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- Title
DIE ONVOLTOOIDE REFORMASIE VAN MARTIN LUTHER (1483-1546) 'n Verkenning van die filosofiese grondslae van sy denke met spesiale aandag aan sy tweerykeleer.
- Authors
van der Walt, B. J.
- Abstract
The incomplete reformation of Martin Luther (1483-1546); a reconnaissance of the philosophical foundations of his thinking with special reference to his two-kingdom doctrine During the past five hundred years the studies written from a theological perspective on Luther's thinking could fill a whole library, while not much is available about the deeper worldviewishphilosophical presuppositions of his intellectual development. Therefore this investigation traces the relevant late medieval influences on his thinking, especially the philosophy of William of Ockham (1285-1349). Special attention is given to the three phases in Luther's development and his much debated two-kingdom doctrine, distinguishing between the rule of God's left and right hand. Questions like the following will be discussed: When and why did this double-focus view of reality originate? What were the real issues which Luther tried to solve with such a paradigm? Could it be maintained in the light of God's threefold revelation in creation, in Scripture and finally in Christ? Could it be regarded - as some contemporary Reformed theologians suggest - as a genuine Reformational approach? Should it not rather be viewed as an unfinished reformation, calling for continuous reformation?
- Publication
Koers: Bulletin for Christian Scholarship, 2017, Vol 82, Issue 2, p1
- ISSN
0023-270X
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.19108/KOERS.82.2.2348