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Title: | Saints, Sinners and Stupid Asses: The Place of Faith in Luther's Doctrine of Salvation | Contributor(s): | Fudge, Thomas (author)![]() |
Publication Date: | 2008 | Handle Link: | https://hdl.handle.net/1959.11/11479 | Abstract: | Luther's theology, and his identity as a Christian reformer at the end of the Middle Ages, is predicated upon his understanding of faith. While his concept is rooted in later medieval theological motifs, Luther develops it in a new and revolutionary fashion. The application of Luther's doctrine created a fundamental shift in religious practice. From a history of ideas perspective, a new chapter in the Christian doctrine of salvation emerges. The idea of faith alone (sola fide) represents a radical shift from medieval doctrines and proposes a new approach to religious practice at the dawn of the modern world. In Luther's hands, faith is neither intellectual assent nor adherence to a system of beliefs. Instead, faith is Christ, reality, relation, and dynamic spiritual being. An appreciation of Luther's idea of faith is essential to understanding Luthers theological and religious motivations. | Publication Type: | Journal Article | Source of Publication: | Communio Viatorum, XLX [50](3), p. 231-256 | Publisher: | Univerzita Karlova v Praze, Evangelicka Teologicka Fakulta [Charles University in Prague, Protestant Theological Faculty] | Place of Publication: | Czech Republic | ISSN: | 0010-3713 | Fields of Research (FoR) 2008: | 220401 Christian Studies (incl Biblical Studies and Church History) 210307 European History (excl British, Classical Greek and Roman) |
Socio-Economic Objective (SEO) 2008: | 970121 Expanding Knowledge in History and Archaeology 970122 Expanding Knowledge in Philosophy and Religious Studies |
Peer Reviewed: | Yes | HERDC Category Description: | C1 Refereed Article in a Scholarly Journal | Publisher/associated links: | http://tarantula.ruk.cuni.cz/CV-55-version1-CV0803cele.pdf |
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Appears in Collections: | Journal Article School of Humanities, Arts and Social Sciences |
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