Luther’s Theologian of the Cross and Theologian of Glory Distinction Reconsidered

This article argues that most of the contemporary appropriation of Martin Luther’s distinction between the theologian of the cross and the theologian of glory is mistaken, in five points: First, the distinction has a thin textual basis, found explicitly only a handful of times in Luther’s early writ...

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Main Author: Jackson, Christopher D. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publishing [2020]
In: Pro ecclesia
Year: 2020, Volume: 29, Issue: 3, Pages: 336-351
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Luther, Martin 1483-1546 / Theologia crucis
IxTheo Classification:FA Theology
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KDD Protestant Church
Further subjects:B Theology
B Martin Luther
B theology of glory
B Keywords Gerhard Forde
B Luther
B Theology of the cross
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