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Author Sorensen, Robert A. (Robert Allen), 1951- author.

Title Martin Luther and the German Reformation / Rob Sorensen
Published London ; New York : Anthem Press, 2016

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Description 1 online resource
Series Anthem perspectives in history
Anthem perspectives in history.
Contents Context. The Late Medieval Church ; Crises of the Late Middle Ages ; Famine, Plague and Revolt ; Church Schism ; Early Reform Movements ; The Impact of Humanism ; The Holy Roman Empire -- Luther's Early Life. Family and Early Childhood ; Young Man Luther ; Early Education ; Nominalism ; Monk and Professor ; Justification by Faith -- The Accidental Reformer. The Indulgence Controversy : What is an Indulgence? ; Tetzel's Plenary Indulgence ; Did Luther Actually Post the 95 Theses? ; Power Politics ; The Heidelberg Disputation ; Friends in High Places ; The Leipzig Debate ; 1520 : The Decisive Year ; Excommunication ; Political Support for Luther ; The key writings of 1520 ; The Diet of Worms -- Conflict and Reform. A Year of Exile ; The Wartburg ; The Bible in German ; Radicalization of the Reform Movement ; Return from Exile ; The Peasants' War ; Zwingli and the Conflict over the Eucharist ; Erasmus and the Bondage of the Will ; The Augsburg Confession -- A New Way to Be a Christian. Basic Themes in Luther's Theology ; Justification by Faith Alone ; The Authority of Scripture ; The Priesthood of All Believers ; The Sacraments ; Two Kingdoms ; Marriage and Domestic Life ; The Development of the Lutheran Church ; Music -- The Final Years. Home Life ; Physical and Emotional Illnesses ; Polemics and Controversies ; Islam and the Turks ; The Question of the Jews ; Philip of Hesse and Bigamy ; The End -- The World Luther Made. Long-Term Impacts ; The Spread of Lutheranism ; The Growth of Individualism ; Nationalism and Politics ; Social Welfare and Education ; Women and the Family ; Questions about Luther's Legacy ; Antinomianism : Does Human Behavior Matter At All? ; Why was Luther Successful? ; How "Lutheran" was Luther? ; Concluding Thoughts
Summary A study of Martin Luther and his impact on the modern world. The book is based on the writings of Martin Luther and draws connections between Luther's life and teachings and the contemporary world
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references and index
Subject Luther, Martin, 1483-1546
SUBJECT Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 fast
Luther, Martin 1483-1546 gnd
Subject Reformation.
Reformation.
EDUCATION -- History.
Reformation
Reformation
Genre/Form Biografie.
Form Electronic book
ISBN 9781783084425
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9781783084418
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