Luther's outlaw God / Steven D. Paulson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Paulson, Steven D., author.

Series:

Lutheran quarterly books

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546--Criticism and interpretation.

Luther, Martin.

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

Lutheran Church--Doctrines.

Lutheran Church.

Good and evil.

Predestination.

Preaching.

Criticism and interpretation.

Genre:

Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Physical Description:

<1- > volumes ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2018]-

Summary:

Volume 1: In this first of three volumes addressing Luther's outlaw God, Steven D. Paulson considers the two "monsters" of theology, as Luther calls them: evil and predestination. He explores how these produce fear of God but can also become the great and only comforts of conscience when a preacher arrives. Paulson argues that the distinction between God naked/clothed or unpreached/preached radiates out in all directions for Luther's theology. Specifically, Paulson takes up the central question: What is God's relation to the law? Luther's answers will change the way you preach.

Volume 2. In this second of three volumes addressing Luther's outlaw God, Steven D. Paulson uses several biblical figures (Ezekiel, Jonah, Moses, David, and more) to illustrate Luther's understanding of law and gospel what this means for preaching. Paulson shows that the challenge of all preaching is revealing God's actual grace without using the law at all. The gospel is what freed Luther from thinking of the world as split into two: an obscure world where law accuses and a magical world where the law blesses. With remarkable depth and clarity, Paulson explores the question: Where do we find a gracious God? For Luther, it was not in the law, but only in the publicly executed and hated God, Jesus Christ, hidden in the cross.

Contents:

Volume 1. Hiddenness, evil, and predestination

Volume 2. Hidden in the cross

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Contains:

Hiddenness, evil, and predestination.

Hidden in the cross.

ISBN:

1506432964

9781506432960

9781506458533

150645853X

OCLC:

1035435729