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Union with Christ: The New Finnish Interpretation of Luther is unavailable, but you can change that!

This important book introduces the English-speaking world to the new Finnish interpretation of the theology of Martin Luther, initiated by the writings of Tuomo Mannermaa of Helsinki University. At the heart of the Finnish breakthrough in Luther research lies the theme of salvation. Luther found his answer to the mystery of salvation in the justifying work of Christ received through faith alone....

The invitation from the archbishop, then, was the external impulse to the latest phase of Finnish Luther research. Following this invitation began the labor of quite ordinary academic Luther studies. For even though the outer impulse for this work came from the ecumenical situation, it still had to be carried out with academic rigor. In the course of this research Luther once again became fascinating for us. At the very beginning of our studies
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