Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #1136421 in Books
• Published on: 2006-01-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Paperback
• 252 pages

Customer Reviews

Tremendous, Readable, Practical Look At Luther's Theology
If I could give this six stars, I would. It's a tremendous look at Martin Luther's theology, done systematically. It's all here -- the creation, the Fall, sin, the theology of the cross, the sacraments, his arguments with Erasmus, and much more. Words can't do justice to how helpful this book is. Tons of footnotes, too. Very readable. Unfortunately, it's out of print. It took me six months to find it on the Internet. But it's well worth the find. I hope Concordia will consider republishing it.

This book was key to my becoming a Lutheran. And with a new generation of confessional Lutherans emerging, such as Gene Veith, Craig Parton, Rod Rosenbladt and many others, this book will provide them with a very solid look at Martin Luther's theology.

Very Encouraging
A delightful presentation of Luther's pastoral propensity to unite theology and daily living. Preus has done the Church a fine service in demonstrating how the Gospel of Jesus (as Luther understood it) gives Christians a world and life view firmly founded on the grace of God. Living by "faith in the Son of God who loved me and gave Himself for me," seems to have been the meaning of Christianity for Luther and Preus brings this out clearly. Good read for everyone, not just Lutherans.

A Solid Look at Living a Confessional Life
I'm no speed reader, but I found this book hard to put down once I got to chapter 7. The first 6 chapters are essential to setting up the rest of the book, making the case for Luther's focus that everything stems from your belief on how you are Justified , but as a lifelong LCMS Lutheran attending a conservative congregation, much of it was review.
On that basis, Luther' 100% sinner/100% saint theology shines through to explain how Lutherans need to live their lives in this modern world, which poses so many challenges with it's "no absolute truth" philosophy.
I heartily encourage anyone who is curious about Martin Luther to read this book so they can understand his theology.