Engrafted into Christ
A Critique of the Joint Declaration
©2005
Monographs
XII,
408 Pages
Series:
American University Studies , Volume 233
Summary
Catholics and Lutherans signed the Joint Declaration on Justification in 1999. This ecumenical agreement claims to resolve all church-dividing differences on justification without requiring doctrinal revision, a claim that Engrafted into Christ challenges with a twofold thesis. First, the historic disagreement over justification was substantial; thus, doctrinal revision is a sine qua non condition of rapprochement. Second, portions of the Declaration appear irreconcilable with Catholicism. A concluding series of original reflections illustrates the intelligibility of Catholic teaching, identifies a self-destructive element in «sola fide», and challenges structural elements of Lutheran theology. Experts as well as educated laypersons will be interested in this book.
Details
- Pages
- XII, 408
- Publication Year
- 2005
- ISBN (Softcover)
- 9780820474083
- Language
- English
- Keywords
- Rechtfertigungslehre tridentine Lutherische Theologie Justification sanctification anthropology Catholic
- Published
- New York, Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, Oxford, Wien, 2005. XII, 408 pp., 1 table
- Product Safety
- Peter Lang Group AG