The Lutheran Handbook: A Field Guide to Church Stuff, Everyday Stuff, and the Bible

by Kristofer Skrade

Publisher:

Fortress Press

, 2005

Overview

This book about Luther's theology is written out of a two-fold conviction. First, that many of our problems have arisen because we have not really understood our own traditions, especially in the case of Luther; and second, that there is still a lot of help for us in someone like Luther if we take the trouble to probe beneath the surface. It is an attempt to interpret Luther's theology for our own day.

The fundamental theme of the book is the "down-to-earth" character of Luther's theology. In using this theme, Forde points out that we have failed to understand the basic thrust or direction of Luther's theology and that this failure has caused and is still causing us grief. Modern scholarship has demonstrated that Luther simply did not share the views on the nature of faith and salvation that subsequent generations have foisted upon him and used to interpret his thinking. This book attempts to bring the results of some of that scholarship to light and make it more accessible to those who are searching for answers today.

The central questions of Christianity are examined in this fresh restatement of Luther's thought—the God-man relationship, the cross, the sacraments, this world and the next, and the role of the church. The author presents the "down-to-earth" character of Luther's theology in the hope that it will help individual Christians today to be both faithful to God and true to their human and social responsibilities.

Key Features

• Provides instruction for running a Lutheran church
• Teaches pracical answer to practical problems
• Uses the Bible to answer contemporary questions

Contents

• Church Stuff
• Everyday Stuff
• Bible Stuff
• Luther's Small Catechism

Product Details

• Title: The Lutheran Handbook
• Author: Kristofer Skrade
• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Print Publication Date: 2005
• Logos Release Date: 2016
• Pages: 240
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
• Subject: Lutheran Church › Miscellanea
• ISBNs: 0806651792, 9780806651798
• Resource ID: LLS:FP08LUTHERAN
• Resource Type: text.monograph.handbook
• Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T00:03:18Z

About Kristofer Skrade

Kristofer Skrade is the new brand development editor at Augsburg Fortress Press. He has led a team of contributors and proofreaders in the creation of the Handbook Series. Previously, Skrade has pastored congregations in Seattle and St. Paul.