The theology of Martin Luther : a critical assessment /

Barth, Hans-Martin

The theology of Martin Luther : a critical assessment / - Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, ©2013 - x, 547 pages. ; 24 cm

Includes bibliographical references and indexes

Approach : points of entry and difficulties of access -- Luther : objectively and/or subjectively -- Methodological problems -- Entry points -- Difficulties in approaching Luther -- Part I.

"Does Martin Luther have anything to say to us today? Nearly five hundred years after the beginning of the Reformation, Hans-Martin Barth explores that question in this comprehensive and critical evaluation of Luther's theology. Rich in its extent and in its many facets, Barth's didactically well-planned work begins with clarifications about obsolete and outdated images of Luther that could obstruct access to the Reformer. The second part covers the whole of Martin Luther's theology. Having divided Luther's theology into twelve subsections, Barth ends each one of these with an honest and frank assessment of what today can be salvaged and what's got to go. In the final section he gives his summation: an honestly critical appropriation of Luther's theology can still be existentially inspiring and globally relevant for the twenty-first century." -- Publisher description

9780800698751 (alk. paper) 0800698754 (alk. paper)

40021651534

2012022761


Luther, Martin, 1483-1546


Theology, Doctrinal--History--16th century
MARTIN LUTHER-Theology

BR333.3 / .B3713 2013

230.41 B284T