A Course in Lutheran Theology

Authors

Th. Engelder, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

11-1-1938

Document Type

Article

Keywords

luther, calvinistic determinism, grace, predestination, melanchthon, calvin, salvation, doctrine, erasmus, de servo arbitrio, bondage, election, free will, st. augustine

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

People are saying that De Servo Arbitrio is a dangerous book. We have heard them rail against it, first, because of Luther's teaching on the diacretio personarum, and, secondly, because of his statements concerning the Deus Absconditus. Usually the warning against De Servo Arbitrio takes this third form: It teaches Calviniatic determinism. If this charge is well founded, our book could not serve as a handbook for a course in Lutheran theology. It is therefore necessary to examine this sinister charge at some length.

Disciplines

Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion

Scripture References in this Resource (separated by semi-colons)

Romans 1:18; Romans 8:18; Ephesians 2:3; Romans 8:5-8; Romans 8:3; Isaiah 46:10; Matthew 10:29;

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Engelder, Th. (1938) "A Course in Lutheran Theology," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 9, Article 75.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol9/iss1/75