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Roman Catholic Recognition of the Augsburg Confession
| Content Provider | Semantic Scholar |
|---|---|
| Author | Penaskovic, Richard |
| Copyright Year | 1980 |
| Abstract | O JUNE 25,1980, Lutherans throughout the world celebrate the 450th anniversary of the Confessio Augustana (CA). In the course of time the Augsburg Confession has become the principal confessional document of the Lutheran Church, although that was not its original intention. It was composed and presented to the Emperor, Charles V, in order to bring about unity among Christians. Only when this irenical intention was thwarted by the Emperor's rejection did the CA become the confessional document of the Lutheran-Evangelical Church. The CA has always been important for the Lutheran-Roman Catholic dialogue. Its significance has not been limited to that particular dialogue: e.g., the CA greatly influenced the Anglican Thirty-Nine Articles of Faith and the Homilies. It also has ecumenical relevance in regard to the Reformed Church, inasmuch as Calvin signed the CA in its original form (the invariata) during his Strasbourg period (1538-41). In this essay I shall report on the current discussion concerning RC recognition of the CA. This essay has four functions, some of which overlap. I shall (1) situate the CA within its historical context, (2) point out two sets of questions concerned with RC recognition of the CA, (3) ask what the term "recognition" really implies, and (4) offer some reflections from the perspective of systematic theology. |
| Starting Page | 303 |
| Ending Page | 321 |
| Page Count | 19 |
| File Format | PDF HTM / HTML |
| DOI | 10.1177/004056398004100202 |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | http://cdn.theologicalstudies.net/41/41.2/41.2.2.pdf |
| Alternate Webpage(s) | https://doi.org/10.1177/004056398004100202 |
| Volume Number | 41 |
| Language | English |
| Access Restriction | Open |
| Content Type | Text |
| Resource Type | Article |
