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August 25, 2017
Martin Luther on the Christian in Society
This is the final section of my lecture series on the history and theology of the Reformation. In this talk, I discuss Luther’s approach to the two kinds of righteousness, the two kingdoms, and other aspects of the Christian life. Here is the program.
August 16, 2017
Luther’s Antinomian Disputations for Dummies 5 (of 5): Welcome “Mr. Sin” Boldly!
Chapter 1: Natural Law in Martin Luther’s Antinomian Disputations Chapter 2: Does the Christian Cease to be Under the Law of God? Chapter 3: If the Law is Abrogated in Jesus Christ How Can the Ten Commandments be Eternal? Chapter 4: Should the Preacher Reduce the Force of God’s Law? +++ Post by Nathan Rinne […]
August 15, 2017
Martin Luther’s Theology
This is the third in a series of lectures I delivered on the topic The History and Theology of the Reformation. Following up on the previous talk on the life of Martin Luther, in this class I discuss the major theological themes in Luther’s writings. I address these in the context of various debates in which […]
August 4, 2017
Luther’s Antinomian Disputations for Dummies 1 (of 5): Natural Law
+++ Post by Nathan Rinne Welcome to the LADFD series: Luther’s Antinomian Disputations for Dummies. Regarding the title of this series — and the photo above, which I had a lot fun generating — I hope you interpret it as I intend: me trying to bring a little humor to a serious issue. I hope [Read More...]
July 29, 2017
The Life and Legacy of Martin Luther
On today’s podcast, I played a lecture that I gave on the life and legacy of Martin Luther. This is part of a short class I taught on the history and theology of the Reformation in honor of the 500th anniversary of Luther’s nailing the 95 Theses on the church door in Wittenberg. This follows [Read More...]
July 26, 2017
Heretics Tell the Truth
+++ Post by Nathan Rinne The MacMillan Encylopedia says about heresy, in part: “Owing to such factors as the rise of theological liberalism and the ecumenical movement, the term ‘heresy’ is rarely used in modern Church circles” To say the least, this is most certainly true! And yet, as Pastor Todd Wilken of Issues ETC. [Read More...]
July 11, 2017
Without Tradition as Truth, the West – and the Rest – Cannot Be Saved
Post by Nathan Rinne This past week, responding to the President’s well-received speech in Poland, the Atlantic wrote: “The West is a racial and religious term. To be considered Western, a country must be largely Christian and largely white… He’s not speaking as the president of the entire United States. He’s speaking as the head [Read More...]
July 7, 2017
Misconceptions about Lutheranism: A Response to James White
On today’s program, I responded to comments from Dr. James White about Lutheranism. I discussed several misconceptions about what Lutherans believe, and addressed the relationship between the Lutheran Confessions and Philip Melanchthon. Here is the program
June 30, 2017
Are Evolutionary Ethics Good for a Nation?
Formerly, western elites concerned with keeping stability and order were more than happy to use the Bible to help them rule.
Christianity Even Culturally Conservative Darwinian Atheists Worried about Tyranny Can Love
Post by Nathan Rinne The famous 20th century theologian Karl Barth, perhaps largely because of his preferred political orientation[i], made a very interesting point: Historically speaking, certainly prior to the 20th century in the West, elites concerned with keeping stability and order were more than happy to use the Bible to help them rule. [Read More...]
