Some of them actually break new ground, or present things that I, at least, had never known before.\u00a0 For example, Adam Francisco\u2019s chapter on the Scriptures shows how the Early Church affirmed the Bible as its sole authority; later, it developed the concept of \u201ctradition,\u201d while insisting that the tradition is consistent with and normed by the Bible; later, though, some theologians started to teach that tradition is, in effect, above the Bible; not till fairly late in the Middle Ages was the Papacy elevated as a superior authority to both the Bible and tradition.\u00a0 I never knew that.<\/p>\n
I also learned a great deal from Angus Menuge about the influence of Lutheranism on science; Craig Parton on Christian liberty and how that is manifested in the work of the great Lutheran artist Johann Sebastian Bach; Steve Hein on the nature of the Christian life; and. . . well, all of them really.\u00a0 After the jump is the Table of Contents, giving the list of chapters and their authors.<\/p>\n
Chapter 1 \u00a0Introduction by John Warwick Montgomery<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 2 \u00a0The Religious Landscape in the 21st Century by Gene Edward Veith<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 3 \u00a0Martin Luther And Reformation: \u00a0An Evangelical Approach\u2014Then And Now<\/span> Chapter 4 \u00a0Authority: The Holy Scriptures \u00a0by A.S. Francisco<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 5 The Way Of Salvation: \u00a0The Gospel \u00a0by Rod Rosenbladt<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 6 The Means of Grace: The Word & Sacraments by Harold Senkbeil<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 7 God\u2019s Two Kingdoms by Todd Wilken<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 8 Vocation vs. Narcissus by Uwe Siemon-Netto<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 9 Christian Liberty, the Arts, and J.S. Bach \u00a0by Craig A. Parton<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 10 The Spiritual Life of the Christian: \u00a0Cross and Glory by Steven A. Hein<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 11 The Cultural and Aesthetic Impact of Lutheranism by Angus J. L. Menuge<\/span><\/p>\n Chapter 12 \u00a0Conclusion: Where Does One Go from Here? <\/span> Note:\u00a0 You can get the book cheaper than at Amazon here<\/a>.<\/p>\n
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\nby John Warwick Montgomery<\/span><\/p>\n