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There are hosts of books on Luther, but none do what this book does: explore the world around Luther in order to make the man and his movement more understandable.
List of contents
Part I. Life and Education: 1. Luther: a life of successful struggle Adam L. Wirrig; 2. Luther's family and home life Sabine Hiebsch; 3. Education in early sixteenth-century Europe Christopher Carlsmith; 4. Monastic life and monastic theology in early modern Germany Tarald Rasmussen; 5. The University of Wittenberg Jonathan Mumme; Part II. Religious and Intellectual Context: 6. Western Christianity in 1500 Kenneth J. Woo; 7. Late medieval piety: St Anne, Martin Luther, and the Salvific journey Beth Allison Barr; 8. Late medieval theology Gordon Jensen; 9. Calls for reform before Martin Luther Euan Cameron; 10. Penance and indulgences Ronald K. Rittgers; 11. Luther and the papacy Ralph Keen; 12. Northern humanism and its impact David H. Price; 13. Martin Luther and the printing press Allyson F. Creasman; Part III. Social and Cultural Context: 14. The Holy Roman Empire David Luebke; 15. The Imperial Diet in the 1520s Christopher W. Close; 16. The German Peasants' War Michael G. Baylor; 17. Origins of the Schmalkaldic League W. Bradford Smith; 18. The Turks Gregory J. Miller; 19. Women and gender Amy E. Leonard; 20. Apocalypticism in the sixteenth century Lawrence P. Buck; 21. Jews and Judaism Stephen G. Burnett; 22. Luther's artists Larry Silver; 23. Persecution, martyrdom, and flight in Luther's Europe Timothy J. Orr; Part IV. People: 24. Martin Luther's magisterial defenders David M. Whitford; 25. Luther's Catholic opponents Michael Tavuzzi; 26. Charles V Violet Soen; 27. Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt Martin Kessler; 28. The Wittenberg circle Michael J. Lohrmann; 29. Huldrych Zwingli Rebecca A. Giselbrecht; Part V. Themes in Luther's Thoughts: 30. The 'Solas' of the Reformation Anna Vind; 31. Law and gospel Kirsi Stjerna; 32. Luther's theology of the cross Steven D. Paulson; 33. Erasmus: humanist and theologian Greta Grace Kroeker; 34. Two kingdoms/political theology Jarrett A. Carty; 35. Implementing reform Volker Leppin; Part VI. Works: 36. Luther's treatises and polemics Hans Wiersma; 37. Martin Luther's university lectures and biblical commentaries Mickey L. Mattox; 38. Luther's sermons, catechisms, and worship aids Timothy H. Maschke; 39. Luther¿s table talk Ingo Klitzsch; 40. The Luther Bible Arnoud Visser; 41. German and Latin editions of Luther's works Vincent Evener; 42. English editions of Martin Luther's works Alyssa Lehr Evans; Part VII. Reception: 43. The Anabaptists Brian C. Brewer; 44. John Calvin and Calvinism R. Ward Holder; 45. The English Reformation Susan Wabuda; 46. Discord and concord: from the Wittenberg Reformation to Lutheranism Matthias Pohlig; 47. Luther as a German hero John A. Maxfield.
About the author
David M. Whitford is Professor of Reformation Studies at Baylor University, Texas. He is the author of A Reformation Life (2015), The Curse of Ham in the Early Modern Era: The Bible and the Justification for Slavery (2009), and Luther: A Guide for the Perplexed (2010). He is an editor of The Sixteenth Century Journal.
Summary
Was Martin Luther a hero or heretic? A medieval man or the first modern? Written by scores of leading scholars, Martin Luther in Context provides an accessible introduction to the life and world of Martin Luther. Understanding Luther's context is essential to understanding this key figure in Western, indeed world history.
