Bugenhagen's Jonah: Biblical Interpretation As Public Theology

by Martin J. Lohrmann

Martin J. Lohrmann is associate professor of Lutheran Confessions and Heritage at Wartburg Theological Seminary, where he teaches courses on history and missiology, Lutheran theology, and global Christianity. He is the author of Book of Spirit and Service in the Lutheran Confessions (Fortress, 2016) and the translator of The Early Stages in a Reformation Reorientation by Berndt Hamm.

360 pages, Paperback

First published March 1, 2012

Reviews

[Vicky · Rating 3 out of 5]

I had never heard of Bugenhagen but I recently went on a Reformation tour and the Lutheran pastor who organized the tour is the author of this book. Along with Luther and Melanchthon, Bugenhagen was one of the main architects of the Reformation and was instrumental in interpreting the ideas and theology of the Reformation to the people. Bugenhagen married Luther and Katherine and preached at his funeral. I really liked the way Lohrmann introduces Bugenhagen, through the famous Cranach altarpiece in St. Mary's Church in Wittenberg. I am certainly not qualified to comment on the theology discussed in the book, but overall the book is very readable and certainly gave me a much fuller appreciation for this overlooked figure in Reformation history. The book is now available in a paperback edition.