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• A Brief Introduction to Christology by Dr Paul R Hinlicky

Brief Introductions to Lutheran Theology

• Anthropology
• Baptism
• Christology [1] [2] [3] by Dr Paul R Hinlicky
• Church & Ministry by Luke T Zimmerman
• Confession & Absolution by John T Pless
• Faith & Works by Bryce P Wandrey*
• Ethics by Gifford Grobien
• Justification [1] [2] [3] by Dr Mark Mattes
• Law & Gospel
• Lord’s Supper
• Luther’s theologia crucis by Dr Ken Jones*
• Sin/The Bound Will
• Sola Scriptura
• Two Kingdoms

* = forthcoming

Articles

• “An Ecclesiological Inquiry” by Dr Jonathan Trigg
• “Faith and Works: Defining a Relationship” by Bryce P Wandrey
• “A Lutheran Influence” [1] [2] [3] by Bryce P Wandrey
• “Lutheran Ritual: An Identity Crisis (The Divorcing of Substance from Style)” [1] [2] [3] [4] by Bryce P Wandrey
• “Lutheranism and Tradition” by Piotr Malysz
• “The Usefulness of Dietrich Bonhoeffer: A Constructive Appraisal” [1] [2] [3] by Adam Clark

Book Reviews

• “Communicatio idiomatum as the Ontological Foundation of Luther’s Christology (A review of Creator est Creatura by Oswald Bayer) by Piotr Malysz
• “Was ist Das? A Rediscovery of Luther’s Catechisms” (A review of Martin Luther’s Catechisms: Forming the Faith by Timothy Wengert) by Luke T Zimmerman
• “What Does Ecclesiology Have to do with the Gospel?” (A review of Priesthood, Pastors, Bishops: Public Ministry for the Reformation and Today by Timothy Wengert) by Luke T Zimmerman

Miscellaneous

• A Chronology of Luther’s Works (Volumes 1-47) by Bryce P Wandrey
• Divine Immutability (An Exchange) by Piotr Malysz
• “A Lutheran Legacy: Review and Reaction” by Bryce P Wandrey
• Postcards from Poland by Piotr Malysz
• Spot the Heretic (with answers) by Piotr Malysz
• Worthy Communing: A False Distinction? by Bryce Wandrey

Theological Fragments

• Confessional Writings
  • A dogmatic proposal (Robert Jenson)
  • Satis est (Robert Jenson)
  • The proper use of the Confessions (Leif Grane)
  • The satis est; enough is enough (Gerhard Forde)
• Creation
  • Biblical History as principium (Johannes Schwanke)
  • The Creating Word (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
  • Days of creation (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
  • The end and the beginning (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
  • Genesis 1:6-10 (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
  • “In the beginning…” (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
• Ecclesiology
  • The Church Coram Deo & Coram Mundo (Charles Arand)
• Ethics
  • The place of sin in ethics and dogmatics (Søren Kierkegaard)
• Grace
  • Confession (Martin Luther)
• Human Nature
  • Incurvatus in se (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
  • Law, gospel and human identity (Eberhard Jüngel)
  • The original state of humankind (Dietrich Bonhoeffer)
  • Sin as an attribute of man (Martin Luther)
• Human Will
  • Contrition (Martin Luther)
  • Creator and creatures (Robert Kolb)
  • Grace and free will (Erasmus)
  • Melanchthon and the work of the Holy Spirit (Robert Kolb)
  • The origin of evil (Martin Luther)
• Justification
  • The Heart of Christianity (Martin Luther)
  • Justification’s role in theology (Mark Mattes)
  • The Justifying Gift (and Favor) (Simo Puera)
• Miscellaneous
  • Luther the person (Derek Wilson)
  • Magistrates (Martin Luther)
  • On Luther’s life (Volker Leppin)
  • Purgatory (Martin Luther)
• Sacraments
  • Baptismal Life (I) (Martin Luther)
  • Baptismal Life (II) (Martin Luther)
  • God’s signs and seals (Martin Luther)
  • Faith and Baptism (Martin Luther)
  • Sin after baptism (Martin Luther)
  • Unworthy Receptionof the Lord’s Supper (Martin Chemnitz)
  • Worthy reception of the Lord’s Supper (Martin Chemnitz)
• Scripture
  • Clarity of Scriptures (Martin Luther)
  • Contact with the Word (Robert Jenson)
  • At the Diet of Worms.i (Martin Luther)
  • At the Diet of Worms.ii (Martin Luther)
  • Figures of speech (Martin Luther)
  • God’s Identity (Robert Jenson)
  • The Hidden God (Robert Kolb)
  • Letter and spirit (Martin Luther)
  • On holy scripture (Martin Luther)
  • Priority of Scripture (Martin Luther)

• Theological Method
  • Christian Contradictions; The structure of Lutheran thought (Daphne Hampson)
  • Interpreting Luther (Bernhard Löhse)
  • Luther and Melanchthon (Robert Kolb)
  • Luther’s experience and exegesis (Robert Kolb)
  • Wittenberg Theology (Robert Kolb)

• Two Kinds of Righteousness
  • Distinctive Righteousness (Robert Kolb)

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