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Table of contents :
Frontmatter
Contributors (page vii)
Abbreviations (page xi)
Foreword (Martin E. Marty, page xiii)
1. Introduction: Luther beyond Luther (Christine Helmer, page 1)
Part I. Luther's Global Impact (page 11)
2. Luther the Urban Legend (Risto Saarinen, page 13)
3. Luther and Freedom (Peter C. Hodgson, page 32)
4. Beyond Luther: Prophetic Interfaith Dialogue for Life (Munib A. Younan, page 49)
Part II. Living in the Midst of Horrors (page 65)
5. Luther and Contemporary Psychoanalysis: Living in the Midst of Horrors (James W. Jones, page 67)
6. God in Luther's Life and Thought: The Lasting Ambivalence (Volker Leppin, page 82)
7. Suffering and Love: Martin Luther, Simone Weil, and the Hidden God (Krista Duttenhaver, page 96)
8. Luther's Hope for the World: Responsible Christian Discourse Today (Jacqueline A. Bussie, page 113)
Part III. Language, Emotion, and Reason (page 129)
9. Luther's Faith of "the Heart": Experience, Emotion, and Reason (Birgit Stolt, page 131)
10. The Catholic Luther and Worship Music (Paul Helmer, page 151)
11. Luther on Faith and Reason: The Light of Reason at the Twilight of the World (Hans-Peter Grosshans, page 173)
Part IV. Luther's Theology for Today (page 187)
12. Why Does Luther's Doctrine of Justification Matter Today? (Theodore Dieter, page 189)
13. Luther's Social Theology in the Contemporary World: Searching for the Neighbor's Good (Antti Raunio, page 210)
14. Luther's Theology of the Cross: Resource for a Theology of Religions (Ronald F. Thiemenn, page 228)
Part V. Politics and Power (page 247)
15. Contours of the Common Priesthood (Allen G. Jorgenson, page 249)
16. Masterful Rhetoric: The Logic of Authority and Subjection in Luther (Peter J. Burgard, page 266)
17. Power and Politics: Incursions in Luther's Theology (Vítor Westhelle, page 284)
Acknowledgments (page 301)
Select Bibliography (page 303)
Index of Biblical Passages (page 311)
Index of Names (page 313)
Index of Subjects (page 317)
Luther's Easter Hymn: Program Notes (page 327)

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The Global Luther

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The Global Luther — A Theologian for Modern Times — Edited by Christine Helmer

Fortress Press Minneapolis

THE GLOBAL LUTHER A Theologian for Modern Times Copyright © 2009 Fortress Press, an imprint of Augsburg Fortress. All rights reserved.

Except for brief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Visit http://www.augsburgfortress.org/copyrights/ or write to Permissions, Augsburg Fortress, Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440. Cover image: “Yoga Man,” Nicholas Wilton. Used by permission. Cover design: Laurie Ingram Book design: PerfecType, Nashville, TN

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The global Luther : a theologian for modern times / edited by Christine Helmer. p. cm. Proceedings of a conference held Feb. 21-23, 2008 at Northwestern University.

Includes bibliographical references (p. ) and indexes. ISBN 978-0-8006-6239-4 (alk. paper) 1. Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. I. Helmer, Christine. BR332.5.G66 2009 230’.41092--dc22 2009001252

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