Books written by Carl E. Braaten

Reclaiming the Bible for the Church

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Because of Christ: Memoirs of a Lutheran Pastor-Theologian

Memoirs of a Lutheran Pastor-Theologian Carl E. Braaten. flected the new “situation ethics” popularized by Joseph Fletcher. Floyd Martinson was the sociologist from Gustavus Adolphus College. He made the sociological observation that ...
History and Hermeneutics

Pannenberg's interpretation of Hegel's significance for theology may be found in his essay , “ Was ist Wahrheit ? ” in Vom Herrengeheimnis der Wahrheit , Festschrift für Heinrich Vogel , ed . by Kurt Scharf ( Berlin : Lattner - Verlag ...
No Other Gospel: Christianity Among the World's Religions

Although not all will agree, this book is an important call to Christian conscience from a theologian who sees Christian theology teetering on the brink of confusion.
Reclaiming the Bible for the Church

These essays address the notorious gap between the historical-critical approach to the study of the Bible and the church's liturgical and dogmatic transmission of biblical faith, and they suggest that the historical-critical method does not ...
Union with Christ: The New Finnish Interpretation of Luther

This book introduces the English-speaking world to the new Finnish interpretation of the theology of Martin Luther, initiated by the writings of Tuomo Mannermaa of Helsinki University.
That All May Believe: A Theology of the Gospel and the Mission of the Church

Of course , Kierkegaard's critics said he was known to be given to occasional exaggerations . So what should we do ? How can we fight the Beast when , if we get rid of one , the Dragon will dispatch another ? The first thing , John said ...
Eschatology and Ethics: Essays on the Theology and Ethics of the Kingdom of God

Now the reverse is becoming true; there won't be any surviving parts without attention to the future well-being of the whole—the whole of humanity in a world community that is united in the pacification of the earth planet.
Reclaiming the Bible for the Church

The essays in this volume address from various perspectives the notorious gap between the historical- critical approach to the study of the Bible and the church's liturgical and dogmatic transmission of biblical faith.
Marks of the Body of Christ

This insightful volume brings together essays by ten leading Catholic, Episcopal, Lutheran, Methodist, and Orthodox theologians, each analyzing one of the seven traditional marks of the church and discussing how it is found, or not found, ...
Christian Dogmatics

The historical truth about the reality of Jesus cannot be separated from the living impression he made on those who gave us the only sketch we possess of his being and meaning. To look for his historicity apart from his meaning is like ...
Church Unity and the Papal Office: An Ecumenical Dialogue on John Paul II's Encyclical Ut Unum Sint (That All May...

87), which is immediately followed by a reflection of the Holy Father on the ministry of unity of the bishop of Rome (No. 88 to No. 96). This is the heart of our present dialogue on church unity and the papal office.
The Theology of Wolfhart Pannenberg: Twelve American Critiques, with an Autobiographical Essay and Response

The authors of the twelve critiques in this volume represent a broad cross section of American thought on religion. The essays cover virtually all of the major areas in which Pannenberg has published.
The Living Temple: A Practical Theology of the Body and the Foods of the Earth

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Reclaiming the Bible for the Church

The essays in this volume address from various perspectives the notorious gap between the historical critical approach to the study of the Bible and the church's liturgical and dogmatic transmission of biblical faith.
History and Hermeneutics

This volume interprets the lost decade of theological research and reflection on the relation of Christian faith to history.
The Whole Counsel of God

The Whole Counsel of God
The Whole Counsel of God

The Whole Counsel of God
The Living Temple: A Practical Theology of the Body and the Foods of the Earth

It's time that the body reassumed its rightful place of importance in Christian life, according to Carl and LaVonne Braaten in The Living Temple.
Mother Church: Ecclesiology and Ecumenism

Carl Braaten here issues an energetic call for a truly ecumenical church, including a Lutheran rationale for recovery of the historical episcopacy and papal primacy as servants of the gospel.