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| Titre : | The Theology of Post-Reformation Lutheranism : A Study of Theological Prolegomena |
| Auteurs : | Robert D. Preus, Auteur |
| Type de document : | texte imprimé |
| Editeur : | Saint Louis [USA] : Concordia Publishing House, 1970 |
| Format : | 461 p. |
| Langues: | Anglais |
| Index. décimale : | HS/E (Histoire de la théologie : Réforme; théologie protestante (de la Réforme jusqu'à l'époque contemporaine)) |
| Résumé : |
For the first time in English, here is an exhaustive, scholarly study of the age of Lutheran orthodoxy, the period from the Formula of Concord to the first quarter of the 1 8th century. In the 16th and 17th centuries Lutheran doctrine was developed, systematized, and defended by theologians like Melanchthon, Chemnitz, Gerhard, Calov, Quenstedt, and many less well-known figures.
The author, Robert D. Preus, professor of systematic theology at Concordia Seminary, St. Louis, has doctorates from Edinburgh University and from the University of Strasbourg, and has special interest in this period of theology. He says in the preface, "No period in the history of Lutheran theology is so little known by direct acquaintance. The immense theological contribution of the era lies hidden for the most part in tomes that are inaccessible to the general public because so many of them are found only in rare-books sections of libraries and are in an unfamiliar language. And yet, ironically, orthodoxy has exerted a tremendous influence on the theology of Lutheran dogmatics down to our present day. To a great extent Lutheran dogmatics even today, if it seeks to be confessional, still follows the doctrine, the methodology, and even the terminology of classical Lutheran orthodoxy." To make this period better known to contemporary theologians, within arid without the Lutheran Church, Dr. Preus analyzes the rise and decline of Lutheran orthodoxy, indicating the main contributions of the major theologians. In the second part of the book, he analyzes the orthodox Lutheran approaches to the theological prolegomena —the methodology of theology, the relationship between natural and revealed religion, the nature of theol ogy, and the training and posture of the theologian. The important third part of the book gives a thorough discussion of the orthodox theologians' approach to Scripture —its inspiration, its authority, its interpretation, its reliability, and its efficacy. This thorough treatment of such an important era in Protestant theology promises to become a standard work. Based on extensive research in primary sources, it offers a rich introduction to classical Lutheran theology for theologians and students of all denominations. We hope it will lead to a greater appreciation of the heritage of Lutheran orthodoxy. |
| Note de contenu : |
- Preface CHAPTER ONE: LUTHERAN ORTHODOXY AND ITS CHAMPIONS - The Nature and Genius of Lutheran Orthodoxy: 1. A Conservative Attempt to Preserve the Evangelical Legacy of Luther’s Reformation 2. An Ardent Zeal for the Purity of the Doctrina Evangelii 3. A Definite Confession and Doctrinal Position - Important Characteristics: 1. Doctrinal Unity 2. Polemics 3. Catholicity and Confessionalism 4. Luther and Lutheran Orthodoxy 5. Exegesis and Dogmatics - The Champions of Lutheran Orthodoxy: 1. Chronology 2. Noteworthy Theologians: a. Jacob Heerbrand b. Martin Chemnitz c. Nikolaus Selnecker d. Giles Hunnius e. Matthias Hafenreffer f. Leonard Hutter g. Balthasar Mentzer h. John Gerhard i. Hans Poulsen Resen j. Cort Aslakssen k. Jesper Rasmus Brochmand 1. Balthasar Meisner m. Nicholas Hunnius n. John George Dorsch o. John Huelsemann p. John Conrad Dannhauer q. Jerome Kromayer r. Abraham Calov s. Sebastian Schmidt t. John Andrew Quenstedt u. John Friedrich Koenig v. Friedemann Bechmann w. John Adam Schertzer x. John William Baier y. David Hollaz 3. The Seats of Lutheran Orthodoxy - Early Development: 1. Erasmus 2. Melanchthon - The Contribution of Andrew Hyperius. 1. The Approach to Theology (Book I) 2. Reading and Interpreting Scripture (Book II) 3. Criteria for Dogmatics (Book III) - The Contribution of Martin Chemnitz. 1. Preliminary Development of Wigand and Judex 2. Dedicatory Letter by Polycarp Leyser 3. The Loci Theologici - The Theological Prolegomena of David Chytraeus: 1. Source for Theology 2. Darkness of Heathen Religions 3. Certainty of Doctrine 4. The Task of the Interpreter 5. Ten Rules for Study of Theology - John Gerhard and the Changes in Dogmatics and Prolegomena. 