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)
Spis treści
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.
O autorze
Alister E. Mc Grath is Principal of Wycliffe Hall, Oxford
and Professor of Historical Theology at Oxford University.