The Cambridge companion to Martin Luther

Half-title......Page 3
Series-title......Page 5
Title......Page 7
Copyright......Page 8
Dedication......Page 9
Contents......Page 11
Notes on contributors......Page 13
Preface......Page 17
Note......Page 18
Chronology of Martin Luther......Page 19
Abbreviations......Page 20
Part I Luther’s life and context......Page 21
YEARS AS A STUDENT......Page 23
A TIME OF NEW DEPARTURES (1512–21)......Page 27
A TIME OF CREATIVE PROWESS (1521–25)......Page 32
A TIME OF TRIALS (1525–1546)......Page 35
Notes......Page 39
WITTENBERG IN THE LATE MIDDLE AGES......Page 40
WITTENBERG DURING LUTHER’S WORK......Page 43
WITTENBERG AFTER LUTHER’S DEATH......Page 53
Part II Luther’s work......Page 57
FACING INTIMIDATION......Page 59
RESOURCES......Page 60
1. Luther’s life – letters, autobiographical writings, table talk......Page 61
2. The course of the Reformation......Page 62
3. Luther’s approach to theology......Page 64
4. Luther’s work in piety, spiritual and pastoral care......Page 65
6. Luther on the Bible: introduction and translation......Page 66
7. Luther’s interpretations of the Old Testament......Page 67
8. Luther’s interpretations of the New Testament......Page 68
9. Luther’s preaching and guides to preaching......Page 69
10. The sacraments......Page 70
11. Worship and hymns......Page 71
12. Ecclesiology......Page 72
13. The Christian life: foundations in freedom......Page 73
15. Social challenges......Page 74
16. Apologetics and polemics......Page 75
17. The harsh books......Page 76
THE PLEASURE OF READING LUTHER......Page 78
Notes......Page 79
4 Luther as Bible translator......Page 82
Notes......Page 92
THE BIBLE AS A MIRROR OF THE WORLD......Page 93
THE SPEECH-ACT OF PROMISE......Page 95
SALVATION EXPERIENCED......Page 97
THE ADDRESSED PERSON IN ITS KNOWLEDGE OF THE WORLD AND THE SELF......Page 99
WITHOUT THE WORD NO WORLD......Page 101
Notes......Page 102
INTRODUCTION......Page 106
LUTHER\'S REFORMATION DISCOVERY......Page 108
Argument over traditional devotional practices......Page 114
First contributions to the consolidation of an evangelical Lutheran theology......Page 120
Andreas Bodenstein von Karlstadt and the authority of the Spirit......Page 124
Law and gospel......Page 126
Attitudes toward authorities......Page 127
Controversy about the understanding of the Lord’s Supper......Page 128
Controversy about human free will......Page 130
CONLUSIONS: CONFLICT-AWARE (ASSERTORIC) THEOLOGY......Page 131
Notes......Page 134
APPROACHING LUTHER\'S ETHICAL THOUGHT......Page 140
The oneness of God’s command......Page 141
Natural law......Page 143
LAW: THE WHOLE STORY......Page 144
INNER AND OUTER MAN......Page 146
FAITH AND LOVE......Page 148
GOOD WORKS......Page 149
Politics, economics and church......Page 150
Sanctification......Page 151
The permeating power of faith......Page 152
SACRAMENTAL ETHICS......Page 153
Notes......Page 155
THE MESSAGE......Page 156
FORM AND PREPARATION......Page 160
DELIVERY......Page 164
A SAMPLE OF LUTHER\'S PREACHING ABOUT DEATH AND RESURRECTION......Page 165
DISCOURAGEMENT AND RECOVERY......Page 166
Notes......Page 168
9 Luther’s spiritual journey......Page 169
RELIGIOUS EXPERIENCE AND OBJECTIVE SIGN......Page 170
GOD HIDDEN AND REVEALED......Page 171
THE EVANGELICAL GOSPEL......Page 172
BAPTISM......Page 173
SIMUL IUSTUS ET PECCATOR......Page 175
HOLY COMMUNION......Page 178
VOCATION......Page 181
FAITH AND PRACTICE......Page 182
Notes......Page 184
10 Luther’s struggle with social-ethical issues......Page 185
THE CONTEXTUAL NATURE OF LUTHER\'S SOCIAL ETHICS......Page 186
THE HOUSEHOLD: MARRIAGE AND FAMILY......Page 187
THE HOUSEHOLD: SOCIAL WELFARE AND ECONOMICS......Page 191
CONCLUDING PERSPECTIVES......Page 194
Notes......Page 195
11 Luther’s political encounters......Page 199
LUTHER\'S POLITICAL THEOLOGY......Page 200
To Worms and back......Page 201
The Wittenberg disturbances......Page 203
The Peasants’ War......Page 204
The Augsburg Recess and Interim......Page 207
Temporal authority......Page 208
Luther and war......Page 209
Notes......Page 210
PRINTING AND POLEMICS......Page 212
From movement to institution......Page 213
LUTHER\'S APOCALYPTIC WORLDVIEW......Page 214
DEFINING A MOVEMENT......Page 215
THE TRANSITION......Page 216
The Peasants’ War......Page 217
The “Sacramentarians”......Page 218
Princes, politics, and polemics......Page 220
“Papists”......Page 222
The Jews......Page 223
Luther’s physical health......Page 224
Luther’s mental health......Page 225
Part III After Luther......Page 227
THE ANGEL OF THE APOCALYPSE, THE GERMAN HERCULES – TEACHER AND PASTOR......Page 229
LUTHER IN THE JUDGMENT OF HIS CONTEMPORARIES......Page 231
LUTHER IN THE JUDGMENT OF HIS STUDENTS......Page 232
Roman Catholicism......Page 234
Reformed......Page 235
LUTHER’S THOUGHT IN THE THINKING OF HIS STUDENTS......Page 236
WITTENBERG’S DOCTOR IN BIBLIA AS TEACHER OF THE CHURCH......Page 239
LUTHER’S INFLUENCE ON LUTHERAN THEOLOGY IN THE AGE OF CONFESSIONALIZATION......Page 242
Notes......Page 246
THE LUTHER OF HISTORY......Page 247
THE GEOGRAPHIC DIMENSION......Page 256
Notes......Page 258
THE PERSON AND THE SYMBOL......Page 260
THE TEXTS......Page 265
READING LUTHER......Page 267
Biographies......Page 269
Theology......Page 270
Notes......Page 272
Part IV Luther today......Page 277
16 Luther and modern church history......Page 279
17 Luther’s contemporary theological significance......Page 292
COMMUNICATIO IDIOMATUM, GENUS MAIESTATICUM......Page 294
DEUS ABSCONDITUS......Page 298
THEOSIS......Page 301
PERSPICUITAS......Page 304
Notes......Page 306
THE LIBERATION OF MARTIN LUTHER FROM HIS CAPTIVITY......Page 309
LUTHER’S VISION OF THE UNIVERSAL CHURCH......Page 311
THE “LUTHER RENAISSANCE” IN THE TWENTIETH CENTURY......Page 313
THE INTERNATIONAL SCOPE OF LUTHER STUDIES......Page 315
THE RADICAL CHANGE OF CATHOLIC PERCEPTIONS OF LUTHER......Page 319
THE RECEPTION OF LUTHER IN THE WORLDWIDE CHURCH......Page 321
Luther’s Wittenberg......Page 324
Luther as Bible translator......Page 325
Luther’s moral theology......Page 326
Luther’s struggle with social-ethical issues......Page 328
Luther’s political encounters......Page 329
Luther’s function in an age of confessionalization......Page 330
Further resources......Page 331
Index......Page 333