Interpreting Martin Luther: An Introduction to His Life and Thought - Softcover

Shepherd, Victor

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1573833991 ISBN 13: 9781573833998

Publisher: Regent College Publishing,US, 2008

Synopsis

In Interpreting Martin Luther: An Introduction to His Life and Thought, Victor Shepherd provides a helpful and balanced introduction to the life of Martin Luther and his theological legacy. After setting the historical stage of the Reformation, Victor Shepherd traces Luther's theological development and explores central concepts in his thought, including both the strengths and weaknesses of this theology.
With freshness and accessibility, Victor Shepherd introduces readers to Luther's life and writings, engages with him on a range of important subjects, and demonstrates his continuing relevance through helpful and challenging applications for contemporary Christians and churches.
Victor Shepherd is Professor of Systematic and Historical Theology at Tyndale University College & Seminary, Toronto, and professor ordinarius for the Graduate Theological Foundation, University of Oxford. He is also on the faculty of the Toronto School of Theology, University of Toronto, where he supervises doctoral students in Reformation studies.

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About the Author

Victor A. Shepherd, an ordained minister in the Presbyterian Church in Canada, teaches theology and philosophy at Tyndale University College & Seminary, Toronto. He also teaches frequently at graduate-level institutions throughout Canada and is Professor Ordinarius, University of Oxford. Shepherd is the author of The Committed Self: An Introduction to Existentialism for Christians, Mercy Immense and Free: Essays on Wesley and Wesleyan Thought, The Nature and Function of Faith in the Theology of John Calvin, and nine other books.

Edition details

• Publisher: Regent College Publishing,US
• Publication date: 2008
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 1573833991
• ISBN 13: 9781573833998
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 352