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Luther On Idolatry: A Lutheran Response To Contemporary False Belief, Michael Lockwood
Luther On Idolatry: A Lutheran Response To Contemporary False Belief, Michael Lockwood
Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation
Lockwood, Michael A. "Luther on Idolatry: A Lutheran Response to Contemporary False Belief." Ph.D. diss., Concordia Seminary, 2013. 303 pp.
The first step in solving any problem is to understand the problem. As Christians we know that Christ is the solution to the human plight. Yet what exactly is this plight? And why do so many people feel no need for the solution he provides? Luther's answer is that people feel no need for the true God until they are disenchanted with the false gods they have put in his place, which they think can provide all they need.
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