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Luther the Augustinian: Augustine, Pelagianism and Luther's Philosophy of Man

Augustine has had a large influence on the development of western theology, and nowhere is this more obvious that in Martin Luther's understanding of God, humankind and grace. Yet at the same time there are also significant differences in the two churchmen's thought. Sometimes these differences are subtle, such as their views of the state; other times they are not so subtle, such as their positions on free will or their praise of philosophy and its usefulness in sounding the depth of Christianity. In order to best explain these varying views, one must look at Augustine's and Luther's diverging opinions of man's nature where one will see that the dissimilarities are best understood in light of Luther's pessimistic view of humanity.

Identiferoai:union.ndltd.org:unt.edu/info:ark/67531/metadc500782
Date08 1900
CreatorsMcGinnis, Jon D. (Jon David)
ContributorsPainter, William E., Barnhart, Joe E., 1931-, Baker, Derek
PublisherUniversity of North Texas
Source SetsUniversity of North Texas
LanguageEnglish
Detected LanguageEnglish
TypeThesis or Dissertation
Formatviii, 113 leaves, Text
RightsPublic, McGinnis, Jon D. (Jon David), Copyright, Copyright is held by the author, unless otherwise noted. All rights reserved.

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