{"product_id":"a-more-radical-gospel-essays-on-eschatology-authority-atonement-and-ecumenism-9781506427058","title":"A More Radical Gospel: Essays on Eschatology, Authority, Atonement, and Ecumenism","description":"\u003cp\u003eGerhard O. Forde has stood at the forefront of Lutheran thought for most of his career. This new collection of essays and sermonsmany previously unpublished makes Forde's powerful theological vision more widely available.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book aptly captures Forde's deep Lutheran commitment. Here he argues that the most important task of theology is to serve the proclamation of the gospel as discerned on the basis of the doctrine of justification by grace alone through faith alone. For Forde, the doctrine of justification is not one topic among other theological topics; rather, it is the criterion that guides \"all theology and ministry. Throughout the book Forde applies this truth to issues of eschatology, authority, atonement, and ecumenism. Also included are seven insightful sermons that model the Lutheran approach to proclamation. \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eForde, Gerhard O.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eGerhard O. Forde\u003c\/strong\u003e, Lutheran theologian and pastor, taught at St. Olaf College, Luther College, and Luther Seminary. In addition to his teaching, he served as a member of the Lutheran-Roman Catholic Dialogues for twenty years. He authored several books, including \u003cem\u003eJustification by Faith: A Matter of Death and Life\u003c\/em\u003e (1982), \u003cem\u003eTheology Is for Proclamation\u003c\/em\u003e (1990), and \u003cem\u003eOn Being a Theologian of the Cross: Reflections on Luther's Heidelberg Disputation, 1518\u003c\/em\u003e (1997). Three published collections of Forde's essays and sermons have been edited by Mark Mattes and Steven Paulson: \u003cem\u003eA More Radical Gospel: \u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eEssays on Eschatology, Authority, Atonement, and Ecumenism\u003c\/em\u003e (2004), \u003cem\u003eThe Preached God: Proclamation in Word and Sacrament\u003c\/em\u003e (2007), and \u003cem\u003eThe Essential Forde\u003c\/em\u003e (2019). Another collection of sermons, \u003cem\u003eWe Preach Christ Crucified: Sermons by Gerhard O. Forde\u003c\/em\u003e (2016), was edited by his wife, Marianna. Gerhard Forde died on August 9, 2005.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Fortress Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":50853833015570,"sku":"9781506427058","price":40.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_dbd0699f-0b0e-4f05-b177-4345d03b6ece.jpg?v=1737454721","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-more-radical-gospel-essays-on-eschatology-authority-atonement-and-ecumenism-9781506427058","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}