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The Regensburg Article 5 on Justification: Inconsistent Patchwork or Substance of True Doctrine?
The Regensburg Article 5 on Justification: Inconsistent Patchwork or Substance of True Doctrine?
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The question of the justification of sinners is one of the most complex regions of Christian theology. The Regensburg article on justification proposed a solution that it was hoped would be acceptable to both sides, Protestant and Catholic. In 1541 at the Regensburg Colloquy, three leading
Protestant theologians (Melanchthon, Bucer, and Pistorius) and three leading Catholic theologians (Eck, Gropper, and Pflug) debated with the aim of producing a commonly agreed statement of belief. The colloquy as a whole eventually failed, but it began with a statement on justification by faith
agreed by all the parties, Article 5, leading to an initial burst of optimism. There were two contrasting reactions to Article 5. Some, like Calvin, maintained that it contained the substance of true doctrine; others, like Luther, called it an inconsistent patchwork. These two rival assessments
have persisted over the centuries.
The aim of this book is to decide between them. It does so by viewing the article in the light of the publications of the key participants and observers, as well as by comparing it with the Tridentine Catholic Decree on Justification. Anthony Lane puts the Regensburg article under the microscope,
offering both a wide-ranging study of the article's history and a line-by-line analysis of its content, presenting the original Latin text together with an English translation and running commentary.
Author: Anthony N. S. Lane
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 11/12/2019
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780190069421
Protestant theologians (Melanchthon, Bucer, and Pistorius) and three leading Catholic theologians (Eck, Gropper, and Pflug) debated with the aim of producing a commonly agreed statement of belief. The colloquy as a whole eventually failed, but it began with a statement on justification by faith
agreed by all the parties, Article 5, leading to an initial burst of optimism. There were two contrasting reactions to Article 5. Some, like Calvin, maintained that it contained the substance of true doctrine; others, like Luther, called it an inconsistent patchwork. These two rival assessments
have persisted over the centuries.
The aim of this book is to decide between them. It does so by viewing the article in the light of the publications of the key participants and observers, as well as by comparing it with the Tridentine Catholic Decree on Justification. Anthony Lane puts the Regensburg article under the microscope,
offering both a wide-ranging study of the article's history and a line-by-line analysis of its content, presenting the original Latin text together with an English translation and running commentary.
Author: Anthony N. S. Lane
Publisher: Oxford University Press, USA
Published: 11/12/2019
Pages: 384
Binding Type: Hardcover
Weight: 1.50lbs
Size: 9.30h x 6.40w x 1.20d
ISBN: 9780190069421
About the Author
Dr. Tony Lane is Professor of Historical Theology at the London School of Theology, where he has been on the faculty since 1973. He has published three books on John Calvin and three editions of works of Calvin. He has also published 17 articles and book chapters on Calvin. He has also written on Bernard of Clairvaux and Catholic-Protestant dialogue on justification by faith.
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