Luther's Large Catechism with Study Questions

by Martin Luther

Publisher:

Concordia Publishing House

, 2010

Overview

Written to aid Christians in understanding and applying God's Word, Luther's Large Catechism provides a popular summary of Christian doctrine. Reformer Martin Luther designed both the Small and Large Catechisms to help Christians grow in the knowledge of God and the Gospel. About these two resources, Luther once remarked, "After you have taught them this short catechism, then take up the Large Catechism and give them also richer and fuller knowledge.

Ideal for individual reflection or group study, this resource leads the reader into an exploration of Luther's Large Catechism, Concordia edition. With the book, readers will find the Six Chief Parts of Christian doctrine interspersed with study questions that guide the reader back into the text.

Key Features

• Includes a summary of Christian doctrine, as well as devotional and instructional materials about the Christian faith
• Provides study questions that allow readers to further examine, reflect upon, and delve into the text
• Offers a study that directs readers directly back to the text of the Large Catechism (not a lesson plan for a teacher)

Contents

• Part 1: The Ten Commandments
• Part 2: The Apostles' Creed
• Part 3: Prayer
• Part 4: Baptism
• Part 5: The Sacrament of the Altar

Product Details

• Title: Luther’s Large Catechism with Study Questions
• Author: Martin Luther
• Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
• Print Publication Date: 2010
• Logos Release Date: 2022
• Pages: 157
• Era: era:reformation
• Language: English
• Resources: 1
• Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
• Subject: Lutheran Church › Catechisms--English
• ISBNs: 9780758625687, 0758625685
• Resource ID: LLS:LUTHERLARGECSQ
• Resource Type: text.monograph.catechism
• Metadata Last Updated: 2025-02-13T20:08:01Z

About Martin Luther

Martin Luther (1483–1546), one of the most significant figures in Western history, was a key figure in the Protestant Reformation. Over the course of his life, Luther was a monk, a priest, a professor of biblical literature, a Reformer, a husband, and a father.

Luther is most noted for his Ninety-Five Theses (1517), in which he argued that indulgences were not acts of penance which could replace true repentance. His refusal to retract all his writings, demanded by Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521, resulted in his excommunication by the pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the emperor.

Luther has been both praised and vilified for what he preached and wrote. Luther’s translation of the Christian Bible into the vernacular greatly influenced the church. His works continue to impact all Christians and animate the movement that bears his name. Luther’s Works (55 vols.) contains many of Luther’s writings, including commentaries, sermons, and lectures.