By the Word of God Alone
Sola Scriptura and the Leaders of the Reformation
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 22010197 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ning Xi (0000-0001-8276-5696, Emory University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 13 |
| Issue | 2 |
| Pages | 15-23 |
| Publication date | 2023-01-01 |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Armstrong Undergraduate Journal of History (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 2163-8551 • E-ISSN: 2163-8551 |
| Publisher | Georgia Southern University (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.20429/aujh.2023.130202 |
| OpenAlex | W4386951136 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 1 |
Prominent Reformers, such as Martin Luther, Ulrich Zwingli, and Thomas Müntzer, had sharp disagreements on what parts of the Bible were the most important, what worship should look like, what is allowed and forbidden for Christians, the meaning of the most sacred rituals, whether there is any other source of communication between God and mortals besides the Scripture, and the relationship between believers and temporal rulers. By analyzing their commentaries and treatises on theological matters, one concludes that sola scriptura did more to divide the reformers than to unite them since anyone could find some part of the Bible to support their positions. That was an effect of the Scripture being a diverse collection of several histories, prophecies, letters, and sayings that span from the beginning of time to the Roman Empire written by many authors from countless places and backgrounds rather than a single cohesive document
Ancient history · Art · Empire · Epistemology · Literature · Theology · Worship · History · Philosophy · Reformation and Early Modern Christianity · Religious studies
| Citations per year | 0.33 |
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| Citation span | 2023 - 2023 (1) |
| Highly cited | No |