Luther Refracted speaks to the currency that Luther's life and thought continue to enjoy in today's Christian reflection. The contributors, representing a variety of Christian denominations, demonstrate Luther's lasting impact on their own traditions and, together with the Lutheran respondents, encourage a fresh understanding of the Reformer. In their at times vigorous engagement, Luther's legacy comes to light not only as variously received but also as contradicted, and transformed, only to reemerge as a fruitful leaven for further thought and transformation. All the essays presented here witness to Luther's significance as a formidable doctor ecclesiae, a teacher of the church.
Piotr J. Malysz is assistant professor of divinity in history and doctrine at Beeson Divinity School, Samford University in Birmingham, Alabama. Derek R. Nelson is associate professor of religion at Wabash College in Crawfordsville, Indiana and director of the Wabash Pastoral Leadership Program.
Introduction - Piotr Maysz and Derek R. Nelson; 1. Catholic Encounters with Martin Luther - Jared Wicks, SJ; 2. Spirituality, Ontology, and the Church: A Response to Jared Wicks - Piotr Maysz; 3. "The" versus "All": Baptist Appropriations of Martin Luther's Universal Priesthood - Brian Brewer; 4. Angels of Light: Luther's Liturgical Attack on Christendom - Matthew Myer Boulton; 5. Exocentric Ministry and Worship: A Response to Brian Brewer and Matthew Myer Boulton - Derek R.Nebon; 6. Martin Luther's Deus Theologicus - David Tracy; 7. Much Ado about Nothing: The Necessary Nonsufficiency of Faith - Matt Jenson; 8. Is Faith Really a Gift? A Response to David Tracy and Matt Jenson - Ted Peters; 9. "Return to Your Baptism Daily": Baptism and Christian Life - Susan Wood; 10. "Every One Must Fight His Own Battle with Death by Himself, Alone": What This Episcopalian Learned from Martin Luther - Randall C. Zachman; 11. The Threat of Death, the Promise of Baptism, and the Vocational Form of Justification: A Response to Susan Wood and Randall Zachman - Ian McFarland; 12. Luther's Principle of Sola Scriptura in Recent Ecumenical Discussion - Johannes Zachhuber; 13. Learning from Luther: Reformed Appropriations and Differentiations - Anna Case-Winters; 14. Scripture as Matrix, Christ as Content: A Response to Johannes Zachhuber and Anna Case-Winters - Paul R. Hinlicky; List of Contributors; Index.
