A hermeneutics of providence amid affliction : contributions by Luther and Weil to a cruciform doctrine of providence

Publication Type

Journal Article

Year of Publication

2007

Author

Carr, Amy

Journal

Pro Ecclesia

Volume

16

Number

3

Pages

278-298

Language

English

Keywords

affliction (malheur)
decreation
Luther, Martin

Annotation

Carr draws on Weil's teachings on affliction and Luther's idea of 'divine purgation in the cross' to argue for a way of understanding affliction that neither fails to give the afflicted their due, nor portrays God in a false manner.