Luther@500 and Beyond

The Luther@500 anniversary may be behind us, but Luther stands ahead of us in many ways. The essays in this volume by an international group of scholars begin with a contextual discussion of Luther's definitive contribution to the Wittenberg Reformation and its significance for us today. New light is shed on old issues across a range of topics. But these essays do not stay in the past. Many also engage critically with contemporary issues in Luther interpretation and a few boldly trace the trajectory of Luther's reformational theology into the future.



edited by Stephen Hultgren, Stephen Pietsch and Jeffrey Silcock



Preface Abbreviations 1. Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses-Reconstructing a Disputation Which Never Took Place- Theodor Dieter 2. A Clarifying Moment? The Continuing Significance of the Leipzig Disputation - Mark Thompson 3. Our Martin: Catholic Sympathisers of Martin Luther Yesterday, Today and Tomorrow - Franz Posset 4. A New Look at the Theology of the Cross: What It Meant for Luther and Its Significance for Us Today - Jeffrey Silcock 5. On Weariness of Life: Luther's Letter to Jonas von Stockhausen as Pastoral Care for the Suicidal - Stephen Pietsch 6. Luther on the Sharing of the Attributes - James Arne Nestingen 7. Luther's Theology of Giving and the Gift - Risto Saarinen 8. Luther's Bible Prefaces and Their Contemporary Significance - Maurice Schild 9. Luther beyond Lutheranism: The Reception of Luther's Theology and Life by Non-Lutherans - Peter Matheson 10. Faith into Context: Luther's Small Catechism as a Cross-Cultural Mission Resource - Andrew Pfeiffer 11. Luther as Educator: His Vision of Teaching and Learning and Its Significance Today - Thomas Kothmann 12. Communion with Christ and All Saints: Reclaiming Luther's Early Eucharistic Theology - Dean Zweck 13. Luther for the Future - Kirsi Stjerna 14. Luther Ahead: Remarks on and Proposals for Luther Research and Luther Reception - Oswald Bayer Translated by Jeffrey Silcock 15. List of Contributors