei die Bedeutung der lutherischen "Orthodoxie" und der Hermetik. Vgl. dazu die... more
History, Sweden, 18th century, Pietism, Lutheran orthodoxy, natural law, protestantism, confessionalism, secularization, early modern, christianization, view of man, concept of society, religious rhetoric, theological conflict, freedom of... more
What is theology? How is it related to personal faith and pastoral practice? How does one go about studying theology? This book explores how one prominent Lutheran theologian, Johann Gerhard (1582-1637), addressed these enduring questions... more
The present paper explores the repression of Lutheran and evangelical theological writings and bibles in the Habsburg Low Countries during the 1520s, in the aftermath of the Edict of Worms. The way in which different jurisdictions dealt... more
Reviews (1) Kant-Studien 101 (2010): 119–120 [R. Pozzo]. (2) Journal of Ecclesiastical History 57 (2006): 790-791 [W. P. Ward] (3) Theological Studies 68 (2007): 471-472 [J. Betz] (4) Journal for the History of Modern Theology 15... more
This paper is an essay overviewing the doctrine of the Real Presence as found in Article X of the Augsburg Confession (1530). Written originally to be presented as a lecture in class at ALC 2017, it has been modified to be slightly more... more
Review of The Oxford Handbook of Early Modern Theology, 1600-1800, edited by Ulrich L. Lehner, Richard A. Muller, and A. G. Roeber. New York: Oxford University Press, 2016.
Reformation & Renaissance Review 21, no. 2 (2019): 158-160.
Reformation & Renaissance Review 21, no. 2 (2019): 158-160.
This study complicates one part of the scholarly legend that Gottlob Christian Storr infused the Kantian letter with an Orthodox spirit. In §§17-18 of his DC, Storr positions Immanuel Kant’s physico-theological and moral arguments for... more
Christoph Ernst Luthardt lived in Germany during 19th century and was a Christian apologist, theologian & Bible commentator of the Lutheran faith. He was one of the conservative Lutheran faculty at the University in Leipzig. This paper is... more
The present study is concerned with aspects of the complex forming of modern European states in the works of the Lutheran jurist Dietrich Reinking. Reinking is well-known for his loyalty to the German emperor in the so-called... more
I denna uppsats studeras den pietistiska väckelsen bland krigsfångar från Karl XII:s armé i Sibirien under åren 1709-1722. Undersökningen har gjorts i form av ett historiskt studium av både tidigare publicerat och i Sverige opublicerat... more
In the seventeenth century, Lutheran ecclesiastical authorities commissioned Konfessionsbilder (images depicting the Presentation of the Augsburg Confession, 1530 and illustrations of Lutheran ecclesiastical life). These images help... more
The purpose of this paper is to present a study of "Martin Luther as Preacher." After a brief biographical sketch of the significant events in Luther's life, the paper explores Luther's approach to preaching in general. The paper... more
Taking his cue from Scripture and the Confessions, Tomczak addresses the issue of liturgical uniformity in Lutheran worship. How much is too much, too little, or just right? Is uniformity good, necessary, or beneficial? What questions... more
A Lutheran perspective on Reformed and Evangelical teachings concerning justification
Though Lutheranism's illustration of salvation shifted from a mobile discussion to a uniform model in the ordo salutis, its revelation in hymnody manifested itself differently. Its impact, as shown by this study, appeared not in the... more
This dissertation deals with the encounter between Lutheran orthodoxy and conservative pietism 1720–1730. The aim has been to compare their views on society and man.In the pietistic conflict, ortho ...
Catholic theologians after Trent saw the Protestant teaching about the remnants of original sin in the justified as one of the ‘chief ’ errors of Protestant soteriology. Martin Luther, John Calvin, Martin Chemnitz, and many Protestant... more
TO READ THE PREVIEW SCROLL DOWN TO READ THE PREVIEW SCROLL DOWN The Bridge carries the essential meaning of Objective Mind as a finite pathway between two eternities. Great bridges (an illustrative photo is provided) do this wherever... more
Der Aufsatz verfolgt die Entwicklung des physikotheologischen Gedankens, demzufolge Gott in der Natur alles sinnvollen Zwecken gemäß eingerichtet hat, so daß der Mensch, der dies erkennt, Gott deswegen zu preisen angeregt wird. Bei Johann... more
A collection of prayers from the history of the Evangelical-Lutheran Church from Luther to Loehe. The collection includes prayers by Johannes Bugenhagen, Georg C. Dieffenbach, Veit Dietrich, Matthias Flacius, Wilhelm Loehe, Martin Luther,... more
By asking a specific question which is, what human characteristics are implicit in the teachings of Jesus? This paper will aim at centering a discussion on the teachings of Jesus and what sort of anthropological implications they contain.... more
Johan Kemper of Uppsala (born Moses Aaron of Kraków; c. 1670–1716) converted to Lutheran Christianity in the aftermath of the Sabbatian messianic uproar. The threads of his boundary-crossing story can be seen as emblematic of the... more
Prayers from the Pomeranian Agenda, translated from German by Paul C. Stratman. This translation is based on Die pommersche Kirchen-Ordnung und Agenda: nebst den Legibus praepositorum, statutis synodicis und der Vistitations-Ordnung von... more
The purpose of the article is to look at the theological tendencies and attitudes of the early modern University of Tartu, based on disputations in Tartu (Pärnu) and outside Estonia. In terms of the number of disputations, the period of... more
Wissenschaftliche Leitung: Maarten J.F.M. Hoenen (Universität Basel / Albert-Ludwigs- Universität Freiburg i.Br.) Marco Lamanna (Scuola Normale Superiore - Pisa) Roberto Lo Presti (Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin) Die päpstliche Bulle... more
Paul Gerhardts Liedern ist eine durchaus bewußte Poetik unterlegt. Gerhardt nimmt teil an der lutherischen Bildungswelt des 17. Jahrhunderts und rezipiert den platonischen Gedanken von dem göttlich Schönen in einem christlichen Kontext.... more
Feasting in a Famine of the Word (abb. FFW) is a recent book published in 2016 comprising of a collection of essays written by leading Lutheran scholars in the subject of preaching. Opening with the idea that ‘Lutheran preaching is both... more
Johann Gerhard’s concept of theology lies between two ways of understanding theologia within Lutheranism. Both existed during Gerhard’s time, although one was waning while the other was waxing. The tension between these divergent views... more
The Altenburger Bibelwerk was a devotional edition of the Bible based on the notes and commentaries by Luther, his associates and students. It was different from the study Bibles we have today. Chapters or parts of chapters had a written... more