For the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, a new translation of Martin Luther''s most famous works by leading Luther scholar and pastor William Russell
This volume contains selections from Martin Luther''s most evocative and provocative writings, freshly translated, for the 21st century. These documents, which span the Reformer''s literary career, point to the enduring and flexible character of his central ideas. As Luther''s reform proposals emerged, they coalesced around some basic priorities, which he delivered to wide-ranging audiences--writing for children, preaching in congregations, formulating academic treatises, penning letters to family and friends, counter-punching critics, summarizing Biblical books, crafting confessions of faith, and more. This book demonstrates that range and provides entry points, for non-specialists and specialists alike, into the thought and life of the epoch-defining, fascinating, and controversial Martin Luther. With attention to the
