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The Rebirth Of Luther's Two Kingdoms In Kant's Commonwealths, Mark Wilms
The Rebirth Of Luther's Two Kingdoms In Kant's Commonwealths, Mark Wilms
Journal for Christian Theological Research
To most people acquainted with Immanuel Kant and Martin Luther, their differences in philosophical and religious outlook prevent comparison on most levels. Nevertheless, it is in the idea of two realms of spiritual or moral renewal that they begin to speak similar language. More specifically, Luther's description of Christians living in two kingdoms, living the spiritual life of faith alongside their imperfections in daily life, is echoed in Kant's notion of the ethical and political commonwealths, where a society of people ruled by morality is put alongside the political realm where these same people must be ruled by law. Like …
The Logic Of Theodicy: A Comparative Analysis, David Basinger, Randall Basinger
The Logic Of Theodicy: A Comparative Analysis, David Basinger, Randall Basinger
Journal for Christian Theological Research
The purpose of this essay is to compare how three theistic perspectives -- theological determinism, freewill theism and process theism -- do (in fact, must) approach the reality of evil in this world and then reflect on whether any of these approaches (theodicies) can be judged superior to the others. We conclude that, while a person can justifiably maintain for herself that one of these responses to evil is superior, there exists at present no objective basis for claiming justifiably that any one of the theodicies (and thus theisms) is in fact more plausible than the others. However, even if …
The Relationship Between Incarnation And Atonement In The Theology Of Thomas F. Torrance, Gunther Pratz
The Relationship Between Incarnation And Atonement In The Theology Of Thomas F. Torrance, Gunther Pratz
Journal for Christian Theological Research
Thomas F. Torrance's understanding of the relationship between incarnation and atonement is deeply shaped by his understanding of the Niceno-Constantinopolitan Creed and Greek patristic theology, particularly that of Athanasius. The soteriological emphasis of Nicene theology and the soteriological orientation of Athanasius in his whole approach to the doctrine of the Son and his cosubstantial relation to the Father are central points in Torrance's Christology. He gives a supreme place to the Nicene homoousion and interpreting from this foundation he sees atonement as taking place within the incarnate being of Jesus Christ. An examination of the modes of atoning redemption which …