The Paradoxes of Lutheranism
Lutherans are highly conscious of sin... ...without falling into moralism. Lutherans have a rich intellectual tradition... ...while emphasizing limits on speculative reason Lutherans are skeptical of mystical emotionalism... ...while having intense inner piety and worship centered in ineffable mysteries simil justus... ...et peccator Hidden God ... ...Visible God Law... ...Gospel Perfectly free lord of all; subject to none.... ...perfectly dutiful servant to all; subject to all