The Masks of God

Name: The Masks of God
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ISBN: 9798385255696

Martin Luther's Use of Larvae Dei in His Genesis Commentaries

Anthony James Steinbronn, Robert Kolb

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English

Wipf & Stock Publishers
18 March 2026

Christianity; Christian liturgy, prayerbooks & hymnals; Christian theology; Christian life & practice

As a result of our sinful human nature, there can be no unmediated relationship between God and humanity, for God must wear a mask in all of his dealings with people. Moreover, human nature cannot recognize God, nor comprehend his nature, without a covering. Therefore God, in his grace and mercy, envelops himself in his word and works and reveals himself in certain forms. These concrete forms of the Holy Spirit are God's way to people and a rejection of every way from humanity to God; they are the universal epiphanies for all people.

As God comes to reveal his fatherly heart and will, he deals with people in a twofold manner: first outwardly, through the oral word and material signs; then inwardly, through the work of the Holy Spirit and faith. God could have saved the human race in another way, but it was his will to save us, and to reveal himself, in this way. Accordingly, it is the responsibility of humanity to apprehend God where and how he has chosen to reveal himself - through the will of his good pleasure and the will of the sign - so that every person might find and worship the true God, experience salvation, and receive eternal life.

By: Anthony James Steinbronn
Foreword by: Robert Kolb
Imprint: Wipf & Stock Publishers
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 216mm, Width: 140mm, Spine: 7mm
Weight: 154g
ISBN: 9798385255696
Pages: 124
Publication Date: 18 March 2026
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Paperback
Publisher's Status: Active

Anthony James Steinbronn is a 1982 graduate of Concordia Seminary, St. Louis. He served as a parish pastor in Nebraska, Indiana, and South Dakota; as a missionary and theological educator in Southern Africa; and as a mission executive and district president. Steinbronn holds a Master of Sacred Theology degree in Luther Studies, has written articles for Concordia Journal, Concordia Theological Quarterly, Luther Digest, and Missio Apostolica, and has authored a book on worldview for Concordia Publishing House.