Books by Oswald Bayer

Den vel nok på dansk mest grundige og grundlæggende indføring i og gennemgang af Martin Luthers teologi. En klassiker. Bo Kristian Holm, lektor Aarhus Universitet, siger om Bayers bog: ”Oswald Bayers bog er en fremragende indføring i Luthers teologi. Den kræver sit af sin læser, men læsningen lønner sig. Ved at lægge lag på lag giver Bayer en samlet og uhyre velkomponeret fremstilling af Luthers teologi, der lægger lige stor vægt på Luthers tunge teologiske værker som på hans forkyndende og digtende. Derfor fortjener Bayers læsning af Luther udbredelse. Den bidrager med væsentlige nye udfordrende perspektiver til diskussionen af såvel Luthers teologi som dens relevans i dag.”

Rather than asking if theology is theoretical or practical -- a question that reveals a fundamental lack of understanding about the nature of theology in general -- it is better to ask "What exactly is theology?" It is this question that Oswald Bayer attempts to answer in Theology the Lutheran Way, clearing up misconceptions about the essence of theology. Along with Luther himself, Bayer claims that theology, rather than being something that we do, is really what God does.

"Living by faith" is much more than a general Christian precept; it is the fundamental posture of believers in a world rife with suffering and injustice. In this penetrating reflection on the meaning of "justification," Oswald Bayer shows how this key religious term provides a comprehensive horizon for discussing every aspect of Christian theology, from creation to the end times.