Exchange, Atonement, and Recovered Humanity: Martin Luther on the Passive Obedience of Christ
Abstract This article engages Luther’s doctrine of Christ’s passive obedience (obedientia passiva)––a theme that comes to fullest expression in his Lectures on Galatians (1531/5). There, Luther argues that the sins of the godless become the true possession of the vicariously suffering Son.
John W. Hoyum
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International Journal of Systematic Theology, Volume 23, Issue 4, Page 646-649, October 2021.
Tim Boniface
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Jesus Christ, the Man for Others : The Suffering God in the thought of Paul Tillich and Dietrich Bonhoeffer [PDF]
In this essay I compare Bonhoeffer’s and Tillich’s perspectives on divine suffering and suggest that Bonhoeffer’s (and to a lesser degree Tillich’s) notion of both divine and human vicarious suffering is a way of re-framing Anselm’s so-called “forensic ...
Reimer, A. James
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Religion vs. Spirituality: A Contemporary Conundrum [PDF]
The problem with which this essay is concerned is perhaps peculiar to contemporary first world western culture. It is, like many of our cultural problems such as inclusivity, addictions, and family breakdown, ironically a product, to a large extent, of ...
Schneiders, Sandra Marie
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Searching for a Self-Reflexive Theology: Ways Forward for Systematic Theology in Relation to (Non) Religious Thought in Contemporary Western Culture [PDF]
This article aims to draw attention, first, to the need to explore the inner plurality of theological discourse, as such plural discourses serve to promote a certain dynamism and fullness within theology as a field, especially in relation to religious ...
Dickinson, Colby
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Collier\u27s Choosing courage: Inspiring stories of what it means to be a hero (Book Review)
A review of Collier, P. (2015). Choosing courage: Inspiring stories of what it means to be a hero. New York: Artisan Books. 224 pp. $18.95.
Starasta, Leslie R.
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A “Religionless” Mission? — Reflecting on Creation’s Place in Mission Theology with Reference to the Croatian Context [PDF]
Our world continues to change as a result of things such as rapid technological and scientific advances, the rapidly spiraling climate crisis, and shifting geopolitical dynamics.
Wachsmuth, Melody
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Joeckel\u27s The C. S. Lewis phenomenon: Christianity and the public sphere (Book Review)
A review of Joeckel, S. (2013). The C. S. Lewis phenomenon: Christianity and the public sphere. Macon, GA: Mercer University Press. 427 pp. $30.00.
Hanson, Mark
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In the last days of World War II, Dietrich Bonhoeffer struggled to understand how the church was meant to live faithful to Christ in this catastrophic setting. In a letter written for his godson’s baptism, he connects themes of religionlessness and the sacraments – in particular, baptism, confession, and the Eucharist – to explore what this ...
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A Historical Theory of Organization and Management of Europe’s Orthodox East : A Weberian Re-enchanting of Disenchanted Rationalization [PDF]
Sent to blind referee review in October 2010.Peer ...
Ahonen, Pertti
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