page_title: Theology of the Cross
hierarchical_section_title: Theology of the Cross
context_page_description: The theology of the Cross or staurology is a term coined by the theologian Martin Luther to refer to theology that posits the cross as the only source of knowledge concerning who God is and how God saves. It is contrasted with the Theology of Glory, which places greater emphasis on human abilities and human reason.
context_section_description: The theology of the Cross (Latin: Theologia Crucis, German: Kreuzestheologie) or staurology (from Greek stauros: cross, and -logy: "the study of") is a term coined by the theologian Martin Luther to refer to theology that posits the cross as the only source of knowledge concerning who God is and how God saves.  It is contrasted with the Theology of Glory (theologia gloriae), which places greater emphasis on human abilities and human reason.
caption: Luther in 1533 by Lucas Cranach the Elder
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