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Pytanie o luterańską tożsamość
The question of Lutheran identity

Author(s): Wojciech Medwid
Subject(s): Christian Theology and Religion, Theology and Religion, Other Christian Denominations
Published by: Wydawnictwo Naukowe Uniwersytetu Papieskiego Jana Pawła II w Krakowie
Keywords: Martin Luther; justification; the principles of Protestantism' justification and freedom; Lutheran identity

Summary/Abstract: This article attempts to answer the question of Lutheran identity in today’s world on the basis of a document preparing spiritually and organizationally Protestants for the celebration of the 500th anniversary of the Reformation Justification and freedom. The Reformation was a historical event that influenced the cultural, social and political face of Europe. The Reformation was a historical event that influenced the cultural, social and political face of Europe. In the center of theological expression of reformers is a matter of relations between the God man, and the foundation of the movement of the sixteenth century it became an excuse that need to be put through the prism of love, recognition and appreciation, forgiveness and freedom in order to verify the credibility of the experience iustificatio. The Reformation is not something closed, but a process of renewal in the spirit of the Reformation. Protestant theology is expressed in five principles: solus Christus, sola gratia, solo verbo, sola scriptura and sola fide. Through these elements attempted to transfer the idea of justification for this time. Celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation is to be done in a sensible balance between tradition and innovation, without ignoring the profound significance of the Reformation to the present. The document Justification and freedom taking the theme of justification by grace through faith in Christ have been criticized.

  • Issue Year: 21/2017
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 135-163
  • Page Count: 29
  • Language: Polish