The Meaning of Protestant Theology

The Meaning of Protestant TheologyThis book offers a creative and illuminating discussion of Protestant theology. Veteran teacher Phillip Cary explains how Luther's theology arose from the Christian tradition, particularly from the spirituality of Augustine. Luther departed from the Augustinian tradition and inaugurated distinctively Protestant theology when he identified the gospel that gives us Christ as its key concept. More than any other theologian, Luther succeeds in carrying

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He identifies some of the key biblical texts of both the Old Testament and the New Testament that both inform Christian ethics and challenge us to live as God's people

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helping Christians embody their faith in the practices of discipleship

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This evangelically centered but ecumenically informed introduction to ecological theology (ecotheology) explores the global dimensions of creation care

Muller offers historical corrective and nuance on topics of current interest in Reformed theology

Introducing the Pseudepigrapha of Second Temple Judaism shows how the pseudepigrapha are best appreciated in their own varied contexts rather than as mere "background" to early Christianity or emerging rabbinic Judaism