Justification and participation in Christ : the development of the Lutheran doctrine of justification from Luther to the Formula of concord (1580) / by Olli-Pekka Vainio.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Vainio, Olli-Pekka

Series:

Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; 130.

Studies in medieval and Reformation traditions ; 130

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justification (Christian theology)--History of doctrines--16th century.

Justification (Christian theology).

Justification (Christian theology)--History of doctrines.

Lutheran Church--Doctrines--History--16th century.

Lutheran Church.

Lutheran Church--Doctrines.

History.

Physical Description:

vii, 259 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2008.

Summary:

The unity of the early German Reformation, even regarding themes as central as justification, is still an open question. This study examines the development of the doctrine of justification in the works of the prominent first and second generation Lutheran reformers from the viewpoints of divine participation and effectivity of justification. Generally, Luther's idea of Christ's real presence in the believer as the central part of justification is maintained and taught by all Reformers while they simultaneously develop various theological frameworks to depict the nature of participation. However, in some cases these developed models are contradictory, which causes tension between theologians resulting in the invention of new doctrinal formulations.

Contents:

1.1 Doctrina stantis et cadentis ecclesiae 1

1.2 Justification, Ecumenism, and Spirituality 3

1.3 Earlier Studies: Different Approaches to the Doctrinal Development of Lutheranism 6

1.4 The Aim of this Study 14

Chapter 2 The Beginning of the Lutheran Reformation: Justification as Participation in Christ 19

2.1 Martin Luther 19

2.1.1 Christ as the Form of Faith 19

2.1.2 Justification as Imputation and Regeneration 36

2.1.3 Did Luther alter his Views on Justification? 42

2.2 Johannes Bugenhagen 54

2.3 Johannes Brenz 57

Chapter 3 Philip Melanchthon: Justification as the Renewal of the Intellect and the Will 63

3.1 Justification as Reordering of Affects in the Loci Communes (1521) 64

3.2 The Augsburg Confession and the Apology of Augsburg Confession 69

3.3 Justification as Imputation in the Commentary on Romans 74

3.4 Justification as Imputation and Donation of the Spirit in the Later Works 81

Chapter 4 Andreas Osiander and Matthias Flacius Illyricus: The Controversy over the Genuine Interpretation of Luther 95

4.1 Osiander's Attack on Melanchthon's Teaching on Justification 95

4.1.1 Justification as Participation in Christ's Divine Nature 95

4.1.2 Why was Osiander Condemned? 100

4.1.3 Francesco Stancarus's Response to Osiander 107

4.2 Flacius's Attempt to guarantee the Objectivity of Justification 109

4.2.1 Justification as Real Imputation 109

4.2.3 The Order of Salvation as the Guarantee of the Reality of Justification 112

Chapter 5 Joachim Morlin and Martin Chemnitz: Towards a Synthesis of Extremes 119

5.1 Joachim Morlin: Incarnated Christ as the Righteousness of the Sinner 119

5.2 Martin Chemnitz 127

5.2.1 Christ as True God and Man 127

5.2.2 Communicatio idiomatum as the Guarantee of the Reality of Salvation 135

5.2.3 Faith as Apprehension of Christ 144

5.2.4 Justification and Renewal through Participation in Christ 150

Chapter 6 Unio cum Christo in the Theologies of the Other Contributors to the Formula of Concord 163

6.1 Jacob Andreae and the First Drafts of the Formula of Concord 163

6.1.1 Consilium 163

6.1.2 Bekandtnitz 165

6.1.3 Sechs Christlichen Predigten 167

6.1.4 Schwabische Konkordie 170

6.2 David Chytraeus 173

6.2.1 The Doctrine of Justification in the Different Versions of the Catechism 173

6.2.2 Union with God as the Foundation and the End of Humanity 179

6.3 Nicolaus Selnecker 184

6.3.1 Reciprocally Transforming Imputation 184

6.3.2 The materia and forma of Faith 187

6.4 The Relation between Justification and Renewal in Theologies of Other Prominent 16th-century Theologians 196

6.4.1 Tilemann Hesshus 196

6.4.2 Johannes Wigand 200

6.4.3 Jacob Heerbrand 204

Chapter 7 The Doctrine of Justification in the Formula of Concord 209

7.1 The Interconnectedness of the Person and the Work of Christ 209

7.2 Faith as Actual Change 214

7.3 The Formula of Concord and Luther 218

Chapter 8 Concluding remarks: What is the Lutheran Doctrine of Justification? 223.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [233]-249) and indexes.

ISBN:

9004165266

9789004165267

OCLC:

181069715