1. Theology as Doctrine 2. Theology as an Aptitude 3. Archetypal and Ectypal Theology 4. Theology Viewed According to Its Causal Factors 5. Gerhard’s Methodus Studii Theologici 6. The Relation of Philosophy to Theology 7. Gerhard’s Methodus: The Course of Study 8. Gerhard’s Contribution to Dogmatics and its Prolegomena - Nicholas Hunnius and the Classification of the Articles of Faith: 1. Hunnius Fundamental Articles 2. Later Dogmaticians on Articles of Faith 3. Fundamental and Nonfundamental Articles 4. Pure and Mixed Articles - The Influence of George Calixt - Abraham Calov and the Silver Age of Lutheran Orthodoxy: 1. Theological Method, Its Meaning and Importance 2. The Meaning and Usage of the Term Theology 3. Original and Derived Theology and the Christological Implications 4. The Theology of Paradise and the Theology of the Church 5. Natural Theology 6. Revealed Theology: a. Is there a revealed theology? b. Source of theology: revelation c. Subject of revelation d. Object of revelation e. Author of revelation f. Purpose of revelation g. content of revelation, and inerrancy 7. The Goal of Revealed Theology 8. The Nature of Theology: a. Theology is a Habitus b. Theology is practical c. Theology is God-given 9. The Object, or Subject Matter, of Theology 10. Religion: a. Definition b. False religion c. The marks of true religion d. Salvation without Christ? e. The place of the Old Testament f. Lutheranism and Christendom 11. Christ, the Master Theologian 12. The Theologian: His Training and His Posture a. The preknowledge needed by an aspiring theologian b. Requisites for becoming a theologian (1. Prayer 2. Study 3. Affliction) c. Scholarly prerequisites d. Biblical study e. Study of history 13. Calov’s Impact and Importance - Orthodoxy in Decline: 18th-Century Thought on Theology and Dogmatic Prolegomena: 1. Neumann and the Pietists 2. Loescher and the Philosophers CHAPTER THREE: THE DOCTRINE OF SCRIPTURE - Scripture, the Source of Theology (Sola Scriptura): 1. Its Normative Authority 2. The Abuse of Tradition 3. The Abase of Reason - Scripture as the Word of God: 1. Divine Origin 2. God’s Voice Today 3. The Materia and Forma of Scripture 4. The Unity of the Word (Scripture as the Word) 5. The Necessity for Scripture - The Inspiration of Scripture: 1. Inspiration Generally Defined 2. The Divine Command to Write Scripture 3. The Plenary Inspiration of Scripture 4. The Doctrine of Verbal Inspiration 5. The Relation of the Holy Spirit to the Authors of Scripture 6. Inspiration and Revelation - The Authority of Scripture: 1. The Nature and Extent of Scripture’s Authority 2. External and Internal Criteria of Scripture 3. The Inner Witness of the Holy Spirit 4. Scripture as the Norm of Doctrine 5. The Canonicity of Scripture 6. The Authenticity of the Hebrew and Greek Texts of Scripture 7. The Authenticity of the Hebrew Vowel Points - The Sufficiency of Scripture - The Clarity of Scripture - The Interpretation of Scripture: 1. General Alertness of the Day 2. The Necessity of the Spirit’s Guidance for the Interpretation of Scripture 3. The Fundamental Hermeneutical Rule: Establishing the Literal Meaning of the Text 4. "Sensus literalis unus est” 5. "Scriptura est suipsius interpres” 6. The Unity of Scripture 7. New Testament Interpretation of the Old Testament Scriptures 8. The Legitimacy of Consequences Drawn from Scripture - The Truthfulness of Scripture: 1. The Lutheran Position Stated 2. The Basis of Inerrancy 3. The Nature and Meaning of Biblical Inerrancy 4. Full Inerrancy 5. The Background for the New Stress on Scripture’s Infallibility 6. Adjuncts to the Doctrine of Scripture’s Inerrancy: Inerrancy and Hermeneutics 7. The Concerns Behind the Lutheran Doctrine of Inerrancy - The Efficacy of Scripture: 1. The Power and Work of the Gospel 2. The Inherent Power of the Word 3. The Origin and Basis of the Word’s Power: a. God the author; b. Christ the content; c. The Holy Spirit united with the word (1. Antithesis to the Calvinistic Position; 2. Antithesis to Enthusiasm) CHAPTER FOUR - SUMMARY CONCLUSION - "Soli Deo Gloria” - Certainty of Divine Origin - Correlation of Material and Formal Principles of Theology - Appendix: Preface to Melanchthon’s Loci Praecipui Theologici of 1559 - Bibliographies: Primary Sources / Secondary Sources - Index |
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