History and Theology [HT]

HT0801 Lutheran Confessional Writings

A study of the confessions of the Lutheran Church as set forth in the Book of Concord. The documents of the reforming movement, viewed in the historical settings, are explicated in the light of their witness to the centrality of the gospel of justification by faith. Consideration is given to the contemporary importance of this witness for the life and mission of the Lutheran Church in a post-secular age. A central question of the course focuses on what it means to confess today in ecumenical engagement, in culturally diverse situations and interfaith contexts, and how that confession is shaped by those contexts.

Prerequisite: SG 0401 Thinking Theologically Confessing Publicly and HC0307 History II - From Reformers to Present

Full course