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Bezig met laden... Letters to Lutheran Pastors (editie 2013)door Hermann Sasse (Auteur)
Informatie over het werkLetters to Lutheran Pastors, Volume 1: 1948-1951 door Hermann Sasse
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Meld je aan bij LibraryThing om erachter te komen of je dit boek goed zult vinden. Op dit moment geen Discussie gesprekken over dit boek. This is a whopper of a book. It catalogues the translated letters of Hermann Sasse, a confessional Lutheran theologian, written from 1948 to 1951. At this point in his career, he had survived the National Socialist regime of World War II Germany and had been teaching religious studies for two decades at the University of Erlangen. In 1949, he moved to Adelaide to teach at the seminary at the United Evangelical Lutheran Church of Australia. These letters detail his concerns with confessional faith, Lutheran ecumenism, and how a body of churches should teach its theological precepts to the world. It takes a lot of will power to mow through these letters. Sasse’s philosophy is precise and pointed. He has clear objections to some rituals and theosophies that other churches use in their masses. But more so, he has a lot to say about how a person approaches their faith. He believes that everything one does in relation to religion must have meaning, depth, understanding, and precision. Without any of these, many of the acts done by the faithful are simply pantomime. Sasse’s letters are also erudite almost to a fault. His communications with his fellow pastors frequently reference the entire history of the Lutheran schism with the Catholic Church and he isn’t afraid to lace his invectives with historical minutiae. For students of Lutheran philosophy, these letters will contain a treasure trove of information. But for everyone else, there is the danger that this collection will just be seen as the irate ramblings of a person who wants other Protestants to think like him. I can sympathize with Sasse, though, and if you believe in something hard enough, then you just might as well. geen besprekingen | voeg een bespreking toe
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In this remarkable collection of letters ... we meet... a historian with a breadth of learning, a theologian of thorough biblical knowledge, a churchman of wisdom, and a pastor of caring words. Hermann Sasse (1895-1976) was trained at the University of Berlin under such well-known theologians as Harnack and Deissmann. During a study year in the United States, Sasse discovered the writings of Wilhelm Lb he and returned to Europe a convinced confessional Lutheran. In this faith he persisted, despite great difficulties, as a professor of theology at the University of Erlangen and at Immanuel Seminary (later renamed Luther Seminary), North Adelaide, Australia. "The following lines and the letters, which, God willing, are to follow this one are addressed to Lutheran pastors ... whose hearts bleed whenever they see the condition in which the Lutheran Church of our day and of our world finds itself.... Thus Hermann Sasse begins nearly thirty years of correspondence with Lutheran pastors in Australia, the United States, and around the world on topics as varied as the nature of the Sacraments or of the Church, as well as ecumenical issues. Each letter reflects Sasse's passionate commitment to the building up of the Church of Christ on earth and to the Lutheran Confessions. Book jacket. Geen bibliotheekbeschrijvingen gevonden. |
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I have to say that I have really enjoyed what I have been reading. It is both challenging, fun to read (for theology letters), and it gives a good insight into the man Hermann Sasse. Sasse has a way of writing that is filled with insight, has some strong Lutheran theology (even though it may be different from today's theology), but shows a wonderful insight into history.
The book is divided into really two parts. The first are contributions from people who knew Sasse and have received his letters and the second part are Sasse's letters. As much as I enjoyed reading the insights from the church leaders, I did think it was a bit heavy in the beginning. I wanted to get into Sasse's letters right away after reading just a few of the insights and there were 19 insights to get through.
I did enjoy that through the letters, there are themes and historical contexts to bring the reader up to date where we were in history and what Sasse was addressing. I found myself skipping to themes I wanted to read about first.
Personally, I did not know who Sasse was, but after reading this, I am glad I "met" him through his letters. Great read. ( )