What is it about?
This article shows how John Henry Newman in his 'Lectures on Justification' correctly interpreted Luther's theology of justification by faith alone.
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Why is it important?
This article is important because it challenges the current scholarly consensus that Newman misunderstood Luther theology of justification. In doing so, it also shows that Newman's real opposition was to the notion of justification by mere imputation found in popular Protestantism.
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In this article I was trying to address the problem that many scholars had misunderstood who Newman was opposing in his 'Lectures on Justification'. Scholars generally thought Newman was opposing Luther when, in fact, he was opposing popular Protestantism and its notion of justification by mere imputation. This puts his 'Lectures' in a whole new light.
Rev'd Dr T L Holtzen
Nashotah House
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This page is a summary of: Newman’s Interpretation of Luther: A Reappraisal, Theological Studies, March 2017, SAGE Publications,
DOI: 10.1177/0040563916682323.
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