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Title Remembering the Reformation : Martin Luther and Catholic theology / Declan Marmion, Salvador Ryan, and Gesa E. Thiessen, editors.
Publisher Minneapolis, Minnesota : Fortress Press, [2017]
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Description xxv, 248 pages : illustrations, facsimiles ; 24 cm
ISBN 9781506423371 hardback : alkaline paper
150642337X hardback : alkaline paper
Note Essays were originally presented at an international conference entitled "Martin Luther and Catholic theology: remembering the Reformation: What have we learned? What have we yet to learn?" held at the Pontifical University, St Patrick's College, Maynooth, on 15-17 May 2015.
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index.
Contents Foreword / Margot Kässmann -- Introduction -- Part I. Historical foundations. 1. 1517 : a landmark in world history? / Heinz Schilling -- 2. Luther among the Catholics, 1520-2015 / Peter Marshall -- Part II. Luther and the medieval tradition. 3. Luther and the legacy of Augustine / Phillip Cary -- 4. Martin Luther and scholasticism / Theodor Dieter -- 5. "In her soul, a woman is not different from a man" : how scholastic was Luther's view of women? / Charlotte Methuen -- Part III. Luther and Catholic theology. 6. Luther and Vatican II : the Lutheran observers and their assessment of Lumen Gentium and Unitatis Redintegratio / Peter De Mey -- 7. Luther and the theology of Pope Emeritus Benedict XVI / James Corkery, SJ -- 8. Simul iustus et peccator : Karl Rahner and Hans Urs von Balthasar on a controversial Lutheran phrase / Pieter De Witte -- Part IV. What can Catholics learn from Luther? 9. Luther and the role of images / Gesa E. Thiessen -- 10. Luther and the reading of scripture / Risto Saarinen -- 11. The common priesthood : Luther's enduring challenge / Christine Helmer -- Epilogue / David Bagchi.
Summary The dramatic unfolding of events after Martin Luther's revolutionary act led to the ultimate, and seemingly irreparable, fissure with Roman Catholicism: excommunication and schism. From the point of that rupture, up to and including most of the 20th century, the history of theological and ecclesial readings of Luther has been controlled largely by a rubric assuming the inevitability of fracture and the portrayal of Luther as a veritable bete noire of Catholic history and theology. Remembering the Reformation enters into this contested history and pursues a more nuanced and considered reading of Luther's relationship with the Catholic tradition, from his Augustinian roots and medieval training to his reading of scripture and investigations of ecclesiology, as well as his continued relevance and challenge to Catholic theology today. An international consortium of scholars, Catholic and Protestant, contribute to this volume and provide a thoughtful, textured reimagining of Luther for an ecumenical future. Marking the 500th anniversary of the inauguration of Luther's movement for reform, this volume aims to bring Catholics, Protestants, and Evangelicals into conversation in a shared, but distinct, theological space.
Library Class Theology JC192
Subject Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 -- Congresses.
Catholic Church -- Doctrines -- History -- Congresses.
Reformation -- Congresses.
Other Author Marmion, Declan, editor.
Ryan, Salvador, editor.
Thiessen, Gesa Elsbeth, editor.

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