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NVI-rapporteringsår: 2016
Resultat
Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
2016

Natural Theology and Natural Law in Martin Luther

Bidragsytere:
  • Knut Alfsvåg

Bok

Religion: Oxford Research Encyclopedias
ISBN:
  • 9780199340378

Utgiver

Oxford University Press
NVI-nivå 2

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Vitenskapelig Kapittel/Artikkel/Konferanseartikkel
Publiseringsår: 2016
Antall sider: 23
ISBN:
  • 9780199340378

Klassifisering

Vitenskapsdisipliner

Teologi

Emneord

Skapelsesteologi • Martin Luther • Etikk • Gud

Fagfelt (NPI)

Fagfelt: Teologi og religionsvitenskap
- Fagområde: Humaniora

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Tittel

Natural Theology and Natural Law in Martin Luther

Sammendrag

For Luther, the understanding of the world is determined by his theology of creation, according to which the world is created as an expression of the creative love of the eternal God. Natural theology, then, is the ability to interpret all created phenomena as gifts of the Creator, and natural law is the ability to align one’s life with this principle of lovingly serving everything created. However, in a sinful world afflictions and anxiety makes it impossible to maintain an attitude of unconditional trust toward God based on natural reason. In spite of the possibility of reaching a fairly correct understanding of God as the giver of gifts, one will therefore never learn through natural reason alone to trust God as one’s savior. The re-creation of a trusting attitude toward God is only possible through God’s presence in the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus. The creative power of the gospel message thus entails the rediscovery of the significance of the natural knowledge of God and morality. A full appreciation of the natural is therefore dependent on having one’s trust in God re-established by an action of unconditional divine love. From within this perspective, natural law retains its traditional and positive significance. In this way, Luther integrates aspects of late medieval theology without being fully aligned with any of its prevailing schools of thought. Like the nominalists, he understands God as activity, not as substance, but not in the sense that God can be seen as arbitrary. For Luther, the trustworthiness of God’s promises is what anchors Christian theology. Luther’s understanding of the hidden God is therefore quite different from the nominalist idea of God’s absolute power. For Luther, theology’s dialogue with philosophy is important. He maintains, however, that rationality that is not explicitly grounded in a theology of creation will never develop an adequate worldview. Following his emphasis on the theology of creation, in his evaluation of the natural Luther was always looking for thought structures that would let the discontinuity of grace be fully appreciated.

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