Justice, justification, and self-justification
In anticipation of 2017 commemorations of Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, the time is ripe for a reconsideration of Reformation themes such as justification by faith. Because we are justified by God’s grace as a free gift received in faith, the 16th-century Reformers argued, no human works or me...
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| Sprache: | Englisch |
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Princeton Theology Seminary
[2016]
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Theology today
Jahr: 2016, Band: 72, Heft: 4, Seiten: 359-378 |
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| Zusammenfassung: | In anticipation of 2017 commemorations of Martin Luther’s Ninety-Five Theses, the time is ripe for a reconsideration of Reformation themes such as justification by faith. Because we are justified by God’s grace as a free gift received in faith, the 16th-century Reformers argued, no human works or merits are required for salvation. Yet, our human proclivity is to self-justify, to obtain justice on our own apart from divine grace. This article advocates Christian realism while exploring the dynamics of self-justification and its accompanying violence in everyday gossip and political rhetoric. |
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| ISSN: | 0040-5736 |
| Enthält: | Enthalten in: Theology today
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040573615619003 |