Robert Kolb

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Robert Kolb wrote Luther's Wittenberg World.

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History & Biography

“"Whiting's fresh look at the works of three of the most significant inaugurators of the Protestant Reformation in English casts aside the prejudices of the previous generation of scholars and thus opens a new discussion of how the earliest English reformers read and digested Luther's core insights within the framework of his distinction of law and gospel . . . This book will command attention from the coming generation of interpreters of the Reformation in the wider European context and specifically in England.”

Luther's Outlaw God, Volume 1

Theology

“Luther’s Outlaw God confronts the realities of life’s often harsh and cruel mysteries through an open confrontation with the actual texts of Martin Luther’s proclamation of God’s word as preacher and professor. Paulson leads readers into Luther’s use of sermon and lecture, where no safe haven is to be found in God’s law and demands for human obedience. Instead, Paulson accompanies readers into Luther’s pulpit and lectern as the battlefields, where God goes to war against Satan’s manifest deceptions with the cross of Christ in order to usher in the peace that God’s gift of trust in Christ reestablishes.”

Luther's Rome, Rome's Luther

History & Biography

“Springer's masterful craftmanship in English combines with his mastery of Latin literature and historical data to present the reformer's life and the fascination of the 'eternal city' in a lively fresh experiment in cultural history.”

Luther's Theology of the Cross

Theology

“With a sure ear for the nuances of Luther’s engagement with the text of his favorite gospel and for the questions of our own time, Ngien again renders the Reformer’s interpretation of Scripture understandable and relevant for modern readers. His special combination of keen-sighted theological analysis of Luther’s faith and a sensitive meditative application of his insights gained from the evangelist John’s depiction and confession of Christ permits both the evangelist and the Reformer to speak directly to twenty-first-century faith and life.”

Luther’s View of Purgatory

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Martin Luther

History & Biography

“With a keen eye for the details that make Luther come alive for twenty-first-century readers, and with an ear for those often-false rumors spread by other scholars about the man, Selderhuis guides us through the life of the Wittenberg professor, depicting his genius and his temperament within the context of his time and its challenges. This well-balanced journey at the reformer’s side provides readers with insights into the development of his thought and his path toward prominence and influence that shaped the last quarter century of his life. The often-slighted later years, in which his writings and personality created a sphere of influence equaled by few in any age, are here given due attention, with helpful explanations of the setting in which Luther’s reform movement matured.”

Martin Luther on Reading the Bible as Christian Scripture

Biblical Studies & Commentaries

Foreword

“In this volume William Marsh explores the manner in which Luther listened to and conveyed to others this conviction that God converses with his people in and through The Book. . . . A rewarding read indeed!”

Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses

History & Biography

“As the 500th anniversary of Martin Luther’s posting of his Ninety-Five Theses on indulgences nears, fresh attention has focused on the historical context and lasting significance of this attempt to foster scholarly debate. Wengert acquaints readers with the latest scholarship on the document, highlighting the various aspects of its text and context in such a way as to make it accessible to professors, pastors, and people interested in history and theology of all kinds.”

Mission Shaped by Promise

Evangelism & Missions

“Focusing on God's personal approach to fallen human beings in his incarnation and his verbal way of creating and re-creating reality, Kaariainen puts core insights from Martin Luther to use. Against the background of growing up in the mission field and serving there now, Kaariainen addresses the challenge of universalism, with Martin Luther's concept of the promise of God, expressed in Christ, conveyed through forgiveness. A new and exciting challenge to concrete missiological thinking.”

More Than A Pretty Face

Ethics, Culture & Social Issues

“Oesch’s perceptive application of the Biblical affirmation of God’s created order in its materiality combines with his apt use of Scripture’s definition of what it means to be human and provides readers with an astute guide through the thickets of the emerging digital and virtual worlds that offer us in the twenty-first century both blessings and temptations. Employing vital insights from Martin Luther and Dietrich Bonhoeffer, Oesch leads readers into a serious and balanced assessment of how contemporary developments in the technology of communication should be employed in the practice of the Christian life and community in our time.”

Ordinary Saints

Christian Living

“Benne lays the groundwork for a stimulating and vision-casting conversation with readers. His lively prose assesses how liturgical exercise and the devotional life, Christian education and nature as well as the whole life of the community, personal friendships, and other factors blend with God's callings within daily life to create the Christian's habits of mind and action. . . . [This} thoroughly reworked and updated second edition provides students, laypeople, and pastors with an insightful orientation to living the Christian life at the beginning of the twenty-first century.”

Paragon of Excellence

Theology

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Protestant Scholasticism: Essays in Reassessment

Theology

“This volume will serve as an excellent point of reference for the discussion of the nature of Protestant Orthodoxy and its use of scholastic method.”

Reading the Reformation

History & Biography

“Purvis takes a deep dive into some of the most important material aspects of the Reformation: the relationships between reformers and their printers, their paper and ink, and the books they read. He shows how medium and message interacted in specific ways, how the material aspects of the reformers' daily lives and of the preservation and publication of their thoughts shaped history. This well-crafted volume provides delight to readers!”

Reformational Missiology

Evangelism & Missions

Foreword

(wrote the foreword)

Sculptor Spirit

Theology

“Sánchez's past work on the relationship of the Holy Spirit to Christ provides an effective foundation for this exploration of several views of the ways in which the Holy Spirit creates and forms the holy life of faith in those who trust in Christ. This work draws readers into a world- and church-wide conversation on how the Spirit goes about sanctifying sinners and leading them into a life of faith and obedience that exercises true humanity in the midst of our faltering world. This skillfully-constructed, aptly delivered assessment of various models for interpreting the presence and working of the Spirit in believers' lives will stimulate and guide pastors and laity into new perspectives on how to understand and practice the faith.”

Sola

Theology

“Leppin's firm command of vital strands of medieval thinking, in both the scholastic and the monastic-mystical traditions, enables him to present effectively how Luther, deeply embedded in these traditions, came to his new understanding of the biblical faith while continuing to use the terminology and insights of several late-medieval theologians. Leppin's careful assessment of key texts, within the context of Luther's time and the framework of recent historical discussions, illuminates the reformer's development of his own agenda and basis for Christian theology.”

The Doctrine on Which the Church Stands or Falls

Theology

“Into a world literally hell-bent on self-justification through better performance, the biblical doctrine of justification of sinners through faith in Jesus Christ brings a refreshing, ever re-creating breeze. In this volume, twenty-seven essays examine this doctrine from exegetical, systematic, historical, and practical perspectives. The authors stimulate readers to return to the rich resources of Scripture and enable them to proclaim God’s way of restoring sinners to their God-given relationship with their Creator. This volume provides readers with insights mined from the Bible and from the pastoral needs of people today, aiding personal reflection and material for bringing the saving presence of Christ into everyday life.”

The Essential Forde

Theology

“The editors have produced a helpful sample of significant studies from the pen of the most insightful North American interpreter of Luther in the latter decades of the twentieth century. Readers experience the master of the phrase well-turned on Luther's lathe from a number of Forde's writings. The personal reflections and ruminations of the editors prepare readers for venturing into the depths of Forde's imaginative contemporary translation of the heart of the proclamation of Christ in the works of the Wittenberg Reformer. Here, readers learn how the law kills both nomian and antinomian attempts to turn away from the crucified and risen Christ's freely given gift of new life and what it means to live as a righteous child of God through daily repentance and the forgiveness of sins.”