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Lutheran Confessional Theology
HDS 2961

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Description

This course is an orientation to the theology of the Lutheran church with special attention to the uses that it has made of the witness of Martin Luther. The course will examine themes and debates within the Lutheranism at its formation in the sixteenth century, as well as explore current issues in confessional theology and church practice. Particular attention will be given to the chief ecumenical proposal of the Lutheran movement - namely, that human existence is justified by faith apart from human striving - and the difference this proposal makes for the great traditional topics of Christian reflection.

School Harvard Divinity School
Credits 4
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Course Component Conference Course
Instruction Mode In Person
Grading Basis HDS Student Option (LG/SUS/AUD)
MTS/ThM Area of Focus N/A
Arts of Ministry Denominational Polity
MDiv Histories, Theologies, and Practices Christianity
Language Course Type N/A
Language Taught N/A
MDiv Scriptural Interpretation N/A
Course Level N/A