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Combining biographical narrative and analytical essays, this book provides a new, comprehensive view of Martin Luther's life and times, along with a new examination of the radical theology that sparked the Reformation and changed the Christian world forever.
Drawing on sources new and old, the authors chronicle the fascinating, turbulent life of the Great Reformer from a historical point of view. Luther's revolutionary thoughts on scripture and salvation are explored from a theological perspective, offering a fresh appraisal of the doctrine that irrevocably divided the Roman Catholic Church.
Contents
Table of Contents
Acknowledgments
Introduction
Part One: Life
Chapter 1. Christendom
Chapter 2. Young Martin
Chapter 3. "Help me, St. Anne"
Chapter 4. Wittenberg
Chapter 5. When the Coffer Rings
Chapter 6. Popes and Heretics
Chapter 7. Heidelberg
Chapter 8. "The goose that squawks among the swans"
Chapter 9. Sola Scriptura
Chapter 10. Exsurge Domine
Chapter 11. "Here I stand"
Chapter 12. Knight George of Wartburg Castle
Chapter 13. The Battle for Wittenberg
Chapter 14. A Culture of Persuasion
Chapter 15. "I have made the angels laugh and the devils weep"
Chapter 16. The Devil's Work
Chapter 17. The Faith Alive
Chapter 18. A "great and constant disturbance"
Chapter 19. "Look at what he is doing now"
Chapter 20. Legacy
Part Two: Lessons
Essay 1. Luther on Church History
Essay 2. Luther on Children's Education
Essay 3. Luther on Monasticism
Essay 4. Luther on the Central Issue: Law and Gospel
Essay 5. Luther on the Divisive Issue: Indulgences and Church Finances
Essay 6. Luther on the Authority Issue: Papacy/Scripture
Essay 7. Luther on the Theologies of Glory and the Cross
Essay 8. Luther Against Scholasticism: Was He a Humanist?
Essay 9. Luther Debating the Key Issues: Luther vs. Eck
Essay 10. Luther on the Sacraments: The Die Is Cast
Essay 11. Luther on the Oneness of the Church: The Una Sancta
Essay 12. In Need of Comfort and Strength: Luther on the Psalms
Essay 13. Luther on Spiritual Growth in a New Church
Essay 14. Luther on Free Will: Against Erasmus—A Failed Alignment of the Stars
Essay 15. Luther on Marriage, Celibacy and His Dear Kate
Essay 16. Luther on Church and State
Essay 17. Luther on Other Reformers
Essay 18. Luther on the Jews
Essay 19. Luther on Melanchthon
Essay 20. The Capstone Essay: A Contemporary Perspective
Chapter Notes
Bibliography
Index
