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Luther's View Of Man In His Early German Writings, Heinz Bluhm
Luther's View Of Man In His Early German Writings, Heinz Bluhm
Concordia Theological Monthly
When Luther's first essay, Die Sieben puszpsalm, appeared in the spring of 1517, it met with instantaneous success. The reception accorded the German works of the next few years was similarly, even increasingly, enthusiastic. Martin Luther was, from his initial literary venture, easily the most widely read and influential writer in the German language in the second decade of the 16th century, from 1517 on to be exact if we ignore a brief but profound preface to his important first edition of the Theologia Germanica of the year before.
The Voice Of Augustana Vii On The Church, Frederick B. Mayer, Herbert T. Mayer (Translator)
The Voice Of Augustana Vii On The Church, Frederick B. Mayer, Herbert T. Mayer (Translator)
Concordia Theological Monthly
In Europe as well as in the U.S. A. the question concerning the nature of the church is as much alive as the question concerning the nature of the Gospel Fundamentally one's ideas about the church are determined by one's position toward the Gospel. In the United States the Reformed theologians are concerning themselves with the question of the church from two points of view: the theological and the practical. As to the theological aspect of the question, the Reformed bodies offer a variety of answers, among which three stand out.
The Second Vatican Council, George A. Lindbeck
The Second Vatican Council, George A. Lindbeck
Concordia Theological Monthly
On October 11 the Second Vatican Council will begin its first two-month session. A second session will follow in the spring, and possibly a third and a fourth. Everyone agrees on the importance of this assembly but on little else. In the words of one French Roman Catholic journal, "Opinion is divided between smug optimism and bitter, if not acid, pessimism, or at least skepticism."