The Theology of Post-Reformation Lutheranism
Overview
Volume one is an exhaustive, scholarly study of the age of Lutheran orthodoxy, 1577–1713, in which Lutheran doctrine was developed, systematized, and defended by theologians such as Melanchthon, Chemnitz, Gerhard, Calov, Quenstedt, and others.
Volume two discusses classical contributions to two major articles of faith—the doctrine of God and the doctrine of creation. The author presents a thorough analysis, drawing from the works of dominant theologians of the period from 1577 to 1713, including Chemnitz, Selnecker, Mentzer, Gerhard, Quenstedt, and Hollaz. Because of his focus on doctrine and methodology, Preus is able to give a fair picture of classical Lutheran theology as a whole.
In the Logos edition of The Theology of Post-Reformation Lutheranism, you get easy access to Scripture texts and to a wealth of other resources in your digital library. Hovering over Scripture references links you instantly to the verse you’re looking for, and with Passage Guides, Word Studies, and a wealth of other tools from Logos, you can delve into God’s Word like never before!
- Prefaces by the author
- Bibliographical references and indexes
Top Highlights
“The old Lutherans were possessed of a näive and winsome confidence in the clarity of Scripture and in the power of the nuda scriptura to convince. This is why their works often teem with Scripture references but offer little positive exposition of Scripture.” (Volume 1, Page 42)
“After Melanchthon the most important contribution to the advancement of Lutheran dogmatics and prolegomena was a highly significant book by Andrew Hyperius, De Theologo, seu de Ratione Studii Theologici Libri IIII, printed in Basel in 1556.” (Volume 1, Page 82)
“the doctrines of eschatology and even certain phases of ecclesiology were given only perfunctory attention.” (Volume 1, Page 43)
“ for the old Lutheran theologians pure doctrine was never an end in itself but always served the Gospel” (Volume 1, Page 30)
“1. A Conservative Attempt to Preserve the Evangelical Legacy of Luther’s Reformation” (Volume 1, Page 27)
- Title: The Theology of Post-Reformation Lutheranism
- Author: Robert D. Preus
- Publisher: Concordia
- Publication Date: 1970, 1972
- Volumes: 2
- Pages: 634
Reviews
3 ratings
AeliusCicero
6/19/2014
GwG
2/18/2014
Lisa Stapp
2/9/2014
This is an excellent gift to god's people. Robert Preus gives an excellent overview of the history of Lutheran doctrine and practice at another turbulent time. His love for history shows on every page. However, if you want a light and quick read, they should probably not be your first choice. It is "densely" written. Reading this book required free when referring to GOD'S WORD, an English dictionary, and Greek, Hebrew , Latin lexicons. It took me somewhere between 15-45 minutes per page. It was also worth the effort.
