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The Trinity and Martin Luther (Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology)

The Trinity and Martin Luther (Studies in Historical and Systematic Theology)

by Christine Helmer (Author), Christine Helmer (Author)

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Synopsis

Martin Luther was classically orthodox.

Scholars often portray Luther as a heroic revolutionary, totally unlike his peers and forebears--as if he alone inaugurated modernity. But is this accurate? Is this even fair? At times this revolutionary model of Luther has come to some shocking conclusions, particularly concerning the doctrine of the Trinity. Some have called Luther modalist or tritheist--somehow theologically heterodox.

In The Trinity and Martin Luther Christine Helmer uncovers Luther's trinitarian theology. The Trinity is the central doctrine of the Christian faith. It's not enough for dusty, ivory tower academics to know and understand it. Common people need the Trinity, too. Doctrine matters.
Martin Luther knew this. But how did he communicate the doctrine of the Trinity to lay and learned listeners? And how does his trinitarian teaching relate to the medieval Christian theological and philosophical tradition?

Helmer upends stereotypes of Luther's doctrine of the Trinity.

This definitive work has been updated with a new foreword and with fresh translations of Luther's Latin and German texts.

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Format: Paperback
 Pages: 368
 Edition: Revised
 Publisher: Lexham Press
Published: 08 Nov 2017
ISBN 10: 1683590503
ISBN 13: 9781683590507

Media Reviews
All too long, Luther research has been shaped by the paradigms of the Luther Renaissance. Christine Helmer's The Trinity and Martin Luther is a challenge for these traditional views. According to her, Luther is more medieval, more philosophical, even more catholic than usually supposed. Combining intricate text analysis in different genres of Luther's work with a broader approach to their systematic impact, this book is a thrilling read. -- (09/22/2017)
Christine Helmer's The Trinity and Martin Luther prompted a new interest in the classical roots of the Reformation. This new and updated edition of Helmer's seminal work discusses the most recent scholarship, offering a cutting-edge view of what we know today. -- (09/22/2017)

Dr. Christine Helmer places Luther in the venerable company of the speculative theologians of the Trinity. She interprets both the novelty and the continuity of Luther's reason-able faith-language within the spectrum of centuries of attempts to penetrate the mysteries of the Divine Three in One. Diagnosing philosophically the questionable directions of past Luther scholarship and the hermeneutical decisions that have underscored the 'newness' of the reformer's Christ-centricism, Helmer presents a convincing argument for the Trinitarian foundation of Luther's theology as expressed in various genres. An intelligent, compelling, and inspiring contribution that belongs in the front row of scholarly examination of the core, and ecumenical promise, of Luther's theology.

-- (09/22/2017)
Author Bio
Christine Helmer (PhD, Yale University) is Professor of Religious Studies at Northwestern University. She is the author of Theology and the End of Doctrine (Westminster John Knox 2014) and the main editor for the Christianity section of the Encyclopedia of the Bible and Its Reception.