TY - BOOK AU - Paulson,Steven D TI - Luther's outlaw God T2 - Lutheran quarterly books SN - 1506432964 AV - BX8065.3 .P384 2018 U1 - 230.41 23 PY - 2018///]- CY - Minneapolis, MN PB - Fortress Press KW - Luther, Martin, KW - Lutheran Church KW - Doctrines KW - Good and evil KW - Predestination KW - fast KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Volume 1; Hiddenness, evil, and predestination N2 - Volume 1: In this first of three volumes addressing Luther's outlaw God, Steven D. Paulson considers the two "monsters" of theology, as Luther calls them: evil and predestination. He explores how these produce fear of God but can also become the great and only comforts of conscience when a preacher arrives. Paulson argues that the distinction between God naked/clothed or unpreached/preached radiates out in all directions for Luther's theology. Specifically, Paulson takes up the central question: What is God's relation to the law? Luther's answers will change the way you preach ER -