Martin Luther: An Introduction to His Life and Work

by Bernhard Lohse

Luther's impact on theology and history was monumental, his writing was prodigious, his character was complex. The need for a critical overview of Luther's life and work, particularly concerning his writings and theology, is now met in Bernhard Lohse's comprehensive introduction. Beginning with an overview of Luther's world, Lohse summarizes the course of the reformer's life, highlighting the findings of Luther research and the question that still surround the figure about whom "we know more . . . than we do about anyone else in the sixteenth or any earlier century."Attention is given to al of the major writings, their relative importance, genre, and historical context. Lohse expertly guides the reader through significant issues in Luther's theology and discusses landmark contributions to the interpretation of Luther. Editions, translations, and other aids for the study of Luther are clearly described and a select bibliography of related works in English is appended.

304 pages, Paperback

First published January 1, 1980

Reviews

[Michael’ · Rating 1 out of 5]

Lohse is a deeply unintelligent person. His history of Luther’s reception is a mere list of obsolete scholars with Lohse’s dumb opinions on them. He’s an Orthodox Lutheran who takes it for granted that everyone else is as well but isn’t as good at it as him. The Catholics are full of “prejudice”, Hegel “distorted” Luther because he had other ideas which weren’t from Luther and the Marxists “don’t understand” because they refuse to ‘admit’ that Luther really was “directed” by divine “forces”. There’s no space to name anything they got wrong but he does fill pages with his personal brand of nonsense.

[Jeff]

This guy was pretty important, or so it would seem, after reading the first 40 pages...religion is scary!