Augustine versus Luther on Sin, Sexuality, and Salvation
Digital Logos Edition
Augustine versus Luther
Augustine of Hippo and Martin Luther had absolutely foundational influences over the thought, practice, and development of Christian theology. Yet somehow the work of these two theological giants has produced out-of-balance perspectives within Protestantism on marriage, sexuality, and singleness—thanks to Augustine’s view of sexuality as shameful and Luther’s exaltation of marriage as the sure way to holiness.
Augustine versus Luther on Sin, Sexuality, and Salvation analyzes how the theologians’ views on sin and salvation affected their divergent perspectives on marriage and sexuality. Their drastically different conclusions are still evident in Christian attitudes toward marriage and singleness today.
Top Highlights
“Avarice, or self-love, turns a person from ‘the pursuit of the common good to one’s own individual good out of a destructive self-love.’” (Page 11)
“Concupiscence, in its broadest sense, means desire and encompasses all human emotion and passion.” (Page 9)
“Augustine’s distinction between good and corrupt concupiscence lies in the struggle between desires of the spirit and desires of the flesh. Desires of the spirit can be concupiscentia bona or concupiscentia naturalis. Concupiscentia bona is ‘a concupiscence of the spirit against the flesh, and a concupiscence of wisdom.” (Page 10)
“it is the sin that ultimately keeps people from salvation—they do not believe in Christ” (Page 31)
“Although Augustine and Luther form a single voice on matters of grace, they provide a form of doublespeak in church history on the issues of marriage and sexuality. Augustine’s prevailing opinion of both borders on the negative while Luther’s is overwhelmingly positive.” (Page 5)
Contents
- Introduction
- Augustine on Sin
- Augustine on Salvation
- Luther on Sin
- Luther on Salvation
- Conclusion
Product Details
- Title: Augustine versus Luther on Sin, Sexuality, and Salvation
- Author: Wendy L. Widder
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Publication Date: 2013
- Pages: 72
- Format: Logos Digital
About Wendy Widder
Wendy L. Widder holds a PhD in Near Eastern studies from the University of the Free State, an MA in Hebrew and Semitic Studies from the University of Wisconsin–Madison, and an MDiv from Grand Rapids Theological Seminary. She is the author of Living Whole Without a Better Half, A Match Made in Heaven: How Singles and the Church Can Live Happily Ever After, and the coauthor of The Forest and the Trees: Helping Teachers Integrate a Biblical Worldview Across the Curriculum. She is also the coauthor of the Lexham Bible Guides: Genesis Collection, the Lexham Methods Series, and Jacob: Discerning God’s Presence.
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