The Meaning of Protestant Theology
Luther, Augustine, and the Gospel That Gives Us
CHRIST
PHILLIP CARY
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Library of Congress Cataloging-in-Publication Data
Names: Cary, Phillip, 1958– author.
Title: The meaning of Protestant theology : Luther, Augustine, and the Gospel that gives us Christ / Phillip Cary.
Description: Grand Rapids : Baker Publishing Group, 2019. | Includes bibliographical references and index.
Identifiers: LCCN 2018037006 | ISBN 9780801039454 (pbk. : alk. paper)
Subjects: LCSH: Luther, Martin, 1483–1546. | Theology, Doctrinal–History–16th century. | Protestantism. | Protestant churches—Doctrines—History.
Classification: LCC BR333.3 .C37 2019 | DDC 230/.044—dc23
LC record available at https://lccn.loc.gov/2018037006
ISBN 978-1-5409-6161-7 (casebound)
Unless otherwise noted, Scripture quotations are from The Holy Bible, English Standard Version® (ESV®), copyright © 2001 by Crossway, a publishing ministry of Good News Publishers. Used by permission. All rights reserved. ESV Text Edition: 2016.
Scripture quotations labeled KJV are from the King James Version of the Bible.
Note that a number of Scripture quotations are from the English translation of Luther’s works in LW, and others are the author’s translations from Augustine’s or Luther’s Latin or German quotations of the Bible.
In gratitude for the students and faculty
of the Templeton Honors College
at Eastern University,
where I have had so much to learn
Introduction: Why Protestantism?
Part 1 Spirituality and the Being of God
3. Christ the Mediator in Augustine
4. The Augustinian Journey and Its Anxieties
Part 2 The Gospel and the Power of God
5. Young Luther: Justification as Penitential Process
6. Young Luther: Justification without Gospel
7. Luther the Reformer: Gospel as Sacramental Promise
8. Luther the Reformer: Gospel as Story That Gives Us Christ
Part 3 Christian Teaching and the Knowledge of God
9. Scripture: Demanding the Wrong Kind of Certainty
10. Salvation: Faith in Christ’s Promise Alone
11. Sacrament: Turning Outward to Divine Flesh
12. Trinity: God Giving Himself in Person
Conclusion: Why Luther’s Gospel?
Appendix 2: Gospel as Sacrament: Luther’s Sermon on Christmas Day 1519
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About The Meaning of Protestant Theology: Luther, Augustine, and the Gospel that Gives Us ChristThis book offers a creative and illuminating discussion of Protestant theology, helping readers rethink their own theology and its place in the larger story of Christian thought. Veteran teacher Phillip Cary, an internationally acclaimed expert on Augustine and Augustine’s thought, explains how Luther’s theology arose from the Christian tradition, particularly from the spirituality of Augustine. Luther departed from the Augustinian tradition and inaugurated distinctively Protestant theology when he identified the gospel that gives us Christ as its key concept. More than any other theologian, Luther succeeds in carrying out the Protestant intention of putting faith in the gospel of Christ alone. Cary also explores the consequences of Luther’s teachings as they unfold in the history of Protestantism. This work will appeal to professors and students of theology, pastors, and laypeople. |
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