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Biblical Hermeneutics In The Early Missouri Synod, Charles Schaum May 2008

Biblical Hermeneutics In The Early Missouri Synod, Charles Schaum

Master of Sacred Theology Thesis

We now move to the specific situation of the Missouri Synod in the nineteenth century. They will not always use terms in the same manner as today's LCMS. The importance of the material lies in its being translated into English for the first time. The reader will gain a healthy respect for the strengths of "Old Missouri" and also an understanding of its weaknesses. Lutheranism is not an "easy" sort of theology, either with regard to innovation or repristination. Yet the capacity of the early Missouri Synod to remain "on message" in what was already a markedly pluralistic society in …


Luther's Two Kinds Of Righteousness And His Wartbug Postil, Makito Masaki May 2008

Luther's Two Kinds Of Righteousness And His Wartbug Postil, Makito Masaki

Doctor of Philosophy Dissertation

This study discusses how Luther exhorted people to live the Christian life. Luther understood the Christian life as a life of the saved sinner in himself and in his community. He understood that Christians live lives defined by two kinds of righteousness; that is, righteousness that God bestows, and righteousness that they produce. This study will be carried out by reviewing this basic understanding of what the Christian life is, and by examining Luther's preaching material, specifically a set of sermonic writings called The Wartburg Postil. The thesis of this survey is that in The Wartburg Postil, Luther used the …


The Integration Of The Four Pillars Of Priestly Formation According To The Fifith Edition Of The Program Of Priestly Formation, Thomas P. Nydegger Jan 2008

The Integration Of The Four Pillars Of Priestly Formation According To The Fifith Edition Of The Program Of Priestly Formation, Thomas P. Nydegger

Seton Hall University Dissertations and Theses (ETDs)

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