This upgrade to Luther's Works includes the one volume of Martin Luther’s sermons from the 1520 in the Wittenberg pulpit. During this period, Luther preached over one thousand sermons, which were essential for the reformation in Wittenberg. Despite being limited in his ability to travel after the Edict of Worms, Luther's sermons provided a valuable means for his message and voice to carry through the German speaking world. Volume 56, include in this upgrade collection, provides a selection of Luther’s sermons from this fruitful period of ministry. In addition is the companion volume that provides some of the earliest efforts at writing the biography of this leader of the Reformation. The biographies included in this volume include those written by colleagues and friends in the earliest period, making most of the accessible in English for the first time ever.
The goal of the English edition is to allow Luther to speak in modern English yet as a man of the sixteenth century. The translators have been asked to resist bowdlerizing Luther’s language to conform to modern sensibilities about society and gender—or scatology. Editorial introductions and notes are offered to familiarize the reader with the particular circumstances of each text and its theological and social context.
