Altmann, Walter,

Luther and liberation : a Latin American perspective / Walter Altmann ; foreword by Leonardo Boff. - xxii, 440 páginas : ilustraciones ; 22 centímetros.

Part I. Overview of Luther's theology and work. Luther at the crossroads between the old and the new -- Part II. Theology with a new interpretive key. The God of life against all falsehood of the idols of death -- In the cross of Christ, victory over all evil -- Conversion, liberation, and justification -- Scripture: instrument of life -- The church: poor people of God -- Sacraments: tomb or cradle of Christian community? -- The reign of God in church and state -- Part III. Exercises on Luther's ethical positioning. The political calling and the church -- Education -- The economy and the community -- War -- Resistance and violence -- Luther: defender of the Jews or anti-Semite? -- Part IV. Luther's legacy and liberation theology. What did Luther want, in the end? -- Matthew 25:31-46: justification and liberation -- The reception of Luther's concept of freedom in Latin American liberation theology -- Epilogue: 500 years of reform and beyond.



145148268X 9781451482683


Cristianismo / América Latina.
Teología de la Liberación

284.1092 / A46