Book contents
- Iustitia Dei
- Iustitia Dei
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface to the Fourth Edition
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Justification
- Part II The Middle Ages
- Part III Protestantism
- 11 Is There a ‘Reformation’ Doctrine of Justification?
- 12 Luther’s Early Approach to Justification
- 13 Justification in Lutheranism, 1516–1580
- 14 Reformed Theology, 1519–1560
- 15 The English Reformation
- 16 Protestant Orthodoxy
- 17 Anglicanism
- 18 Puritanism
- 19 Pietism
- Part IV Catholicism
- Part V The Modern Period
- Conclusion
- A Brief Glossary of Medieval Soteriological Terms
- Works Consulted
- Index
13 - Justification in Lutheranism, 1516–1580
from Part III - Protestantism
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 27 January 2020
- Iustitia Dei
- Iustitia Dei
- Copyright page
- Contents
- Tables
- Preface to the Fourth Edition
- Abbreviations
- Introduction
- Part I Justification
- Part II The Middle Ages
- Part III Protestantism
- 11 Is There a ‘Reformation’ Doctrine of Justification?
- 12 Luther’s Early Approach to Justification
- 13 Justification in Lutheranism, 1516–1580
- 14 Reformed Theology, 1519–1560
- 15 The English Reformation
- 16 Protestant Orthodoxy
- 17 Anglicanism
- 18 Puritanism
- 19 Pietism
- Part IV Catholicism
- Part V The Modern Period
- Conclusion
- A Brief Glossary of Medieval Soteriological Terms
- Works Consulted
- Index
Summary
Chapter 13 assesses the changes in understanding of justification within Lutheranism between 1516 to 1580, noting in particular the growing influence of Melanchthon’s forensic understanding of justification on the shaping of the Wittenberg movement’s approach to ʻjustification by faith alone’. The chapter highlights some divergences in early Lutheranism, and tracks the growing convergence within the movement around a forensic doctrine of justification through an imputed righteousness, reflecting the increasing theological authority of Melanchthon during this period. Justification was now identified as the divine act of acceptance of an individual as righteous, followed by the process of sanctification, through which that individual became righteous. After considering the theology of justification set out in the Augsburg Confession and its apology, the chapter concludes by focussing on the consolidation of a distinctively Lutheran approach in the Formula of Concord, noting how this aimed to resolve some significant debates within Lutheranism around this time.
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- Iustitia DeiA History of the Christian Doctrine of Justification, pp. 204 - 213Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2020