عنوان

Word and Spirit in the Confessions of the European Reformation

Number

LA126629

.Language of Text, Soundtrack etc

انگلیسی

Title Proper

Word and Spirit in the Confessions of the European Reformation

General Material Designation

[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Henk van den Belt

Place of Publication, Distribution, etc.

Leiden

Name of Publisher, Distributor, etc.

Brill

Text of Note

Protestant spirituality is characterized by the mutual relationship between Word and Spirit. The doctrinal formulations of this relationship in the confessions of the Reformation period show that this specific feature of Protestant spirituality originated from the opposition to Rome and the Radical Reformation. The objections by Protestants against the mediaeval view that grace was infused through the sacraments led them to emphasize that faith was worked by the Spirit, in the heart. On the other hand, their objections against spiritualizing tendencies in the Radical Reformation led them to emphasize that faith was a matter of trust, based on the external Word. This two-sided tension led to a nuanced view of the relationship between the external Word of God and the internal work of the Spirit. In Lutheran and Reformed theologies this led to different spiritualities. The author traces these developments by analysing several Protestant confessions of the Reformation period. Protestant spirituality is characterized by the mutual relationship between Word and Spirit. The doctrinal formulations of this relationship in the confessions of the Reformation period show that this specific feature of Protestant spirituality originated from the opposition to Rome and the Radical Reformation. The objections by Protestants against the mediaeval view that grace was infused through the sacraments led them to emphasize that faith was worked by the Spirit, in the heart. On the other hand, their objections against spiritualizing tendencies in the Radical Reformation led them to emphasize that faith was a matter of trust, based on the external Word. This two-sided tension led to a nuanced view of the relationship between the external Word of God and the internal work of the Spirit. In Lutheran and Reformed theologies this led to different spiritualities. The author traces these developments by analysing several Protestant confessions of the Reformation period.

Date of Publication

2016

Physical description

95-110

Title

Religion and Theology

Volume Number

23/1-2

International Standard Serial Number

1574-3012

Subject Term

confessions

Subject Term

Lutheran

Subject Term

Reformed

Subject Term

spirituality

Subject Term

Word and Spirit

Henk van den Belt

Call Number

10.1163/15743012-02301012

Electronic name

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[Article]

275578

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