Luther’s Theology of the Cross represents a fully revised
and updated edition of the classic 1985 text that expands on the
author’s ongoing research and reflects 25 years of Luther
scholarship.
* Rewritten and expanded edition of a highly-acclaimed classic
text
* Incorporates primary and secondary sources that have become
available since the publication of the first edition
* Draws on advances in our understanding of the late medieval
intellectual, cultural, and religious background of Luther’s early
development, and the nature of Luther’s doctrine of justification
(including the so-called ‘Finnish’ school), many of which have not
yet been incorporated into Luther scholarship
* Luther’s ‘theological breakthrough’ continues to be of central
importance to Reformation Studies and the development of
Protestantism
* Written by one of the world’s leading Protestant theologians,
who is an authority on the development of the doctrine of
justification. His classic work Iustitia Dei: A History of the
Christian Doctrine of Justification is now in its third edition
(2005)
Table of Content
Introduction.
Part I: The Background: Luther as a Late Medieval Theologian,
1509-14:.
1. The Dawn of the Reformation at Wittenberg.
2. Headwaters of the Reformation at Wittenberg.
3. Luther as a Late Medieval Theologian.
Part II: The Breakthrough: Luther in Transition,
1514-19:.
4. Mira et nova diffinitio inustitiae: Luther’s Discovery
of the Righteousness of God.
5. Crux sola est nostra theologia: The Emergence of the
Theology of the Cross, 1514-19.
6. The Origins and Significance of the Theology of the
Cross.
Select Bibliography.
Glossary of Theological Terms.
Index.
About the author
Alister E. Mc Grath is Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
and Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University.
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