This meticulously edited Martin Luther collection includes:
Biography: Martin Luther by John Acton
Works:
Disputation on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences (95 theses)
The Bondage of the Will
To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
Prelude on the Babylonian Captivity of the Church
A Treatise on Christian Liberty
A Treatise of Good Works
A Treatise on Baptism
Disputation on the Divinity and Humanity of Christ
The Large Catechism
The Small Catechism
Commentary on Genesis
On the Creation
On Sin and the Flood
Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians
The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained
Epistle Sermons
Epiphany, Easter and Pentecost
Trinity Sunday to Advent
Table Talk
The Book of Vagabonds and Beggars
Discussion of Confession
The Fourteen of Consolation
Warning Against the Jews
The Smalcald Articles
The German Mass and Order of Divine Service
An Open Letter on Translating
Letter to Several Nuns
Hymns
Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
Savior of the Nations, Come
The Martyrs' Hymn
Martin Luther changed the course of Western civilization by initiating the Protestant Reformation. As a priest and theology professor, he confronted indulgence salesmen with his 95 Theses in 1517. Luther strongly disputed their claim that freedom from God's punishment of sin could be purchased with money. His refusal to retract all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms meeting in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.
Luther taught that salvation is a free gift of God and received only by grace through faith in Jesus as redeemer from sin, not from good works. His theology challenged the authority of the pope of the Roman Catholic Church by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood.
His translation of the Bible into the language of the people (instead of Latin) made it more accessible, causing a tremendous impact on the church and on German culture. It fostered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation, and influenced the translation into English of the King James Bible. His hymns inspired the development of singing in churches. His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage, allowing Protestant priests to marry.
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