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The best one-volume reader of Martin Luther's writings, this work has become the gold standard for use in seminary and college environments. It not only offers all of Luther's most influential, noted, and important writings in the modern translations from the American edition of Luther's Works but also includes excerpts of his sermons and letters that shed light on Luther's own religious and theological development.
This second edition augments the first with further autobiographical excerpts, Luther's Preface to Romans, some of his controversialist writings, and a selection of graphics from the period. The Libronix CD-ROM features the fully searchable text, a short biography of Luther, a historical timeline, links to Reformation-era graphics, links to biographies and pictures of key Reformation figures, a glossary of key theological terms, a research-paper guide, and introductions to each part of the volume.
491 pages, 2005
Table of Contents
Chronological List of Luther's Writings in This Volume
Foreword by Jaroslav Pelikan
Preface to the First Edition by Timothy F. Lull
Preface to the Second Edition by William R. Russell
Introduction: Luther's Challenge to Theology Today
Abbreviations
Select Bibliography
PART I: LUTHER THE MAN
1. Autobiographical Fragments: Letters, Fragments, and Luther's Will
2. Luther the Confessional Theologian: A Practical Way to Pray (1535)
3. Luther the Exegetical Theologian: Lectures on Galatians (1535)
4. Luther the Controversialist: On the Jews and Their Lies (1543)
PART II: THE TASK OF THEOLOGY
5. Disputation against Scholastic Theology (1517)
6. The Ninety-Five Theses (1517)
7. Heidelberg Disputation (1518)
8. Confession concerning Christ's Supper — Part III (1528)
9. Preface to the Wittenberg Edition of Luther's German Writings (1539)
PART III: THE POWER OF THE WORD OF GOD
10. "Concerning the Letter and the Spirit" from Answer to the Hyperchristian, Hyperspiritual, and Hyperlearned Book by Goat Emser in Leipzig (1521)
11. A Brief Instruction on What to Look for and Expect in the Gospels (1521)
12. Preface to the Epistle of St. Paul to the Romans (1522, revised 1546)
13. Preface to the New Testament (1522, revised 1546)
14. Preface to the Old Testament (1523, revised 1545)
15. How Christians Should Regard Moses (1525)
PART IV: THE RIGHTEOUSNESS OF GOD IN CHRIST
16. Two Kinds of Righteousness (1519)
17. A Sermon on the Three Kinds of Good Life for the Instruction of Consciences (1521)
18. The Estate of Marriage (1522)
19. The Bondage of the Will — Introduction, Part VI, and Conclusion (1525)
20. Sermon on the Afternoon of Christmas Day (1530)
21. Against the Antinomians (1539)
PART V: THE PROMISE OF THE SACRAMENTS
22. The Babylonian Captivity of the Church — Part I (1520)
23. Concerning Rebaptism (1528)
24. Confession concerning Christ's Supper — from Part I (1528)
25. The Marburg Colloquy (1529)
PART VI: THE REFORM OF THE CHURCH
26. Eight Sermons at Wittenberg (1522)
27. Concerning the Order of Public Worship (1523)
28. An Order of Mass and Communion for the Church at Wittenberg (1523)
29. The Small Catechism (1529)
30. The Smalcald Articles (1537)
31. On the Councils and the Church — Part III (1539)
PART VII: LIVING AND DYING AS A CHRISTIAN
32. The Freedom of a Christian (1520)
33. A Sermon on the Estate of Marriage (1519)
34. A Sermon on Preparing to Die (1519)
35. Temporal Authority: To What Extent It Should Be Obeyed (1523)
36. To the Councilmen of All Cities in Germany That They Establish and Maintain Christian Schools (1524)
37. Whether One May Flee From a Deadly Plague (1527)
Praise for the Print Edition
''A superb selection of texts.... All Christians concerned with the ecumenical dialogue will find this edition an indispensable introduction to Luther’s theology.''
— Francis Schüssler Fiorenza, Harvard Divinity School
''Well designed to initiate readers into the world of Luther's thought...college students, seminarians, pastors, and students of theology in general will get a taste of the real Luther.''
— Eric Gritsch, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
About the Editors
At the time of his death in 2003, Timothy F. Lull was Professor of Systematic Theology and President of Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary, Berkeley. His published works include A Common Calling (co-editor; Augsburg Fortress, 1993) and My Conversations with Martin Luther (Augsburg Books, 1999).
William R. Russell teaches Church History at the McAfee School of Theology, Mercer University, and is a Visiting Scholar at the the Candler School of Theology, Emory University, Atlanta, Georgia. He translated Luther's Smalcald Articles for The Book of Concord (Fortress Press, 2000) and is contributing editor for the second edition of Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings (Fortress press, 2004).
Augsburg Fortress Collection (18 Titles)
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