Challenges and Gifts of Teaching Luther in a Lutheran College1

This article examines what can be learned from teaching Luther to American college students. It reviews several ways in which college students benefit from studying Luther. The article suggests that identifying the “operating principles” in Luther's thought can help students more carefully disc...

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Auteur principal: Jodock, Darrell 1941- (Auteur)
Type de support: Électronique Article
Langue:Anglais
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Publié: Wiley-Blackwell [2017]
Dans: Dialog
Année: 2017, Volume: 56, Numéro: 2, Pages: 187-196
Classifications IxTheo:FB Formation théologique
KAG Réforme; humanisme; Renaissance
KDD Église protestante
Sujets non-standardisés:B Luther and the Jews
B Luther and ongoing creation
B Martin Luther
B Luther on law and gospel
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Résumé:This article examines what can be learned from teaching Luther to American college students. It reviews several ways in which college students benefit from studying Luther. The article suggests that identifying the “operating principles” in Luther's thought can help students more carefully discern the contemporary significance of his thought. After discussing some challenges encountered when teaching Luther to college students, the article ends with reflections on the theological significance of the college context. While Luther's discovery of a gracious God remains central, the college setting promotes a retrieval of several broader themes in Luther's thinking that have often been neglected by Lutherans: ongoing creation, wisdom, the Bible as “torah,” the suffering of God, and societal reform.
ISSN:1540-6385
Contient:Enthalten in: Dialog
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/dial.12322