Luther's theology of the cross : Martin Luther's theological breakthrough

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Luther's theology of the cross : Martin Luther's theological breakthrough

Alister E. McGrath

B. Blackwell, 1985

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Bibliography: p. [182]-190

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ISBN 9780631138556

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`McGrath shows an impressive mastery of primary and secondary literature...anyone who reads McGrath will have chosen a stimulating and lucid guide to the exceeding difficult literature on the young Luther.' Renaissance Quarterly
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pbk ISBN 9780631175490

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This book presents the most detailed examination in English to date of Luther's theological breakthrough, together with a wealth of information concerning the theological development of the young Luther in its late medieval context.

Table of Contents

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.

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