«Ordnung in Gemeinschaft»: A Critical Appraisal of the Erlangen Contribution to the Orders of Creation

by Nathan Howard Yoder

The Lutheran doctrine of the orders of creation specifies fundamental forms of human community. Grounded in God's structuring of the universe, these institutions acquire their expression in human history. Although they are fallen and distorted under sin, they remain God's good creation. Illumined by the witness of Scripture, their ontology exists independently of ideological conceit.

The tradition is a specifically Lutheran consideration...

• Format: Hardcover
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1433124300
• ISBN13: 9781433124303
• Release Date: August 2016
• Publisher: Peter Lang Inc., International Academic Publi
• Length: 300 Pages
• Weight: 1.31 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.8" x 6.0" x 9.0"