Posts tagged "Martin Luther Heidelberg Disputation"
For the Love of Gerhard Forde (and The Cardigans)
Law / Music / Reformation / Theology

For the Love of Gerhard Forde (and The Cardigans)

by Mockingbird on Jan 13, 2011 • 1 Comment

From page 107 of his classic On Being a Theologian of the Cross, in reference to Thesis 26 of Martin Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation:

“We see that the law simply cannot bring into being what it commands…The law says, ‘Thou shalt love!’ It is right; it is ‘holy, true, good’. Yet it can’t bring about what it demands. It might impel toward the works of the law, the motions of love, but in the end they will become irksome and will all too often lead to hate. If we go up to someone on the street, grab them…

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Theologians of Glory vs. Theologians of the Cross: An Intro and Definition
Glossary / Theology

Theologians of Glory vs. Theologians of the Cross: An Intro and Definition

by Sean Norris on Jun 18, 2009 • 13 Comments

Here at Mockingbird we use the terms “theology/theologian of the cross” and “theology/theologian of glory” quite a bit. As a result, we thought they would be the perfect terms to explore this week.

In order to do so, I want to reference the late, great theologian Gerhard O. Forde. I think his definitions of the two terms found in his excellent work On Being a Theologian of the Cross (an in depth look at Martin Luther’s Heidelberg Disputation) are just about perfect. SO, away we go!

Theologians of Glory – “operate on the assumption that what we need…

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