The Wittenberg Concord : creating space for dialogue /

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Author / Creator:	Jensen, Gordon A., author.
Imprint:	Minneapolis, MN : Fortress Press, [2018]
Description:	xxiv, 235 pages : map ; 23 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Lutheran quarterly books Lutheran quarterly books.
Subject:	Reformed Church -- Relations -- Lutheran Church. Lutheran Church -- Relations -- Reformed Church. Interfaith relations. Lutheran Church. Reformed Church.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11709307

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ISBN:	9781506431567 1506431569
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (pages 209-223) and index.
Summary:	Rethinking the Wittenberg Concord for Today One of the mostly forgotten gems of the sixteenth century Reformations is the Wittenberg Concord. Signed in 1536 by representatives of evangelical southern German imperial cities and territories and the Lutherans, the dialogue that led to the concord provided space for the participants to have a meaningful dialogue that led to the recognition of each other's understanding of the sacraments as orthodox. This was remarkable, given the very public failures at Marburg in 1529 and Augsburg in 1530. The lack of agreement threatened the unity of the evangelical estates and made them, along with the Reformation teachings, vulnerable to attack by the Holy Roman Empire and the Roman Catholic Church. The dialogue participants created enough space in their own understandings of the sacraments of baptism, absolution, and the Lord's Supper to allow the agreement to occur--and function reasonably well, at least until the beginning of the Thirty Years War in 1618. The final two chapters explore how this concord has impacted the church since its acceptance, and how the lessons learned from this dialogue can assist churches today in providing healthy spaces for ecumenical dialogue to discuss controversial issues.

Table of Contents:

Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
Foreword
Introduction
1. The Quest for an Evangelical Political Alliance
Justifying an Evangelical Alliance
The Diet of Augsburg
The Formation of the Schmalkald League
Renewed Possibilities for Theological Concord
Conclusion
2. Stifled Dialogues (1520-29)
The Lord's Supper
Real Presence
At God's Right Hand
Baptism
Confession and Absolution
The Marburg Colloquy
Conclusion
3. Recreating Space for Theological Dialogue (1530-34)
Renewed Dialogue
New Threats to Dialogue
Dialogue with France, England, and Rome
Conclusion
4. Negotiating an Agreement (1534-36)
The Initial Breakthrough
Selling the Lord's Supper Formula
Negotiation Preparations and Challenges
The Journey to Wittenberg
Negotiations in Wittenberg
Conclusion
5. Agreeing on the Lord's Supper
The Nature of Christ's Presence in the Lord's Supper
With the Bread and Wine
Do Unbelievers Eat Christ's Body and Blood in the Supper?
Conclusion
6. Agreeing on Baptism and Absolution
Agreeing on Baptism
The Necessary Bath of Rebirth
Baptism as an Action of God
Faith, Baptism, and Infants
Baptism and Original Sin
Absolution
Conclusion
7. Failed Negotiations: Controlling Church Property
The Imperial Chamber Court
The Wittenberg Memorandum
Conclusion
8. Implementing the Concord: After the Negotiations
The Concord in Saxony
The Concord in South Germany
The Concord in Switzerland
Conclusion
9. Making Room for Dialogue Today
A New Interpretation of the Wittenberg Concord
The Leuenberg Concord (1973) and Formula of Agreement (1997)
The Problem with Words
The Wittenberg Concord as a Model for Ecumenical Dialogue Today
Conclusion
Appendix 1. The Constance Articles: Articles Proposed by Martin Bucer to the Conference of Swiss and South German Theologians, Held in Constance, December 17, 1534
Appendix 2. Luther's Thoughts: Given by Luther to Melanchthon in Preparation for the Kassel Dialogue, December 17, 1534
Appendix 3. The Wittenberg Concord, 1536
On Baptism
On Absolution
Appendix 4. Memorandum on the Jurisdiction of Civil Authorities over Church Property (for the councillors of the city of Augsburg), May 23, 1536
Appendix 5. Personnel Involved with the Wittenberg Concord Negotiations
South German Negotiators of the Wittenberg Concord
Lutheran Negotiators of the Wittenberg Concord
Appendix 6. Map of Cities and Territories Accepting the Wittenberg Concord
Bibliography
Index

The Wittenberg Concord : creating space for dialogue /

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