Baptism in the theology of Martin Luther /
edited by Jonathan D. Trigg.
- vii, 234 páginas ; 25 centímetros.
- Studies in the history of Christian thought ; 56 .
Acknowledgements -- A Cuckoo in the Nest? Baptism in the theology of Martin Luther -- Introduction -- Recent scholarship -- The structure of the argument -- The trysting place: Baptism in the lectures on Genesis -- The Genesis lectures -- Seeking God where he wills to be found -- God´s presence and activity in baptism -- Entering the covenant: Baptism and the church -- Conclusion -- Water embraced in the word: The baptismal theolody of the older Luther -- Introduction -- Baptism and the word -- What baptism the word -- What baptism accomplishes -- Baptism and faith -- Significatio: baptism as death and resurrection -- Infant baptism -- Conclusion -- Reboarding an abandoned ship: baptism an the reformation struggle -- Introduction -- Dictata super Psalterium 1513-1515 -- After the breakthrough: baptism 1519-20 -- Conclusion -- Semper es in motu et initio: baptism and the christian life -- Introduction -- Baptism and conversion -- The shape of the christian life -- ´Baptisatus sum´-- A church with no boundaries? Baptism and ecclesilogy -- Introduction: Defining the church -- Making the church visible: Alternatives to the hidden church -- Baptism and the church -- Conclusion -- Luther on baptism: An Assessment -- Introduction -- Luther and his contemporaries -- Concluding reflections -- Bibliography -- Index of names -- Subject index.