Global perspectives on the reformation : interactions between theology, politics and economics / edited by Anne Burghardt and Simone Sinn.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Burghardt, Anne, editor.

Sinn, Simone, editor.

Series:

LWF documentation ; 61.

The Lutheran World Federation ; 61

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Justification (Christian theology)--Congresses.

Justification (Christian theology).

Church and state--Lutheran Church--Congresses.

Church and state.

Law and gospel--Congresses.

Law and gospel.

Economics--Religious aspects--Lutheran Church--Congresses.

Economics.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (160 pages) : illustrations.

Place of Publication:

Leipzig, Germany : Evangelische Verlagsanstalt, [2017]

Summary:

The sixteenth-century Reformation transformed the church and society at large and its key theological insights had a concrete impact on the socio-political and economic spheres. Luther and his fellow reformers reconfigured Christian theology as they explored the liberating concept of justification by grace through faith as a core axiom of theological reflection. Lutheran and other churches of the Reformation continue to be empowered, informed and inspired by these insights, also with regard to their public role in today's societies.In light of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, eminent theologians and scholars from all parts of the world offer their insights into the interaction between theological thinking, economics and politics in the twenty-first century.[Globale Sichtweisen auf die Reformation. Wechselwirkungen zwischen Theologie, Politik und Wirtschaft]Im 16. Jahrhundert fand eine grundlegende Transformation von Kirche und Gesellschaft durch das Ereignis der Reformation statt. Die entscheidenden theologischen Erkenntnisse hatten konkrete Auswirkungen auf sozio-politische und wirtschaftliche Bereiche. Luther und seine Mitstreiter schrieben die christliche Theologie neu, als sie das Konzept der Rechtfertigung durch die Gnade Gottes allein durch den Akt des Glaubens zur Kernaussage ihrer theologischen Überlegungen machten. Lutherische und andere reformatorische Kirchen werden nach wie vor durch diese Erkenntnisse bestärkt, geleitet und inspiriert, vor allem in Anbetracht ihrer öffentlichen Rolle in der heutigen Gesellschaft. Im Hinblick auf das Reformationsjubiläum teilen bedeutende Theologen und Gelehrte aus aller Welt ihre Erkenntnisse zu den Wechselwirkungen zwischen theologischem Denken, Wirtschaft und Politik im 21. Jahrhundert.

Contents:

Global perspectives on the Reformation / Martin Junge

Justification and justice : the relevance of Lutheran distinctions in church and society / Antje Jackelén

Law and gospel and two realms : Lutheran distinctions revisited / Bernd Oberdorfer

Just peacemaking : Christian pacifism as a form of political responsibility / John D. Roth

Confessing the past : attempts in the Evangelical Lutheran Church in Hungary to evaluate its role during the Cold War / Tamás Fabiny

Economy and grace : a Lutheran approach to money, religion and debt / Guillermo Hansen

The Lord's prayer as economic renewal / Gerald O. West

"You cannot serve God and wealth" / Petri Merenlahti

Why with impatience do I pray? : justification and justice : the cry of the land and the people / Nancy Cardoso

"What are human beings that you are mindful of them?" : being human before God and one another in Psalm 8, in the Lutheran tradition and today / Kenneth Mtata

The three sisters' garden : living together for the common good / Mary Philip (Joy)

The apple tree under the rainbow / Jaana Hallamaa

Communion and mutual accountability / Stephenie Dietrich.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references.

Description based on online resource; title from PDF title page (ebrary, viewed November 14, 2017).

ISBN:

9783374048410

3374048412