Sources and Contexts of the Book of Concord

by Robert Kolb, James A. Nestingen

Born in controversy and raised in university settings, the Lutheran reform movement was embroiled immediately, publicly, and perennially in theological disputes and political battles. While controversies during Martin Luther's lifetime centered on disagreements with Rome and Geneva, present and later differences emerged over interpreting Luther's and Melanchthon's theologies on such issues as governmental interference, liturgical practices, justification's implications for good works and sin, the Lord's supper, and election. It is this defining dis-concord, alternating with attempts at concord and conciliation, that is reflected in the documents newly translated in this indispensable documentary companion to The Book of Concord , which includes the works of Agricola, Eck, Chemnitz, Melanchthon, and Luther.

Genres: Theology, Reference

296 pages, Paperback

First published May 31, 2001

About the author

Robert Kolb (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is Mission Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books including The Genius of Luther’s Theology and is coeditor of The Book of Concord (2000 translation).

Reviews

[James · Rating 4 out of 5]

Useful if studying the Book of Concord

[Christopher Porter · Rating 4 out of 5]

Very helpful companion to the BOC. I would recommend purchasing it for the Roman Confutation alone, as this seems to be an essential context for understanding the second most significant symbolical document in world Lutheranism: Melancthon's Apology of the Augsburg Confession.

[Arthur O'dell · Rating 5 out of 5]

Important documents for understanding the context of the Lutheran Confessions contained in the Book of Concord.