Delphi Collected Works of Martin Luther

by Martin Luther, Henry Wace (Translator), C.M. Jacobs (Translator)

The German theologian and religious reformer, Martin Luther was the catalyst of the sixteenth century Protestant Reformation. Luther set on course a movement that reformulated the basic tenets of Christian belief, resulting in the division of Western Christendom between Roman Catholicism and the new Protestant traditions. One of the most influential figures in the history of Christianity, Luther produced a wide body of works, challenging the authority and office of the Pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge. His landmark translation of the Bible into the German vernacular made religion more accessible to everyday people, having a tremendous impact on both the church and German culture. This comprehensive eBook presents Luther’s collected works, with numerous illustrations, rare texts, informative introductions and the usual Delphi bonus material. (Version 1)

* Beautifully illustrated with images relating to Luther’s life and works
* Concise introductions to the major texts
* All of the major treatises, with individual contents tables
* Translators of the works: Henry Wace, C. M. Jacobs, Adolph Spaeth, A. T. W. Steinhaeuser, W. A. Lambert, R. Massie, E. H. Gillett, Henry Cole, John Camden Hotten, Robert E. Smith, Friedrich Bente, W. H. T. Dau, Henry Bell, and John Nicholas Lenker
* Features the original 1545 German translation of the Bible - Luther's great achievement for his fellow men
* Excellent formatting of the texts
* Easily locate the works you want to read
* Features three biographies, including Hartmann Grisar’s seminal 6-volume study – discover Luther’s intriguing life
* Scholarly ordering of texts into chronological order

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CONTENTS:

The Books
Ninety-Five Theses (1517)
Treatise on Baptism (1519)
A Treatise Concerning the Blessed Sacrament and Concerning the Brotherhoods (1519)
To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation (1520)
On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520)
A Treatise on Christian Liberty (1520)
Discussion of Confession (1520)
The Fourteen of Consolation (1520)
Treatise on Good Works (1520)
Treatise on the New Testament (1520)
The Papacy at Rome (1520)
A Treatise Concerning the Ban (1520)
A Brief Explanation of the Ten Commandments, the Creed, and the Lord’s Prayer (1520)
The Eight Wittenberg Sermons (1522)
That Doctrines of Men are to be Rejected (1522)
Against Henry, King of the English (1522)
Luther Bible (Original German Text, 1545)
The Epistles of St. Peter and St. Jude Preached and Explained (1524)
Hymns (1524)
On the Bondage of the Will (1525)
The Book of Vagabonds (1528)
On War against the Turk (1529)
Small Catechism (1529)
Large Catechism (1529)
An Open Letter on Translating (1530)
Commentary on Genesis (1535)
Smalcald Articles (1537)
Selections from Luther’s ‘Table Talk’

The Biographies
Luther by Hartmann Grisar
Life of Luther by Gustav Just
Martin Luther by Thomas Martin Lindsay

Genres: Religion

11245 pages, Kindle Edition

Published November 28, 2019

About the author

Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German monk, theologian, university professor and church reformer whose ideas inspired the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization.

Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the only infallible source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians under Jesus are a spiritual priesthood. According to Luther, salvation was a free gift of God, received only by true repentance and faith in Jesus as the Messiah, a faith given by God and unmediated by the church.

Luther's confrontation with Charles V at the Diet of Worms over freedom of conscience in 1521 and his refusal to submit to the authority of the Emperor resulted in his being declared an outlaw of the state as he had been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. Because of the perceived unity of the medieval Church with the secular rulers of western Europe, the widespread acceptance of Luther's doctrines and popular vindication of his thinking on individual liberties were both phenomenal and unprecedented.

His translation of the Bible into the vernacular, making it more accessible to ordinary people, had a tremendous political impact on the church and on German culture. It furthered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation, and influenced the translation of the English King James Bible. His hymns inspired the development of congregational singing within Christianity. His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage within Protestantism.

Much scholarly debate has concentrated on Luther's writings about the Jews. His statements that Jews' homes should be destroyed, their synagogues burned, money confiscated and liberty curtailed were revived and used in propaganda by the Nazis in 1933–45. As a result of this and his revolutionary theological views, his legacy remains controversial.

Reviews

[Truls Ljungström · Rating 5 out of 5]

Det tog ett par år, men nu är jag igenom. Luther är briljant, tidvis svår eller trångsynt, och nästan alltid inspirerad. Det finns definitivt avsnitt som är mer värdefulla än andra - jag skulle lyfta ut en kristens frihet, till de kristna furstarna och 8 wittenbergspredikningar. Det är en grupp böcker som tvingar fram reflektion hos läsaren.