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"Heavenly Theologians": The Place Of Angels In The Theology Of Martin Luther, Christopher J. Samuel
"Heavenly Theologians": The Place Of Angels In The Theology Of Martin Luther, Christopher J. Samuel
Dissertations (1934 -)
This dissertation examines a virtually untouched aspect of Martin Luther's theology: his angelology. Specifically, it argues four main points: that Luther does, over his corpus, present an angelology; that his angelology is indebted to and in conversation with the prior theological tradition; that his concern with the angels is evident throughout his career; and that his major angelological concerns are pastoral in nature. Furthermore, it presents Luther's answers to four basic angelological questions: 1) what are the angels?; 2) what is the angels' role in Creation?; 3) what is the nature of their relationship with humanity?; and 4) what is …