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Ink Against the Devil: Luther and his opponents by Harry LoewenISBN: 9781771121354
Publication Date: 2015-05-29
Sixteenth-century Reformation Europe was a tumultuous time. The Gutenberg press allowed the unprecedented circulation of ideas. The writings of radical reformer Martin Luther were perhaps most influential and defining ideas of all time were written at this time. His opposition to the Roman Catholic Church fundamentally challenged the elites of his world. Luther was opposed by the Church, political powers, and competing religious ideologies. Ink Against the Devil distills the major impulses from these debates.
Luther: man between God and the Devil by Heiko A. Oberman; Eileen Walliser-Schwarzbart (Translator)Publication Date: 2006-03-11
In Oberman's startling portrait, we meet an obstinate monk of volcanic temperament, for whom Christ and the Devil were equally real. The rebellious monk, we learn, called himself doctor or preacher, but never "reformer." His achievement lay in "horizontalizing" Christian ethics by proclaiming that good works are crucial. This weighty study gives full attention to aspects of Luther's career that other biographers have sought to minimize, such as his savage attacks on Jews and his scatological invective against the Devil.
Out of the storm : the life and legacy of Martin Luther by Derek A. WilsonPublication Date: 2008
Luther’s stand against the Pope and the Holy Roman Emperor at the Diet of Worms in 1521, and his translation of the Bible secured his place in history as one of the greatest religious thinkers. His vast works sprang from an idea - that believers are saved by faith alone and not works - and incited the re-thinking of ideas about church, state, the individual, and war. But was Luther a humanitarian and champion of individual freedom or was he a defender of state tyranny who sparked a century of religious wars?
Protestants: the faith that made the modern world by Alec RyriePublication Date: 2017-04-04
Five hundred years ago a stubborn German monk challenged the Pope with a radical vision of what Christianity should be. The revolution he set in motion toppled governments, upended social norms and transformed millions of people's understanding of their relationship with God. Ryrie makes the case that we owe many of the rights to our Protestant roots. Protestants created America. Some used bibles to justify bold acts of political opposition. Above all Protestants have fought for their beliefs, establishing a tradition of principled opposition and civil disobedience that is as alive today as it was 500 years ago.
Martin Luther, German Saviour: German evangelical theological factions and the interpretation of Luther, 1917-1933Publication Date: 2000-01-01
Theological trend-setters in Germany after World War, whether men of the right like Karl Holl or men of the left like Karl Barth, wanted to return to Luther's theology. However, Barth saw the dangers posed by Lutheran theocentrism wedded to German nationalism and moved towards a more Reformed Christology and further from Luther. The other six major Weimar-era theologians discussed - Karl Holl, Friedrich Gogarten, Werner Elert, Paul Althaus, Emanuel Hirsch, and Erich Vogelsand - connected their theology to their Luther studies and to their hopes for the rebirth of Germany after the humiliation of the Treaty of Versailles.
Martin Luther: visionary reformer by Scott H. HendrixPublication Date: 2015-10-15
The German friar whose public conflict with the Roman Church triggered the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther was neither an unblemished saint nor a single-minded religious zealot according to Scott Hendrix. Luther is presented as a man of his time: a highly educated gifted scholar, yet flawed human being driven by an optimistic yet ultimately unrealized vision of "true religion." This account of the life of Luther provides a new perspective on one of the most important religious figures in history, focusing on Luther's entire life, his personal relationships and political motivations, rather than on his theology alone.
A Short Life of Martin Luther by Thomas KaufmanISBN: 9781467446143
Publication Date: 2016
Martin Luther, the Augustinian friar who set the Protestant Reformation in motion with his famous Ninety-Five Theses, was a man of extremes on many fronts. He was both hated and honored, both reviled as a heretic and lauded as a kind of second Christ. He was both a quiet, solitary reader and interpreter of the Bible and the first media-star of history, using the printing press to reach many of his contemporaries and become the most-read theologian of the sixteenth century. Thomas Kaufmann's concise biography highlights the two conflicting "natures" of Martin Luther, depicting Luther's earthiness as well as his soaring theological contributions, his flaws as well as his greatness. Exploring the close correlation between Luther's Reformation theology and his historical context, A Short Life of Martin Luther serves as an ideal introduction to the life and thought of the most important figure in the Protestant Reformation
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Ink Against the Devil: Luther and his opponents by 
Luther: man between God and the Devil by 
Out of the storm : the life and legacy of Martin Luther by 
Protestants: the faith that made the modern world by 
Martin Luther, German Saviour: German evangelical theological factions and the interpretation of Luther, 1917-1933
Martin Luther: visionary reformer by 
A Short Life of Martin Luther by