Law-Gospel Reductionism in the History of The Lutheran Church -Missouri Synod

Authors

Edward H. Schroeder, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

4-1-1972

Document Type

Article

Keywords

law and gospel reductionism, lutheran, elert, missouri synod, concordia seminary, montgomery, theology, reformation, hermeneutical, historical

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

This essay proposes to trace a segment of the history of hermeneutics in The Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod insofar as the distinction between Law and Gospel plays a role in that history. The study is important because in recent years one school of thought in the Synod has stated that some pastors and teachers are confusing the proper relationship between the two by practicing what these critics call "Gospel reductionism." This criticism seems to have been launched in the Synod in two conference papers that John Warwick Montgomery delivered to eight different audiences in the spring and fall of 1966.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Schroeder, Edward H. (1972) "Law-Gospel Reductionism in the History of The Lutheran Church -Missouri Synod," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 43, Article 22.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol43/iss1/22