TY  - BOOK
AU  - Wengert,Timothy J.
TI  - The Augsburg Confession: renewing Lutheran faith and practice 
T2  - Lutheran quarterly books
SN  - 9781506432946
AV  - BX8069 .W46 2020
U1  - 238.41 23
PY  - 2020///
CY  - Minneapolis
PB  - Fortress Press
KW  - Augsburg Confession
KW  - Lutheran Church
KW  - Creeds
KW  - Doctrines
N1  - Includes bibliographical references and index; "We all believe in one true God" --; The fall "upwards" --; Christ always and alone --; The Christian's two religions --; Means to the end --; The fruits of justification --; The characteristic markings of the church bird --; What happens when church leaders fail? --; Lutherans are pan-Baptists --; "Here I am for you!" --; "Telling the truth" --; Law and Gospel --; God's visible, working words --; Going public with the Gospel --; "Order in the church!" --; Daily life is the Christian life, part 1 --; "Who's in charge here?" --; The captive will --; "The devil made me do it--not!" --; Consoling faith and good works --; Honor saints; praise Christ --; Interlude: Practicing theology --; Bread and wine --; Happy conscience; happy life --; "Once for all" --; The only absolute --; Applying justification by faith to daily life --; Daily life is the Christian life, part 2 --; Why Lutherans love(d) bishops --; Epilogue: We confess and teach
N2  - The Augsburg Confession is the single most important confession of faith among Lutherans today. The context out of which it arose was practical and lively, marked from the outset as confessions of faith in the face of fierce opposition and threats. By situating both the history and the theology of this document within the practice and life of faith, Timothy J. Wengert shows just how relevant the Confession's witness is for today's Lutheran parishes and their leaders by unlocking how its articles can shape and strengthen the church's witness today
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