Concordia Theological Monthly
Article Title
Publication Date
6-1-1969
Document Type
Article
Keywords
grace, faith, medieval, augustinian monks, pauline, christianity, eucharist, forgiveness, predestination, reformation, reformers
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
A curious phenomenon of Protestant and Lutheran historiography since the 17th century has been a studied neglect of the millennium labeled by Renaissance scholars as the "Middle Ages." One reason for this indifference lies in the popular notion that the Reformation was preceded by a thousand years of sub-Christian superstition during which the strong Pauline accent of justification by grace through faith on account of Christ was almost totally ignored. By coloring these centuries dark, the reformers tend to stand in bolder relief as heroic men of God who appeared to correct long-standing abuses in the church. The more sharply the contrast is drawn, the more heroic the reformers appear.
Disciplines
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
Recommended Citation
Volz, Carl A.
(1969)
"The Gospel in the Medieval Church,"
Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 40, Article 38.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol40/iss1/38
