Luther and the Reformation of the Later Middle Ages

Informationen zum Autor Eric Leland Saak is Professor of History at Indiana University–Purdue University, Indianapolis. He has previously served as Head of the Department of Theology, Philosophy, and Religious Studies at Liverpool Hope University (2010–12), and worked for the Netherlands Research School for Medieval Studies (1994–2000). Trained by the late Heiko A. Oberman, and a Fulbright Scholar at the University of Tübingen, Saak's numerous publications include High Way to Heaven: The Augustinian Platform between Reform and Reformation, 1292–1524 (2002) and Creating Augustine: Interpreting Augustine and Augustinianism in the Later Middle Ages (2012). He also co-edited and contributed to The Oxford Guide to the Historical Reception of Augustine (2013). Klappentext Saak re-interprets Martin Luther as an Augustinian Hermit, whose 95 Theses came as the culmination of the late medieval Reformation. Zusammenfassung This book is intended for scholars and students of the Reformation and later Middle Ages! and for all those interested in Luther and his historical context! including historians! church historians! theologians! pastors! and the general public. Inhaltsverzeichnis Introduction; 1. The Reformation of the later Middle Ages; 2. Seeking God's mercy: living the Augustinian life; 3. Discoveries and breakthroughs; 4. Luther's ways of thought; 5. Brother Martin, Augustinian; 6. Mother Church and the Pope; 7. The woe of the world: Luther from Friar to Reformer; 8. The failure of the Reformation.

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• Authors: Eric Leland Saak, Eric Leland (Indiana University-Purdue Unive Saak, Eric Leland (Indiana University-Purdue University Saak, Saak Eric Leland
• Publisher: Cambridge University Press ELT
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 30.06.2017
• EAN: 9781107187221
• ISBN: 978-1-107-18722-1
• No. of pages: 410
• Subjects: Humanities, art, music > Religion/theology > Christianity; Non-fiction book > Philosophy, religion > Religion: general, reference works; Europe, RELIGION / Christianity / Catholic, RELIGION / Christianity / Protestant, RELIGION / Christianity / History, RELIGION / Christian Theology / General, RELIGION / Christianity / General, Theology, Christianity, Christian theology, History of Religion, Roman Catholicism, Roman Catholic Church, Protestantism & Protestant Churches, Protestantism and Protestant Churches