"Ich vermag nichts ohne Gott, und Gott will nichts ohne mich!" Martin Luther Martin Luther (1483 bis 1546), der Reformator und Bibelverdeutscher, ein Gründervater der deutschen Sprache auch ein christlicher Mystiker? Wie immer man diese Frage beantworten will, fest steht, dass die von ihm ausgegangene religiöse Erneuerung ohne wirkkräftige Impulse aus der deutschen Mystik und eigenes Erleben nicht zu denken ist. Ihm verdanken wir die Entdeckung der von ihm hoch eingeschätzten Theologia...
This eBook edition of «The Ninety-five Theses» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. The Ninety-five Theses or Disputation on the Power of Indulgences are a list of propositions for an academic disputation written in 1517 by Martin Luther, professor of moral theology at the University of Wittenberg, Germany, that started the Reformation, a schism in the Catholic Church which profoundly changed Europe. They advance Luther's...
This eBook edition of «Commentary on Genesis» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Commentary on Genesis is the last work of Martin Luther, written during the last several years of his life. Luther's work follows the first volume of Psalms with critical and devotional remarks on the creation and on sin and the flood.
St. Paul’s “Epistle to the Galatians” is one of the most important of all Christian writings. The work was treasured by Martin Luther, the 15th century German priest, scholar, and father of the Protestant Reformation. For this reason, Luther delivered lectures on the “Epistle to the Galatians” in 1531 and published those lectures in 1535. The resulting “Commentary on Galatians” by Luther is widely regarded as one of the most important commentaries ever written on Christian faith and love. Deeply...
First published in 1529, Martin Luther’s “The Small Catechism” was written for the education of children in religious doctrine. It reviews The Ten Commandments, The Lord’s Prayer, the Sacraments of Baptism, the Alter and the Eucharist, along with other important religious and biblical tenets in a clear, concise and easy to understand format. It has long been considered as one of Martin’s most important writings and is seen as an authoritative text on the beliefs of the Lutheran Church. “The...
Martin Luther (1483-1546) is a name that is synonymous with reformation. His 1517 posting of ninety-five theses on the door of All Saints church in Wittenburg changed the course of history forever. In his theses, Luther objects to the Roman Catholic Church and its practice of selling indulgences, as well as the idea that money could buy one's way to salvation. His controversial ideas inspired the Reformation and influenced the Lutheran and Protestant ideologies. Most of Luther's books...
In 1517, Martin Luther challenged the Catholic Church, and ultimately altered the course of European history, when he nailed his «95 Theses on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences» on the door of Castle Church in Wittenberg, Germany. At the time, Renaissance humanists were beginning to oppose the reign of the Church and the wealth it accrued from taxes and the sale of Indulgences to the people. A monk and a scholar, Luther intended to promote independent thinking with the translation of the...
