tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627517209657132818.post3460105033942125378..comments2023-10-16T08:12:13.145-05:00Comments on Four and Twenty+ Blackbirds: Still Learning from Löhe AgainRev. Rick Stuckwischhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10664716292792101540noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-627517209657132818.post-70622014820225842762008-10-13T20:14:00.000-05:002008-10-13T20:14:00.000-05:00I agree with your assessment. My first exposure to...I agree with your assessment. My first exposure to Löhe was the badgering of a certain internet email list, with claims of "sacerdotalist". Thankfully, I was able to learn the real history first hand while at Frankentrost on vicarage. <BR/><BR/>After hearing the multiple papers, I'm struck how much of an influence Löhe had on early Missouri and how quick many have dismissed him over the Grabau incident.<BR/><BR/>Löhe is an odd one. We're used to our historical figures (especially Luther) improving with age. It seems Löhe channels early Luther but then departs from Luther with age. But even his controversial <I>Aphorisms</I> rely on Scripture (Acts) for their primary proof. Its not a flawless approach. I would prefer concentration on the mandates. But compare that to <I>Kirche und Amt</I> with its derived method.<BR/><BR/>In the end, perhaps we should take a step back and look at him not through the lens of Buffalo but more broadly and with greater emphasis on his earlier writings.Christopher Gillespiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06665531626315066953noreply@blogger.com