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Title: The Theology of Martin Luther by Paul Althaus ISBN: 0-8006-1855-6 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Pub. Date: 01 June, 1966 Format: Paperback Volumes: 1 List Price(USD): $25.00 |
Average Customer Rating: 5 (3 reviews)
Rating: 5
Summary: A Superb Text
Comment: This is a comprehensive and systematic survey of the theology of Martin Luther. While Luther himself never wrote a systematic theology text, he did, nonetheless, write enough material for a researcher to gather and assimilate such a text. This is the very thing Paul Althaus accomplished in this text.
Althaus is considered by many to be a foremost authority in Reformation studies. This text certainly bears that out. Althaus presents the main theological questions of Luther in precise and clear fashion. Moreover, Althaus provides plenty of direct quotes from Luther's works to support the theological views presented. I believe that Althaus intended to remain true to Luther's original thought without attempting to add his own opinion's which might otherwise alter what Luther meant in each topic.
This work is richly footnoted with Luther's original works, and other's who have commented on Luther's works. The text itself is divided into two parts-part one is the 'Knowledge of God' and part two is 'God's Work.'-yet each of these parts has subchapters dealing with topics such as the general and proper knowledge of God, the theology of the cross, faith, reason, the Holy Scriptures, law and gospel, the Trinity, and much, much more.
This would be a great text for anyone who collects and reads systematic theology texts, who wants a greater understand of what Luther espoused and taught, anyone studying the Reformation, and for anyone who is studying theology. It is well written and accessible to the lay person and scholar alike. I highly recommend this book!
Rating: 5
Summary: The Best One Volume Introduction To Luther's Theology
Comment: I don't have this book in English. I have it only in Chinese. In some ways, the meanings of the words comes out even clearer in Chinese. But that's that.
Where I come from, Christian bookshops hardly carry much books by Luther or even on Lutheran theology. Actually, bookshops around here hardly carry any good theology books with substance. People here lap up the latest marshmallow-devotional and/or pop-psychology-self-help garbage but not good theology. Again, that's that.
Now on to the book itself:
Althaus have always been recognised as providing us with the standard textbook on Luther's Theology. In some ways, many (myself included) prefer reading Althaus' Luther than Luther's Luther! What I mean is this - Luther's writings covered such a large spectrum of differing theological perspectives and here, Althaus synthesizes his writings under appropriate subject headings to let the readers see how Luther's mind works. But instead of merely giving the readers his own views on those same subjects, Althaus includes thousands of quotations direct from Luther's writings and sermons (thus allowing Luther himself to speak to the reader - albeit in a more systematic manner!).
Highly recommended primer on Luther. Read this first. Then seek out the actual works of Luther.
Rating: 5
Summary: Excellent Research Source
Comment: This book was extremely helpful in researching several papers for my religion course titled the History of Christian Thought. It is very thorough and easy to understand.
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Title: Martin Luther's Theology: Its Historical and Systematic Development by Bernhard Lohse, Roy A. Harrisville ISBN: 0800630912 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Pub. Date: 01 November, 1999 List Price(USD): $43.00 |
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Title: Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings by Martin Luther, Timothy F. Lull ISBN: 0800623274 Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers Pub. Date: 01 October, 1989 List Price(USD): $30.00 |
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Title: Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther by Roland H. Bainton ISBN: 0452011469 Publisher: Plume Books Pub. Date: 01 January, 1995 List Price(USD): $14.00 |
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Title: Luther: Man Between God and the Devil by Heiko A. Oberman, Eileen Walliser-Schwarzbart ISBN: 0385422784 Publisher: Image Pub. Date: 01 March, 1992 List Price(USD): $16.95 |
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Title: Lift High This Cross: The Theology of Martin Luther by Eugene F. A, Klug ISBN: 0758602766 Publisher: Concordia Publishing House Pub. Date: 01 September, 2003 List Price(USD): $9.99 |
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