Includes bibliographical references (pages [271]-282) and indexes.
Contents:
Introduction. The priesthood and its critics / Christine Helmer. Martin Luther and late medieval christology : continuity or discontinuity? / David J. Luy -- Luther's christology and the communicatio idiomatum / Richard Cross -- Analyzing the verba Christi : Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and Gabriel Biel on the power of words / Aaron Moldenhauer -- Eucharistic real presence : some scholastic background to Luther's debate with Zwingli / Marilyn McCord Adams -- Modal logic in Luther's enslaved will / Graham White -- Christ the physician : medieval roots of the Christus medicus in Luther / Alice Chapman -- The medieval Luther on poenitentia : good works as the completion of faith in the Christian life / Candace L. Kohli -- Friendly grace : the Augustinian roots of Luther's epistemology / Jennifer Hockenbery Dragseth -- "You are mine, and I am yours" : the nuptial motif in Luther's theology / Else Marie Wiberg Pedersen -- Mysticism and justification / Volker Leppin -- Ministry and sacred obligation : a late medieval context for Luther's "On whether one may flee from the death" / Dean Phillip Bell -- Luther and priestly potestas in the late Middle Ages / Christopher Voigt-Goy -- The Protestant reformers and the analogia fidei / G. Sujin Pak -- The priesthood and its critics / Christine Helmer.
Summary:
"Staging a conversation among distinguished Luther scholars, historians of Christianity, and philosophers, The Medieval Luther makes the case that it is impossible to understand Luther's most important doctrines without exploring his philosophical inheritance. After all, Luther was an ardent participant in and contributor to the philosophical disputes of the late Middle Ages. By situating Luther's theology in relation to medieval healing practices, mysticism, biblical interpretation, and politics, this volume blurs the historiiographical line between the medieval and early modern periods. Offering an expansive apreciation of the Middle Ages for his thought, The Medieval Luther is indispensable for any future study of the Reformation's leading figure." -- Dust jacket, front inside flap. "This revisionist study demonstrates Luther's deep familiarity with medieval philosophy and theology. It connects his doctrines of Christ, salvation, and the priesthood to broader late medieval historical, religious, and political concerns, and shows how indispensable the study of the MIddle Ages is for understanding Luther's theology." -- Dust jacket, back cover.
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