Category: Martin Luther

“A Good Tree Bears Good Fruit”: Martin Luther’s Theology of Moral Change

The following is an essay I wrote on Luther's theology of sanctification for an independent study I took on Luther. This essay is part of the theological background for my article Luther the Tech Critic and I think it helps challenge some simplistic views some people have about Luther as a theologian. How does one … Continue reading “A Good Tree Bears Good Fruit”: Martin Luther’s Theology of Moral Change →

First Reflections on Magnifica Humanitas

Reading Pope Leo XIV's first encyclical Magnifica Humanitas, I was pleased to find some arguments very much aligned with some of the directions I've been thinking with regard to AI and Technology. Paragraph 92 cites Pope Francis in critiquing the "technological paradigm" which judges everything in terms of efficiancy: In his Encyclical Laudato Si’, Pope Francis denounced the … Continue reading First Reflections on Magnifica Humanitas →

Short Book Reviews #2 Luther’s Basic Writings and Luther: A Contemporary Introduction, Oswald Bayer

Over the next while, I will be posting short reviews of books I’ve received from publishers. Thank you to Angelico Press, Eerdmans, Baker, Fortress Press, Wipf and Stock and IVP for their generosity! Ideally, I would be writing a long, thought out review of these books, but I find myself too busy with my university … Continue reading Short Book Reviews #2 Luther’s Basic Writings and Luther: A Contemporary Introduction, Oswald Bayer →

Luther and Othello: Skepticism, Anfechtung, and “the Doubting Disease”

This is an essay I wrote for a Philosophy class on American philospher Stanley Cavell and the plays of Shakespeare. I don't like to post my academic essays on this blog, but this one is a particularly important piece for me. “You have as much laughter as you have faith.” Martin Luther Shakespeare’s play Othello … Continue reading Luther and Othello: Skepticism, Anfechtung, and “the Doubting Disease” →