In the spirit : human subjectivity under law and gospel / Candace L. Kohli.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Kohli, Candace L., author.

Series:

Reconstructions in Lutheran doctrinal theology

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Theological anthropology--Christianity.

Theological anthropology.

Lutheran Church--Doctrines.

Lutheran Church.

Physical Description:

xvii, 217 pages ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Eugene, Oregon : Cascade Books, [2024]

Summary:

"How does the Christian produce good works in service of her neighbor after justification? In Martin Luther's famous 1520 treatise The Freedom of a Christian, the Reformer claimed that Christ's love "springs spontaneously" from the Christian's soul as good works. In Luther's late-medieval theological context, however, this statement was incoherent with philosophical theories of moral action, which required an interplay between the soul and body. This problem persists in Lutheran theology today where human passivity in justification is extended over the Christian's entire temporal life. Yet, Luther seemed to find solutions to this question in his late controversies with Johann Agricola over law and gospel. This study looks to pneumatological developments in that controversy for resources that support a more coherent view of moral action in the Christian life." --Page [4] of cover.

Contents:

Introduction: rethinking the human subject in Martin Luther's theology

Medieval roots

Law/gospel and human experience

Purgation and prayer "in the Spirit"

The human subject after justification

Conclusions: human agency in the Spirit.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

ISBN:

9781666795271

1666795275

9781666736632

1666736635

OCLC:

1477936522

Publisher Number:

90103258157