Katie Luther, first lady of the Reformation
Subtitle: the unconventional life of Katherina von Bora
By: Ruth A. Tucker
Publisher: Zondervan
Published: 2017
Language: eng
Number of pages: 208
ISBN-13: 9780310532156
Subjects: Lutherans; Reformation; Lutheran Church; Biography
Description: Katherine Luther, a former nun, was a decisive, assertive partner of Martin Luther, unlike most preacher's wives of her time.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index.
Table of contents: title: Introduction : Katharina von Bora for all seasons; title: "Jesus cage" : incarceration in a cloister; title: "Here I stand" : religious revolution in Germany; title: "A wagon load of vestal virgins" : escaping the convent; title: "A bitter living" : daily life in old Wittenberg; title: "Pigtails on the pillow" : marriage to Martin Luther; title: "Neither wood nor stone" : a Reformation husband; title: "From Katie, a little heathen" : motherhood at the manse; title: "Morning star of Wittenberg" : at work before dawn; title: "Hew an obedient wife out of stone" : pushing gender boundaries; title: "Stop worrying, let God worry" : worrywart of Wittenberg; title: "Fifty gulden" Bible reading : undervalued spirituality; title: "No words can express my heartbreak" : widowhood and final years; title: Brand Bora : concluding thoughts on Katharina.