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Luther i den moderna lutherdomens tjänst: Albrecht Ritschl och den svenska Lutherrenässansen
Umeå University, Faculty of Arts, Department of historical, philosophical and religious studies.
2022 (Swedish)In: Svensk teologisk kvartalskrift, ISSN 0039-6761, Vol. 97, no 4, p. 335-350Article in journal (Refereed) Published
Abstract [en]

There are plenty of misconceptions about how the Luther Renais­sance in Sweden relates to Albrecht Ritschl and nineteenth-century German Luther research. This article sheds new light on the importance of Ritschl's groundbreaking Luther interpretation to the first generation of the Swedish Luther Renaissance, as represented by its leading voices – Einar Billing and Nathan Söderblom. I demonstrate that there are substantial similarities between how Ritschl, Billing, and Söderblom approach and make use of Luther's thought. They all combine a careful analysis of Luther's theology with an interest in understanding his role in history. And despite their high regard of Luther as the great Protestant reformer, Ritschl, Billing, and Söderblom at times show a considerable distance to his thinking. It is also evident that they found solutions to contemporary questions and challenges in Luther's writings. Their constructive use of Luther is, I further argue, closely related to a positive reception of histor­ical criticism and an ambition to make Lutheranism relevant to modern society. This to a large extent explains why Ritschl, Billing, and Söderblom have a freer attitude towards Luther than many of their Lutheran col­leagues, and also why they emphasize those aspects of his theology that they consider especially fruitful for modern society.

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Svensk teologisk kvartalskrift , 2022. Vol. 97, no 4, p. 335-350
Keywords [sv]
Albrecht Ritschl, Einar Billing, Nathan Söderblom, lutherrenässansen
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Religious Studies
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Studies In Faiths and Ideologies
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URN: urn:nbn:se:umu:diva-194173DOI: 10.51619/stk.v97i4.23714Scopus ID: 2-s2.0-85153623742OAI: oai:DiVA.org:umu-194173DiVA, id: diva2:1654285
Available from: 2022-04-26 Created: 2022-04-26 Last updated: 2023-05-04Bibliographically approved

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