Theology Is for Proclamation

Gerhard Forde makes a dashingly bold move to construct a whole systematic theology on the model of Martin Luther''s Bondage of the Will. Forde continues Luther''s polemic against every theology that fools with God apart from the Word. . . Forde writes a theology that is good for nothing but proclaiming the living Word of God.--Carl E. BraatenProfessor of Systematic TheologyLutheran School of Theology at ChicagoHere is a theologian who believes in proclamation! Working from a distinction between God preached and the hidden God not preached Gerhard Forde develops a theology for preachers. The thought is edgy; the style is exciting.--David G. ButtrickThe Divinity SchoolVanderbilt University