"Disputation of Doctor Martin Luther on the Power and Efficacy of Indulgences" by Martin Luther. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to...
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...
"Lessons in the Small Catechism of Dr. Martin Luther" by Martin Luther, George Mezger. Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all e-readers and devices. Our goal is to produce...
"Luther's Little Instruction Book: The Small Catechism of Martin Luther" by Martin Luther (translated by Robert E. Smith). Published by Good Press. Good Press publishes a wide range of titles that encompasses every genre. From well-known classics & literary fiction and non-fiction to forgotten−or yet undiscovered gems−of world literature, we issue the books that need to be read. Each Good Press edition has been meticulously edited and formatted to boost readability for all...
"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...
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...
This eBook has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. Prelude on the Babylonian Captivity of the Church is a theological treatise, one of the major tracts published by Martin Luther in 1520. In this work Luther examines the seven sacraments of the Catholic Church in the light of his interpretation of the Bible. With regard to the Eucharist, he advocates restoring the cup to the laity, dismisses the Catholic doctrine of Transubstantiation but...
This eBook edition of «The Bondage of the Will» has been formatted to the highest digital standards and adjusted for readability on all devices. On the Bondage of the Will was Martin Luther's reply to Desiderius Erasmus' work «On Free Will,» which had appeared in 1524 as Erasmus' first public attack on Luther after Erasmus had been wary about the methods of Luther for many years. At issue was whether human beings, after the Fall of Man, are free to choose good or evil. Erasmus...
