Luther in Context

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David Steinmetz offers an insightful glimpse into the thought and theology of Martin Luther. This expanded edition contains three additional essays, one of which is appearing in English for the first time Reviews of the First Edition ìThis attractive collection . . . blends careful, current scholarship with an eminently readable style to create an enlightening guide to Martin Lutherís religious thought.î óJournal of Religion ìExplores with elegance some of the fundamental loci of Reformation theology in a logical progression and with a refreshing method. . . . The essays illuminate the issues at stake and the range of choices available to and taken by Luther and his partners in the dialogue, often thereby clarifying differences that still exist within Western Christianity.î óSixteenth Century Journal ìSteinmetz masterfully exhibits the novelty of Lutherís reformation insights against representatives of the theological landscape of the fifteenth and sixteenth centuries. . . . Exceptionally well-written and lucid.î óLutheran Quarterly ìDavid Steinmetz has provided an invaluable guide for the study of Luther. . . . It is not only a tribute to Martin Luther and to his enduring contributions these hundreds of years after his birth, but it is a witness as well to how a scholar like Steinmetz can make those contributions readily available and accessible to the broader Christian world and to the interested reader.î óAsbury Theological Journal ìProfessor Steinmetz . . . is a master at cutting through the complexities of late medieval and early Protestant thought and illuminating key issues in fresh and exciting ways. This book will benefit both students and specialists.î óRestoration Quarterly ìWhoever seeks to find out more about Luther in the late medieval theological context is well advised to study Steinmetzí essays.î óTheology Today ìThe lectures are carefully informed, developed with an obvious interest in the listener or reader, and have a depth about them that should draw further interest. Steinmetz represents an American Luther scholarship finally coming into its own.î óInterpretation David C. Steinmetz (Th.D., Harvard University) is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of the history of Christianity at Duke Divinity School and a former president of the American Society of Church History. He is the author of Luther and Staupitz and Calvin in Context, and serves as the general editor of the Oxford Studies in Historical Theology series.

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Luther in Context places Martin Luther within his theological world-a world in which he engaged in intellectual dialogue with key thinkers including Plato, Augustine, Calvin, William of Ockham, and Biel. These essays cast light on Luther's thought by positioning it within the context of his theological antecedents and contemporaries. A leading scholar of Luther studies, David Steinmetz both seeks out Luther's new ground and demonstrates where the Reformer remained Augustinian or Ockhamist. Steinmetz explores many issues that were of considerable importance to Luther, including temptation, the hiddenness of God, and justification by faith alone. Although it is not intended to be a complete presentation of Luther's thought, this book does examine a wide range of themes and problems in Luther's theology. Thus, a reader who is encountering Luther for the first time will find a broad sampling of the ideas that were especially important to the Reformer. This expanded edition contains three additional essays, one of which is appearing in English for the first time. "Luther and Calvin on the Banks of the Jabbok" contrasts Luther and Calvin as biblical commentators by comparing their handling of Genesis 32. "Luther and the Ascent of Jacob's Ladder" examines the late medieval exegetical tradition surrounding Jacob's dream and Luther's relationship to that tradition. Finally, "Luther and Formation in Faith" traces the reeducation of Latin Christendom in a Christian faith and practice shaped by the theology of Luther. Students and scholars of the Reformation will find Luther in Context to be an insightful glimpse into the thought and theology of Martin Luther.

About David Curtis Steinmetz:

David C. Steinmetz (Th.D., Harvard University) is Amos Ragan Kearns Professor of the history of Christianity at Duke Divinity School and a former president of the American Society of Church History. He is the author of a number of books, including Luther and Staupitz and Calvin in Context. He also serves as the general editor of the Oxford Studies in Historical Theology series.