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Pekka Kärkkäinen

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / ’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Lectures on Luthers Theology 2011 http://blogs.helsinki.fi/luther-studies/luthers-theology-2011/ Tuesdays from 12.15-13.45 at Aleksanterinkatu 7, 3rd floor, seminaarihuone 3 (sh 3) 8th February no lecture

Themes:

1. Introduction 2. The Human Being 3. Christ 4. Trinity

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto 5. Baptism 6. Eucharist 7. Faith 8.

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto 9. The Virgin Mary 10. Music 11. Finnish Luther Studies 12. Exam - 3 questions on the lectures, choose 2 to answer

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Luther’s Life and Theology

Biographies Roland Bainton, Here I Stand Martin E. Marty, (Penguin Lives Series) James M. Kittelson, Luther the Reformer Internet resources http://www.luther2017.de/eng/index.php http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Martin_luther Bernhard Lohse, Martin Luther’s Theology. Engaging Luther, ed. Olli-Pekka Vainio (Cascade 2010)

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Young Luther: Humanist and Scholastic

Humanism in Erfurt ancient poets, elegant ad fontes, back to the sources Luther as humanist quotations of classical authors purity of theology: , church fathers (Augustine)

Collegium Maius, Erfurt

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Young Luther and Medieval Theology

Peter Lombard (1100-60) and Sentences Luther’s marginal notes on Lombard (1509-11) ‒ P. Kärkkäinen, ”Martin Luther” in Medieval Commentaries on the Sentences of Peter Lombard, vol. 2, ed. Philipp W. Rosemann. Brill 2009. (1090-1153) First Psalm lectures (Dictata in psalterium, 1513-15) ‒ Theo Bell: Divus Bernardus John Tauler (c. 1300-1361), Theologia Germanica Lectures on Tauler Editions of Theologia Germanica via moderna, Augustinianism (Frömmigkeitstheologie)

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Criticism of Scholasticism

1517 95 theses against indulgences True repentance Against scholastic theology 1518 Theology of cross Criticism of Aristotelianism

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Starting Points

Problem: impossibility of perfect love towards Corruption of natural abilities through original Human love is seeking its own good Corruption of scholastic theology Reason: Aristotle, especially ethics and natural philosophy

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Attack on Scholastics

Criticism in the lectures on Romans and Galatians

Questio de viribus et voluntate hominis sine gratia disputata (25th Sept 1516) 95 Theses against Indulgences, (end of October 1517) Disputation Against Scholastic Theology (5th September 1517) Target: via moderna (Gabriel Biel) Aristotle’s philosophy behind the scholastic theology

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Contents of Criticism

Human being (without the grace) does not know true goodness.

It is not possible to fulfil the divine law in any manner (without the grace)

Human will is not free by nature (without the grace), but captive to do evil

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Luther’s View

”Man is by nature unable to want God to be God. Indeed, he himself wants to be God.” Divine grace is basis of human love to God Not human self-love No preparation for grace Grace is the basis of good deeds Spiritual fulfillment of the law Love of God contradicts human self-love Love of God = self-giving love Human love = seeking its own Conformation to divine will (divine law)

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto 1520 Papal bull Exsurge Domini: break with Rome 1521 Luther’s excommunication; : Luther hides in Castle 1522 The German New Testament

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto 1524-25 Peasants’ revolt 1525 Marriage with 1529 Colloqui of Marburg: break with Zwingli Small and Large Catechisms 1534 First edition of the German Bible 1546 Luther dies in Eisleben

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto Luther Research

Neo-Kantian school Albrecht Ritschl etc.: nature and person The Weimar Edition (Weimarer Ausgabe, WA) 1883- National library, Faculty library http://luther.chadwyck.co.uk/ After the 1st World War: Luther Renaissance Karl Holl etc.: conscience After the 2nd World War: personalist Luther-interpretation Gerhard Ebeling etc.: being in relation Recent Finnish Luther research Tuomo Mannermaa etc.: Christ present in faith

Faculty of Theology / Pekka Kärkkäinen / Luther’s Theology 2011 www.helsinki.fi/yliopisto