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Concordia Ecclesiae : an inquiry into tension and coherence in Philipp Melanchthon's theology and efforts for ecclesiastical unity, especially in 1527-1530
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Title
Concordia Ecclesiae : an inquiry into tension and coherence in Philipp Melanchthon's theology and efforts for ecclesiastical unity, especially in 1527-1530 / Ragnar Andersen.
ISBN
9783643906304
3643906307
Publication
Zürich : Lit, [2016]
Copyright Notice Date
©2016
Physical Description
xii, 515 pages ; 24 cm.
Notes
Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--MF Norwegian School of Theology, Oslo, 2011 under title: Concordia Ecclesiae : en undersøkelse av spenning og sammenheng i Philipp Melanchthons teologi og innsats for kirkelig enhet, særlig i 1527-1530.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
March 03, 2017
Series
Arbeiten zur Historischen und Systematischen Theologie ; Band 21
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 483-503) and indexes.
Contents
Part 1. Melanchthon's theology and politics of religion 1527-30
1527-28 reform of preaching and administration of the sacraments
1528-30 rejecting Anabaptism
1529 tension in relation to Reformation movements in Strasbourg and Switzerland
1530 indispensable reforms : plan of defence before the Emperor and the Empire
Summary: ecclesiology and double strategy
Part 2. The reconciliation project and the confession project at the Diet of Augsburg in 1530
Melanchthon changes his approach to the Primate of Germany
Luther exhorts the clergy at the Diet
Melanchthon's efforts are determined by the reconciliation project
Luther draws the reconciliation project under the confession project
The reconciliation project becomes stranded
Lutherans rally around the confession project
Summary: more than peace and concord
Part 3. Background and preconditions, goals and tactics for Melanchthon's double strategy
Confession and reconciliation: tension and coherence
Between Erasmus and Luther
Epistemological preconditions
Methodological preconditions
Theological preconditions
Church-political principles and practice
Reconciliation for the sake of the gospel
Luther and Melanchthon: different expectations, different anthropologies
Summary: Humanistic efforts for the Gospel
Part 4. Conclusions and outlook
Summary and conclusions
Outlook.
Subjects
Genre/Form
History.
Biografie - 1527-1530.
Hochschulschrift.
Hochschulschrift.
Biografie - 1527-1530.
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