Martin Luther, German saviour : German evangelical theological factions and the interpretation of Luther, 1917-1933 / James M. Stayer.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Stayer, James M.

Series:

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two.

McGill-Queen's studies in the history of religion. Series two

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

Luther, Martin.

Theology, Doctrinal--Germany--History--20th century.

Theology, Doctrinal.

Evangelicalism--Germany--History--20th century.

Evangelicalism.

Physical Description:

xiv, 177 p. ; 24 cm.

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Montreal ; Ithaca : McGill-Queen's University Press, c2000.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

Theological trend-setters after the war were dogmatic or systematic theologians. Whether men of the right like Karl Holl or men of the left like Karl Barth, they wanted to return to Luther's fundamental Reformation theology and to justification through faith alone. In the mid-1920s, however, Barth saw the dangers of Lutheran theocentrism wedded to German nationalism and moved towards a more Reformed Christology and a greater critical distance from Luther. The other six major Weimar-era theologians discussed - Karl Holl, Friedrich Gogarten, Werner Elert, Paul Althaus, Emanuel Hirsch, and Erich Vogelsang - connected their theology to their Luther studies and to their hopes for rebirth of Germany after the humiliation of the Versailles order. To differing degrees they presented Martin Luther as the German saviour and all except Karl Holl, who died in 1926, worked out specifically theological reasons for supporting Hitler when he came to power in 1933.

Contents:

Front Matter

Contents

Preface

Acknowledgments

Luther Scholarship before the Great War

Karl Roll and the Origin of the Luther Renaissance

The Dialectical Theology and Luther Studies

The Confessional Lutherans at Erlangen

The Luther Renaissance in Transition: Emanuel Hirsch and Erich Vogelsang

Conclusion

Epilogue: The German Year 1933 and Afterward

Notes

Bibliography

Index

Notes:

Bibliographic Level Mode of Issuance: Monograph

Includes bibliographical references (p. [161]-169) and index.

ISBN:

1-282-85857-2

9786612858574

0-7735-6838-7

OCLC:

929121407