The genius of Luther's theology :

Kolb, Robert, 1941-

The genius of Luther's theology : a Wittenberg way of thinking for the contemporary church / Robert Kolb and Charles P. Arand. - Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, c2007. - 240 p. ; 23 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (p. 225-233) and index.

Introduction: The genius of Luther's thought -- "Our theology" : Luther's definition of the human creature through "two kinds of righteousness" -- Luther's anthropological matrix -- The core of human identity -- The shape of human performance -- The subversion of our human identity -- The dynamic of faith -- When the Word is spoken, all things are possible : Luther and the Word of God -- The functions of the Word -- The enfleshed and written forms of God's Word -- The "means of grace" as forms of God's Word -- God's Word takes form as his people convey it to one another -- Conclusion: Thinking with Luther in the twenty-first century.

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Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

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