The Theology of Martin Luther: A Critical Assessment

Does Martin Luther have anything to say to us today? Nearly five hundred years after the beginning of the Reformation, Hans-Martin Barth explores that question in this comprehensive and critical evaluation of Luther’s theology. Rich in its extent and in its many facets, Barth’s didactically well-planned work begins with clarifications about obsolete and outdated images of Luther that could obstruct access to the Reformer.

The second part covers the whole of Martin Luther's theology. Having divided Luther's theology into twelve subsections, Barth ends each one of these with an honest and frank assessment of what today can be salvaged and what's got to go. In the final section he gives his summation: an honestly critical appropriation of Luther’s theology can still be existentially inspiring and globally relevant for the twenty-first century.

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Publisher Fortress Press
Format Hardcover
ISBN 9780800698751
eBook ISBN 9781451424355
Dimensions 6 x 9
Pages 600
Publication Date November 1, 2012

Endorsements

"Like a scalpel, Hans-Martin Barth's The Theology of Martin Luther exposes, analyzes, and evaluates the unique body of Luther's theology. It provides, like never before, criteria for a realistic celebration of five centuries of Luther research (1517-2017)."
—Eric W. Gritsch
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg

"Barth's forthrightly critical but passionately appreciative reading of Luther in the context of the late-twentieth and early-twenty-first centuries models how we may fruitfully engage Luther's discerning, perceptive reading of Scripture and sensitivity to the human struggle in ways that speak to the people of our time, who live in a vastly different world than his."
—Robert Kolb
Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, Missouri

"This magnificent study offers an honest and compassionately critical account of Martin Luther's 'provocative theology of existence' with its tensions and integrative possibilities for future generations. Hans-Martin Barth is bringing Luther back to the ecumenical center, especially with the reformer's Trinitarian foundations, and invites the readers to contemplate on what of Luther may endure for the future, and to whom. An indispensable companion for teachers and students alike, now available in an engaging English translation."
—Kirsi Stjerna
Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg

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Contents

Preface

Chapter 1