Fortress Press

Theology the Lutheran Way

Oswald Bayer (Author), Jeffery G. Silcock (Editor & Translator), Mark C. Mattes (Editor & Translator)

Rather than asking if theology is theoretical or practical—a question that reveals a fundamental lack of understanding about the nature of theology in general—it is better to ask "What exactly is theology?" It is this question that Oswald Bayer attempts to answer in Theology the Lutheran Way, clearing up misconceptions about the essence of theology. Along with Luther himself, Bayer claims that theology, rather than being something that we do, is really what God does. 

A Documentary History of Lutheranism: Volumes 1 and 2

Mark A. Granquist (Editor), Eric Lund (Editor)

This unique collection of excerpts from Lutheran historical and theological documents—many translated here for the first time—presents readers with a full picture of how the...

Wholly Citizens: God's Two Realms and Christian Engagement with the World

Joel D. Biermann (Author)

Wholly Citizens addresses the relation between the church and the world in light of the Reformation teaching of the two realms—especially as presented by Luther. Rather than exploring again the usual texts of Luther from the 1520’s, this book begins with a careful reading of Luther’s Commentary on Psalm 81 (1531), and then considers subsequent interpreters of Luther, both faithful and otherwise, and the dubious legacy they have left the church.

God and Mediation: A Retrospective Appraisal of Luther the Reformer

Paul O'Callaghan (Author)

Martin Luther’s effort to put God at the very center of human life hinged on five principles: sola gratia, sola fide, sola Scriptura, solus Christus, and ecclesia...