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Martin Luther's hidden God : toward a Lutheran apologetic for the problem of evil and divine hiddenness / Timothy Scott Landrum ; foreword by Steven D. Paulson.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Landrum, Timothy Scott, 1967- Author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Hidden God--History of doctrines--16th century.
- Hidden God.
- God (Christianity)--History of doctrines--16th century.
- God (Christianity).
- Theodicy.
- God (Christianity)--History of doctrines.
- Hidden God--History of doctrines.
- Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.
- Luther, Martin.
- Physical Description:
- xvii, 113 pages ; 22 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Eugene, Oregon : Wipf & Stock, [2022]
- Summary:
- The presence of evil in a world said by God to be good is perhaps humanity's most vexing challenge. "Where is God in all this?" is a universal cry. The answers are as numerous and varied as those offering them, but little is accomplished, it seems, to ease the pain of a God who doesn't behave according to law, logic, or rationale. Into this melee, Martin Luther waded with his distinction between God preached and God not preached and hiding. Though not always appreciated, Luther's thought speaks to the various dimensions of the problem and proclaims a definitive answer. MartinLuther's Hidden God traces the origins of Luther's thought on the matter, explores how his teaching compliments and conflicts with the teaching offered by certain post-Reformation Lutheran theologians and philosophers of religion, before distilling his thought into a preliminary apologetic for the problem of evil and divine hiddenness that spans the breadth of the issue from a uniquely Lutheran perspective.
- Contents:
- Martin Luther's hidden God
- Martin Luther's hidden God and post-Reformation Lutheran theologians : contending with the lawless God
- Luther's hidden God and contemporary philosophers of religion : an analysis
- Conclusion: toward a Lutheran apologetic for the problem of evil and divine hiddenness.
- Notes:
- Includes bibliographical references (pages 107-113).
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Rosengarten Family Fund.
- ISBN:
- 9781666718492
- 1666718491
- 9781666718508
- 1666718505
- OCLC:
- 1312013262
- Publisher Number:
- 99991366033
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