Abstract
In my present life situation, retirement still seems a distant mystery. What does one do? Professor Timothy J. Wengert’s case sheds little light on this mystery, for in Ruhestand he seems to have become busier and more productive than ever! How does an object seemingly at rest continue to work? Attempting to make sense of this Lutheran paradox, I consider below Martin Luther’s remarks on the God who not only instituted the Sabbath but is simul requiescens et operans. Perhaps the Reformer can shed some light on the matter?
My subject in what follows is Martin Luther’s understanding of God’s