Works of Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

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Table of

95 Theses

Address to the Christian Nobility
Commentary on the Epistle to the
Galatians (Translated by Theodore Graebner)
Concerning Christian
Liberty
Large Catechism (Translated by F. Bente and W. H. T.
Dau)
An Open Letter on Translating (Translated by Gary Mann,
Ph.D.)
Selections from the Table Talk (Translated by Captain Henry
Bell)
The Smalcald Articles (Translated by F. Bente and W. H. T.
Dau)
Small Catechism (Translated by Robert E. Smith)
A
Treatise on Good Works
Warning Against the Jews


Hymns
The Hymns of Martin Luther (Edited by
Leonard Woolsey Bacon Assisted by Nathan H. Allen)
Dear Christians, One
and All, Rejoice (In two translations)
The Martyrs' Hymn
(Translated by William Johnson Fox)
A Mighty Fortress Is Our God
(In three translations)
Savior of the Nations, Come (Translated
by Wiliam M. Reynolds)

Letters
Letter to
Several Nuns (Translated by Erika Bullmann Flores)

Appendix
Martin Luther Biography

Genres: Theology, Reference, Philosophy, Christian, Classics, Nonfiction

Kindle Edition

First published June 1, 1982

About the author

Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German monk, theologian, university professor and church reformer whose ideas inspired the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization.

Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the only infallible source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians under Jesus are a spiritual priesthood. According to Luther, salvation was a free gift of God, received only by true repentance and faith in Jesus as the Messiah, a faith given by God and unmediated by the church.

Luther's confrontation with Charles V at the Diet of Worms over freedom of conscience in 1521 and his refusal to submit to the authority of the Emperor resulted in his being declared an outlaw of the state as he had been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. Because of the perceived unity of the medieval Church with the secular rulers of western Europe, the widespread acceptance of Luther's doctrines and popular vindication of his thinking on individual liberties were both phenomenal and unprecedented.

His translation of the Bible into the vernacular, making it more accessible to ordinary people, had a tremendous political impact on the church and on German culture. It furthered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation, and influenced the translation of the English King James Bible. His hymns inspired the development of congregational singing within Christianity. His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage within Protestantism.

Much scholarly debate has concentrated on Luther's writings about the Jews. His statements that Jews' homes should be destroyed, their synagogues burned, money confiscated and liberty curtailed were revived and used in propaganda by the Nazis in 1933–45. As a result of this and his revolutionary theological views, his legacy remains controversial.

Reviews

[Clark Lyons · Rating 3 out of 5]

This book really helped me understand protestantism a lot more.