{"product_id":"two-kinds-of-love-martin-luthers-religious-world-9780800697075","title":"Two Kinds of Love: Martin Luther's Religious World","description":"\u003cp\u003ePublished in Finland in 1983, \u003ci\u003eTwo Kinds of Love\u003c\/i\u003e is the second of \u003cb\u003eTuomo Mannermaa's\u003c\/b\u003e provocative books offering a distinctly different interpretation of Martin Luther's theology. The other, \u003ci\u003eChrist Present in Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Fortress Press in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTwo Kinds of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMannermaa\u003c\/b\u003e unfolds Luther's understanding of love as the key to the reformer's theology of grace. Human love orients toward that \"which is lovable to it\"-- toward that which is already \"good and beautiful\"-- and, as such, comes into being only through \"the prestige and glory of the loved one.\" In contrast, God's love, which \"does not find but creates the lovable in its object,\" is a pure gift of grace, which makes possible our love for God and for one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMannermaa\u003c\/b\u003e spearheaded the Finnish Luther Research project for more than twenty years, and more than any other is responsible for the unique perspective on Luther contributed to Luther scholarship by the Finnish School. \u003ci\u003eTwo Kinds of Love\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with an afterword, reviewing Finnish Luther Research since 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAuthor:\u003c\/b\u003e Tuomo Mannermaa, Kirsi I. Stjerna\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/b\u003e Fortress Press\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePublished:\u003c\/b\u003e 06\/02\/2010\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003ePages:\u003c\/b\u003e 144\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eBinding Type:\u003c\/b\u003e Paperback\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eWeight:\u003c\/b\u003e 0.45lbs\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eSize:\u003c\/b\u003e 8.40h x 5.40w x 0.40d\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eISBN:\u003c\/b\u003e 9780800697075\u003cbr\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eMannermaa, Tuomo:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eTuomo Mannermaa\u003c\/b\u003ewas Emeritus Emeritus Professor of Ecumenical Theology at the University of Helsinki. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003ci\u003eThis title is not returnable\u003c\/i\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":41142745399411,"sku":"9.7808E+12","price":43.02,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0555\/9255\/0515\/products\/img_b5f20164-ac9f-4efc-87e4-01d1be9520b1.jpg?v=1701878178","url":"https:\/\/bookstorenmore.com\/products\/two-kinds-of-love-martin-luthers-religious-world-9780800697075","provider":"Bookstore N More","version":"1.0","type":"link"}