The Annotated Luther, Volume 5: Christian Life in the World
Overview
Volume 5 of The Annotated Luther series features Luther’s writings that intersect church and state, faith, and life lived as a follower of Christ. His insights regarding marriage, trade, public education, and war are articulated. His theological and biblical insights also colored the way he spoke of the Jews and Turks, as well his admonition to the German peasants in their uprisings against the established powers.
Each volume in The Annotated Luther series contains new introductions, as well as annotations, illustrations, and notes to help shed light on Luther’s context and interpret his writings for today. The translations of Luther’s writings include updates of Luther’s Works American Edition, or entirely new translations of Luther’s German or Latin writings.
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Key Features
- Explores Luther’s views on church and state
- Includes new introductions to Luther
- Contains a copy of Luther’s last will and testament
Contents
- Introduction—Hans J Hillerbrand
- Luther’s Will, 1542—Hans J Hillerbrand
- A Sermon on the Estate of Marriage Revised and Corrected by Dr. Martin Luther, 1519—Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer
- On the Estate of Marriage, 1522—Marjorie Elizabeth Plummer
- On Secular Authority: To What Extent It Should Be Obeyed, 1523—James M. Estes
- On Business and Usury, 1524—Hans J Hillerbrand
- Whether Soldiers, Too, Can be Saved, 1526—John D. Roth
- To the Councilmen of All Cities in Germany That They Establish and Maintain Christian Schools, 1524—H. Ashley Hall
- Admonition to Peace, A Reply to the Twelve Articles of the Peasants in Swabia, 1525—Ashley Null
- On War Against the Turk, 1529—John D. Roth
- That Jesus Christ Was Born a Jew, 1523—Kirsi I. Stjerna
- About the Jews and Their Lies, 1543—Hans J. Hillerbrand
- On the Schem Hamphoras and On the Lineage of Christ, 1543—Brooks Schramm
Top Highlights
“My advice is that parents persuade their children not to be ashamed to ask their parents to find a marriage partner for them.” (Page 28)
“They can do no better work and do nothing more valuable either for God, for Christendom, for the entire world, for themselves, and for their children than to bring up their children well.” (Page 29)
“False natural love41 blinds parents so that they have more regard for the bodies of their children than they have for their souls.” (Page 30)
“theyu concluded that woman is a necessary evil, and that no household can be without such an evil.” (Page 64)
“If they did not so serve they would not be acting as Christians but rather contrary to love; they would also be setting a bad example to others, who in like manner would not submit to authority, even though they were not Christians. In this way the gospel would be brought into disrepute, as though it taught insurrection and produced self-centered people unwilling to benefit or serve others, when in fact it makes Christians servants of all.” (Pages 97–98)
Praise for the Print Edition
Luther believed that the Christian life could and should be lived out fully within the world. He taught that rulers, pastors, husbands and wives, business people and craftsmen all served God by fulfilling their responsibilities within their vocations. The Annotated Luther Volume 5 provides contemporary translations of Luther’s treatises on marriage, schools, business and moneylending, soldiers and warfare, and politics as well as his views on the Jews and Turks. Luther’s attempts to relate the Gospel to human activity in all spheres of life all repay careful study, even where they appear dated or wrong. The scholars who translated, introduced and annotated them have done their readers a great service.
—Stephen Burnett, University of Nebraska-Lincoln
Judiciously selected and expertly introduced by leading scholars, the works in this volume reveal Luther’s views on a wide range of themes pertaining to Christian life in the world—from marriage to war to interactions with Turks and Jews. The writings presented here rank among Luther’s most important and profound works—as well as, sometimes, his most disturbing. With helpful introductions that illuminate the contexts in which Luther wrote, no other single volume offers a better starting point for students, pastors, and all readers interested in how Luther confronted the ever-present question, ‘How is the Christian to live in society?’
—Vincent Evener, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg
This volume of the Annotated Luther explores the work of Martin Luther as he engaged with the pressing issues of his day. The writings in this volume, carefully edited and contextualized with introductions and supporting materials by the editors, present Luther’s thoughts on a range of topics, from the mundane to the controversial, from marriage and trade to the Peasants’ War and the Jews.
—Greta Kroeker, University of Waterloo
- Title: The Annotated Luther, Volume 5: Christian Life in the World
- Authors: Martin Luther, Hans J. Hillerbrand
- Series: The Annotated Luther
- Volume: 5
- Publisher: Fortress Press
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Logos Release Date: 2017
- Pages: 736
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subjects: Reformation; Theology › Early works to 1800
- ISBNs: 9781451462739, 9781451472332, 1451462735, 1451472331
- Resource ID: LLS:NNTTDLTHR05
- Resource Type: text.monograph.collected-work
- Metadata Last Updated: 2022-09-30T01:52:50Z
About the Editor
Hans J. Hillerbrand is professor emeritus, Duke University Department of Religion. He has served as president of the Society for Reformation Research and the American Society of Church History. His many publications include volumes on Christian history, Protestantism, and the Reformation.