
Christ Present in Faith
Luther's View of Justification
Augsburg Fortress (Publisher)
Published on 10. January 2005
Book
Paperback/Softback
158 pages
978-0-8006-3711-8 (ISBN)
Description
Mannermaa's revisionist work on justification in Luther's theology--a notable contribution from one of the most influential Finnish scholars of Luther studies-- is now available in English. His book opens up new interpretive questions for historical theology with striking implications for ecumenism, ethics, and spirituality. He writes, "the idea of the divine life in Christ which is present in faith lies at the very center of the theology of the Reformer." He argues that later Lutheran interpretation of this teaching has portrayed justification as more mechanical and forensic than Luther did, underestimated the extent to which God's righteousness is also ours, and obscured the radical personal transformation that Luther attributed to justification.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 220 mm
Width: 140 mm
Thickness: 10 mm
Weight
231 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8006-3711-8 (9780800637118)
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Persons
Tuomo Mannermaawas Emeritus Emeritus Professor of Ecumenical Theology at the University of Helsinki.