On Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation, 1518
- ISBN-10
- 080284345X
- ISBN-13
- 9780802843456
- Category
- Biography & Autobiography
- Pages
- 121
- Language
- English
- Published
- 1997
- Publisher
- Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
- Author
- Gerhard O. Forde
Description
Gerhard Forde examines the nature of the "theology of the cross, noting what makes it different from other kinds of theology. His starting point is a thorough analysis of Luther's Heidelberg Disputation of 1518, the classic text of the theology of the cross.
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