by David Brondos | Oct 1, 2024
For centuries, Christians have been taught that the idea that Jesus made atonement for the sins of humanity in his passion and death is firmly rooted in the New Testament. According to most biblical scholars, the basis for this...
by David Brondos | Oct 1, 2024
Because the God of the Hebrew Bible desires and demands that his people obey him for their sake rather than his own, the chastisements he is said to inflict on them are seen as expressions of his love and concern for them. His commitment to their wholeness and...
by David Brondos | Aug 16, 2022
Since the beginning of the Protestant Reformation in the sixteenth century, Christians have been divided over the doctrine of justification by faith. Controversies regarding this doctrine arose when...
by David Brondos | Aug 15, 2022
Expanded version of a presentation given at theFourteenth International Congress for Luther Research California Lutheran UniversityThousand Oaks, CaliforniaAugust 17, 2022 Of all the teachings of Martin Luther, none is generally considered to be more central to his...
by David Brondos | Nov 16, 2021
Paper presented for the Martin Luther and Global Lutheran Traditions UnitAnnual Meeting of the American Academy of ReligionSan Antonio, TexasNovember 20, 2021 While at first glance it might seem that the sixteenth-century German reformer Martin Luther and the...
