Martin Luther

Broschiertes Buch

Selections from the Table Talk of Martin Luther

Beschreibung

Table Talk-Tischreden-is a substantial folio. The talk of Luther was arranged, according to its topics, into eighty chapters, occupies 1,390 closely printed pages, a full fourteen volumes. Selections from the Table-Talk of Martin Luther condenses Luther's work presenting choice passages. Every paragraph stands unabridged, exactly as it was translated by Captain Bell; and there has been no other purpose governing the choice of matter than a resolve to make it as true a presentment as possible of Luther's mind and character.

Autor

Martin Luther was a German clergyman, theologian, author, hymnwriter, professor, and Augustinian friar who lived from 10 November 1483 to 18 February 1546. He was a pivotal player in the Protestant Reformation, and his theological convictions served as the foundation for Lutheranism. In 1507, Luther became ordained as a member of the clergy. He began to criticize various Roman Catholic Church teachings and practices, particularly the perspective on indulgences. In his Ninety-five Theses of 1517, Luther urged an academic examination of the practice and efficacy of indulgences. His refusal to disavow all of his publications at the request of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 ended in his excommunication by the pope and the Holy Roman Emperor's sentencing as an outlaw. Luther died in 1546, with Pope Leo X still excommunicating him. Luther preached that redemption, and hence eternal life, are not won through good works, but are only gained as a free gift of God's grace through the believer's faith in Jesus Christ, the redeemer from sin.

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Produktdetails

• Verlag: Bottom of the Hill Publishing
• Seitenzahl: 102
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. Mai 2013
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 229mm x 152mm x 6mm
• Gewicht: 161g
• ISBN-13: 9781483701653
• ISBN-10: 1483701654
• Artikelnr.: 38137891