Robert Kolb (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is Mission Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books including The Genius of Luther's Theology and is coeditor of The Book of Concord (2000 translation).

• Introduction: Luther the Storyteller and His Cultivation of the Christian Life1. The Whole Life of a Christian Is a Life of Repentance: Luther's Metanarrative2. Luther the Storyteller: The Reformer's Use of Narrative3. Fearing, Loving, and Trusting in God above All Things: Defining the Core of What It Means to Be Human4. Suffering Builds Faith and Calls to Repentance: Affliction as Part of Daily Life5. The Life of Faith in Hearing and Reading God's Word and Responding in Prayer and Praise: Active Obedience in the Sacred Realm6. The Life of Faith in Serving the Neighbor: Luther's Ethic of Callings and Commands7. Living Well Leads to Dying Well: The Completion of the Christian LifeConclusionIndex

Robert Kolb (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is Mission Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books including The Genius of Luther's Theology and is coeditor of The Book of Concord (2000 translation).

• Introduction: Luther the Storyteller and His Cultivation of the Christian Life1. The Whole Life of a Christian Is a Life of Repentance: Luther's Metanarrative2. Luther the Storyteller: The Reformer's Use of Narrative3. Fearing, Loving, and Trusting in God above All Things: Defining the Core of What It Means to Be Human4. Suffering Builds Faith and Calls to Repentance: Affliction as Part of Daily Life5. The Life of Faith in Hearing and Reading God's Word and Responding in Prayer and Praise: Active Obedience in the Sacred Realm6. The Life of Faith in Serving the Neighbor: Luther's Ethic of Callings and Commands7. Living Well Leads to Dying Well: The Completion of the Christian LifeConclusionIndex

Robert Kolb (PhD, University of Wisconsin) is Mission Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus at Concordia Seminary in St. Louis, Missouri. He is the author of numerous books including The Genius of Luther's Theology and is coeditor of The Book of Concord (2000 translation).

• Introduction: Luther the Storyteller and His Cultivation of the Christian Life1. The Whole Life of a Christian Is a Life of Repentance: Luther's Metanarrative2. Luther the Storyteller: The Reformer's Use of Narrative3. Fearing, Loving, and Trusting in God above All Things: Defining the Core of What It Means to Be Human4. Suffering Builds Faith and Calls to Repentance: Affliction as Part of Daily Life5. The Life of Faith in Hearing and Reading God's Word and Responding in Prayer and Praise: Active Obedience in the Sacred Realm6. The Life of Faith in Serving the Neighbor: Luther's Ethic of Callings and Commands7. Living Well Leads to Dying Well: The Completion of the Christian LifeConclusionIndex