{"product_id":"two-kinds-of-love-martin-luthers-religious-world-paperback-1","title":"Two Kinds of Love: Martin Luther's Religious World - Paperback","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eTuomo Mannermaa\u003c\/b\u003e (Author), \u003cb\u003eKirsi I. Stjerna\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePublished in Finland in 1983, \u003ci\u003eTwo Kinds of Love\u003c\/i\u003e is the second of \u003cb\u003eTuomo Mannermaa's\u003c\/b\u003e provocative books offering a distinctly different interpretation of Martin Luther's theology. The other, \u003ci\u003eChrist Present in Faith\u003c\/i\u003e, was published by Fortress Press in 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn \u003ci\u003eTwo Kinds of Love\u003c\/i\u003e, \u003cb\u003eMannermaa\u003c\/b\u003e unfolds Luther's understanding of love as the key to the reformer's theology of grace. Human love orients toward that \"which is lovable to it\"-- toward that which is already \"good and beautiful\"-- and, as such, comes into being only through \"the prestige and glory of the loved one.\" In contrast, God's love, which \"does not find but creates the lovable in its object,\" is a pure gift of grace, which makes possible our love for God and for one another.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eMannermaa\u003c\/b\u003e spearheaded the Finnish Luther Research project for more than twenty years, and more than any other is responsible for the unique perspective on Luther contributed to Luther scholarship by the Finnish School. \u003ci\u003eTwo Kinds of Love\u003c\/i\u003e concludes with an afterword, reviewing Finnish Luther Research since 1977.\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 144\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.4 x 8.4 x 5.4 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e June 02, 2010\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42591836176480,"sku":"9780800697075","price":56.25,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0598\/1922\/9280\/files\/NEdXeDlmcmJxYXdTd2UwN21XczlCUT09.webp?v=1771390500","url":"https:\/\/bijoucc.myshopify.com\/products\/two-kinds-of-love-martin-luthers-religious-world-paperback-1","provider":"CARIBBEAN CONNECT","version":"1.0","type":"link"}