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Asking The Questions And The Importance Of Saying No, Kristine Lund

Luther Faculty Publications

Sermon on Matthew 21:23-32.

Martin Luther On Preaching Christ Present, Allen G. Jorgenson

Luther Faculty Publications

This article advances the thesis that proclamation in Martin Luther’s theology illumines Christ’s non-manipulative presence and sacrament his available presence. It is demonstrated that Luther’s interest in the church as Mundhaus was not advanced at the expense of an emphasis on the sacraments. Hearing and seeing as correlates of Word and sacrament advance different theological points of emphasis vis-à-vis Christ’s sovereign yet available presence. Moreover, I suggest that these themes of Word and sacrament – held in tension – roughly correspond to the following pairs in the thought of Luther: pride and despair; redemption and creation; and forensic and effective …

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Beyond Luther’S Imago Dei: Imagining A Modest Humanity, Allen G. Jorgenson

Luther Faculty Publications

In this article I use a comparative theology—engaging First Nation insights—to explore the imago Dei, and argue that this can only be affirmed by pairing it with the theme of imago mundi. I first review the imago Dei in dialogue with Genesis 1:26-27 before considering modern scholars’ various identifications of it. My point of departure is Luther, who identifies it as being without fear of death and being content with God’s favor, and as unique to homo sapiens. I propose that humans are also created in the image of the world. In concert with Indigenous thinkers, I …

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Asking The Questions And The Importance Of Saying No, Kristine Lund

Luther Faculty Publications

Martin Luther On Preaching Christ Present, Allen G. Jorgenson

Luther Faculty Publications

Beyond Luther’S Imago Dei: Imagining A Modest Humanity, Allen G. Jorgenson

Luther Faculty Publications