Martin Bucer: An Introduction to His Life and Theology (Cascade Companions)
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This accessible book introduces the life and work of Martin Bucer (1491-1551), the significant sixteenth-century Protestant Reformer. Bucer shared theological insights with other Protestant Reformers but also provided his own unique contributions. Donald McKim and Jim West help us to understand Bucer’s thought in the historical, political, and ecclesial context of his times. They also explore its ongoing importance for the contemporary church.
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- Works through major theological topics
- Explores the life and theology of a figure profoundly important for Protestant theology
- Helps readers understand Bucer’s thought in the historical, political, and ecclesial context of his times
- Martin Bucer’s Life
- Holy Scripture
- God
- Jesus Christ
- Holy Spirit
- Sin and Salvation
- Church and Ministry
- Word and Sacraments
- The State and Last Things
- The Abiding Significance of Martin Bucer
Martin Bucer has often been considered a reformer ‘in the wings,’ standing in the shadows of his contemporaries Luther, Zwingli, and Calvin. In this volume, Donald McKim and Jim West lead Bucer from the wings out onto the main stage of the Reformation, lucidly portraying him as not only a theologian and churchman of the first order but also the premier Reformed irenicist of the first half of the sixteenth century. Tolle lege!
—Lyle D. Bierma, Calvin Theological Seminary
This short book offers an engaging look at the life and teachings of the Strasbourg Reformer Martin Bucer. Donald McKim and Jim West are to be commended for their thorough yet concise study that introduces English-speaking readers to an under-appreciated central figure in the Reformation.
—Karin Maag, Calvin University
The richness of historical reality can never be encompassed accurately if only told from the perspectives of a few figures and their easily accessed texts. This is also true for the Reformation, a difficult time where the cradle of Reformed theology resides. We are thankful to the authors for presenting Martin Bucer, his impressive personality, and his important but often neglected contributions to the Reformation in an academic but comprehensible way.
—Peter Opitz, University of Zurich
- Title: Martin Bucer: An Introduction to His Life and Theology
- Authors: Donald K. McKim, Jim West
- Series: Cascade Companions
- Publisher: Wipf and Stock
- Print Publication Date: 2023
- Pages: 164
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- ISBNs: 9781666738988, 1666738980, 9781666738995, 1666738999, 1666739006, 9781666739008
- Resource ID: LLS:CASCADEBUCER
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2024-09-21T16:16:10Z