Luther’s Works, Volume 56
Overview
Thoroughly researched and faithfully translated, the Luther’s Works series consists of Martin Luther’s Bible commentaries, sermons, prefaces, postils, disputations, letters, theology, and polemics, translated and published in English for the first time. Luther’s Works, Volume 56 (Sermons III) contains 31 sermons, ranging from 1522 to 1531.
- Title: Luther’s Works, Volume 56
- Author: Martin Luther
- Series: Luther’s Works
- Volume: 56
- Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
- Print Publication Date: 2018
- Logos Release Date: 2019
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Research Edition
- Subject: Brown, Christopher Boyd, 1972-
- ISBNs: 9780758613851, 0758613857
- Resource ID: LLS:LW56
- Resource Type: Monograph
- Metadata Last Updated: 2023-03-06T18:11:19Z
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.
Reviews
1 rating
Glenn Crouch
1/3/2023
This is the first volume (numerically) that follows the classic set of 55 volumes of Luther’s Works. I applaud CPH in continuing the series and am committed to grabbing them as they become available. For this volume we have a collection of Luther’s Sermon from throughout the years 1522 through to 1532. This includes a good range of material - seasonal, on marriage, on prayer, on political matters, etc. Like any collection of sermons there are some that I struggled a bit with, and others that were majestic. The volume finishes with 2 fine sermons on prayer - which would still work well today :) Now onto some more sermons in Vol 57!