Galvanized by Erasmus' teaching on free will, Martin Luther wrote "e;De servo arbitrio"e;, or "e;The Bondage of the Will"e;, insisting that the sinful human will could not turn itself to God. In this first study to investigate the sixteenth-century reception of "e;De servo"e;, Robert Kolb unpacks Luther's theology and recounts his followers' ensuing disputes until their resolution in the Lutheran churches' 1577 "e;Formula of Concord"e;.
| ISBN: | 9781506427102 |
| Publication date: | 1st January 2017 |
| Author: | Kolb, Robert |
| Publisher: | Fortress Press |
| Format: | Ebook (Epub) |