Grapho : Concordia Seminary Student Journal
Article Title
Document Type
Editorial
Keywords
law, gospel, preaching, christian life, lutheran, sermon, theology, coram
Submission Type
Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep
Abstract
This paper evaluates the impact of C. F. W. Walther’s Law and Gospel and Richard Caemmerer’s goal, malady, means approach to homiletics, also discussing the potential trap of law-gospel reductionism. A suggested pathway forward is a reemphasis on a creedal approach to Lutheran theology and preaching as well as a renewal of rhetoric as foundational to ultimately restoring a positive view of the third use or function of the law in Lutheran preaching. Having done so, the reader may certainly apply this positive view of the law as it relates to preaching on other topics related to the Christian Life including justice, compassion, and race relations.
Disciplines
Religious Thought, Theology and Philosophy of Religion
Submission Cost
Free
Submission Audience
Laity; Ministers; Scholars
People in this Resource (separated by commas)
C.F.W. Walther
Creative Commons License
This work is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-No Derivative Works 4.0 International License.
Recommended Citation
Berteau, Benjamin
(2018)
"Rethinking Law and Gospel in the Way We Do Preaching,"
Grapho : Concordia Seminary Student Journal: Vol. 1:
Iss.
1, Article 7.
Available at:
https://scholar.csl.edu/grapho/vol1/iss1/7
