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The Crux of Theology
Luther's Teachings and Our Work for Freedom, Justice, and Peace
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eBook - PDF
The Crux of Theology
Luther's Teachings and Our Work for Freedom, Justice, and Peace
About this book
The title of this book plays upon the central place a theology of the cross holds in Lutheran theologies, especially lucid in Luther's Heidelberg Disputation (1518). The 500th anniversary of this document coincided with the 70th anniversary of the Declaration of Human Rights by the United Nations wherein the preamble points to a global aspiration of a common good shaped by freedom, justice and peace. This book is located at the intersection of these two themes, asserting that the cross has material content in being the means by which Christ in suffering solidarity with individuals, communities, and the cosmos advances freedom, justice, and peace. Employing a variety of methods, and exploring a broad range of geographic locales, the contributors illumine the misuse of Reformation themes and offer a corrective in service of a common good that is publicly accountable and theologically sound. The book thereby explores how contemporary Lutheran theology has utility both for analyzing injustice and for advancing justice in local as well as global contexts.
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Yes, you can access The Crux of Theology by Allen G. Jorgenson,Kristen E. Kvam in PDF and/or ePUB format, as well as other popular books in Theology & Religion & Human Rights. We have over one million books available in our catalogue for you to explore.
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Table of contents
- Cover
- Contents
- Introduction
- Already Freed, Christians Should Serve (Cake)
- A Lutheran View of Conscience
- The Obligations We Bear with One Another
- Retrieving Luther’s Critique of Idolatry for Our Fragmented World
- A Non-Universal Lutheran Theology
- A Variegated Lutheran Theology in the Context of Twenty-First Century Idols
- Retrieving Luther’s Theology of Freedom for a Contemporary Ethic of Heteronomy‌‌
- The Crux of Matter
- Crux in the Balance
- Luther, Politics, and the Production of Theological Knowledge
- Index
- About the Editors and Contributors