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In this book, Samuel Torvend shows that Martin Luther was keenly aware of the needs of the poor. Along with all major interpreters, he too finds the center of Luther's theology in the concept of God's "alien righteousness," the justification of the sinner by God's sheer grace through faith. But he demonstrates that this conviction had profound implications for Luther's understanding of the Christian life. The baptized were made free to live in this world as the "sacrament" of the living Christ, to engage this world as Christ had engaged the world of his time. In the introductory chapters, Torvend offers a compelling account of Jesus' words on hunger. The book concludes with reflections on our need to implement "structured generosity" in our society, with its growing incidence of hunger and homelessness in the midst of astounding wealth. In this book, history, theology, and ethics converge.
| ISBN | 0800662385 | | DEWEY edition | DC22 | | ISBN13 | 9780800662387
(What's this?) | | Pages | 192 | | Publisher | Fortress Press,U.S. | | Volumes | 1 | | Imprint | Fortress Press,U.S. | | Weight (grammes) | 458 | | Format | Hardback | | Height (mm) | 228 | | Publication date | 27 May 2008 | | Width (mm) | 152 | | Library of Congress | BR333.5 | | Spine width (mm) | 20 | | DEWEY | 284.1 | | Academic level | Postgraduate |
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| 1 | | Baskets Filled with Fragments: Eating and Drinking in the Presence of Jesus | | 1 | | Pt. 1 | | Foundations | | | | 2 | | The Church Fishes for Wealth: Early Awareness of the Hungry Poor | | 13 | | 3 | | Buying Spiritual Goods and Services: The Social Implications of Justification by Grace | | 25 | | 4 | | A Peasant Becomes a Priest: The Worldly Trajectory of Baptism | | 43 | | Pt. 2 | | Developments | | | | 5 | | Consider the Broad Fields: The Biblical Invitation to Feed the Hungry | | 59 | | 6 | | Holding All Things in Common: The Eucharist and Social Welfare | | 91 | | 7 | | Greed Is an Unbelieving Scoundrel: The Failure and Promise of Structured Generosity | | 115 | | | | Notes | | 137 | | | | Index of Scripture | | 167 | | | | Index of Subjects and Names | | 171 |
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