Martin Luther
Subtitle: a life reformed
By: Paul W. Robinson.
Series: Library of world biography series
Publisher: Longman
Published: 2009
Place of publication: Boston, MA
Language: eng
Number of pages: 105
ISBN-13: 9780205604920
Subjects: Luther, Martin, -- 1483-1546; Reformation -- Germany -- Biography
Genres: Biography
Description: This is a book for people, especially students, who wish to understand Martin Luther within the broader sweep of history. Luther was a theologian, and theological issues are crucial for understanding him. But the larger context of Luther's life and its historical significance also figure prominently in this account of his development, career, and thought.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references and index.
Table of contents: title: Editor's preface; title: Author's preface; title: The monk (1483-1511); title: Introduction; title: Early life; title: The University of Erfurt; title: Conversion to monasticism; title: The Erfurt Augustinians; title: Anfechtungen and the study of theology; title: Journey to Rome; title: Writing history : Erikson's young Martin Luther; title: Luther in his own words : 1545 preface to a collection of Luther's works in Latin; title: The professor (1512-1519); title: Wittenberg; title: Lectures on the Bible; title: The indulgence controversy; title: The Heidelberg disputation and the critique of scholasticism; title: The Leipzig disputation and the question of authority; title: The beginning of Luther's papal trial; title: Writing history : the date of Luther's breakthrough; title: Luther in his own words : a selection from the Leipzig disputation; title: The reformer (1520-1521); title: Luther establishes himself as a reformer; title: The imperial diet of 1521 at Worms; title: Luther at Wartburg Castle; title: Excurus : printing and the Reformation; title: Luther in his own words; title: The reformer (1522-1529); title: Unrest in Wittenberg and Luther's return; title: Temporal authority and the spread of the Reformation; title: The Peasants' War; title: Marriage; title: The bondage of will; title: Reforming the church in Saxony; title: The Marburg colloquy; title: Writing history : the German Peasants' War; title: The preacher (1530-1546); title: Attempts to enforce the Edict of Worms; title: War against France; title: The Turks attack Vienna; title: The diet of Augsburg; title: The religious peace of Nuremberg; title: Against the Anabaptists; title: Health and home; title: University life and lectures; title: The controversy with Agricola; title: The Wittenberg concord; title: Called to a council; title: The bigamy of Philip of Hesse; title: The colloquies; title: Luther and the Jews; title: Luther's death; title: Writing history : medieval or modern; title: Luther in his own words : sermon in Castle Pleissenburg.