Luther's Gospel

Informationen zum Autor Graham Tomlin is Dean of St Mellitus College, UK. He is also a Visiting Lecturer at King's College London, UK, having formerly been a member of the Theology Faculty of University of Oxford, UK. Klappentext Martin Luther was one of the most influential figures of the last millennium, with around 900 million people worldwide belonging to Protestant churches that trace their origins back to the Reformation he started five hundred years ago. His thinking and his writing were always original, fresh, controversial and provocative. They evoked strong reactions then, and still do today. This book offers an accessible way into that thinking by looking at the way he approached a wide range of issues in his own time, and how some of that thinking might give us new ways to approach contemporary issues. Examining his approach to topics such as sex, freedom, prayer, evil, pilgrimage and Bible translation, it illustrates vividly the mind of this man who was very much of his time, yet whose ideas still speak creatively to the modern world. It combines scholarly insight into some of the key issues surrounding the study of Luther today, while being written in a style that makes it accessible to the non-specialist. The result is a book that serves as an ideal handbook for those wishing to get inside the mind of this most remarkable man. Inhaltsverzeichnis PrefacePart 1: Luther's Gospel 1. Luther and his Gospel2. Luther on Bible Translation3. Luther on PaulPart 2: Luther in His Time4. Luther on the Death of Christ5. Luther on Pilgrimage6. Luther on PrayerPart 3: Luther and the Christian Life7. Luther on Sex and Marriage8. Luther on the Devil9. Luther on FreedomBibliographyIndex

Autorentext
Graham Tomlin is Dean of St Mellitus College, UK. He is also a Visiting Lecturer at King's College London, UK, having formerly been a member of the Theology Faculty of University of Oxford, UK.

Klappentext

Martin Luther was one of the most influential figures of the last millennium, with around 900 million people worldwide belonging to Protestant churches that trace their origins back to the Reformation he started five hundred years ago. His thinking and his writing were always original, fresh, controversial and provocative. They evoked strong reactions then, and still do today.

This book offers an accessible way into that thinking by looking at the way he approached a wide range of issues in his own time, and how some of that thinking might give us new ways to approach contemporary issues. Examining his approach to topics such as sex, freedom, prayer, evil, pilgrimage and Bible translation, it illustrates vividly the mind of this man who was very much of his time, yet whose ideas still speak creatively to the modern world. It combines scholarly insight into some of the key issues surrounding the study of Luther today, while being written in a style that makes it accessible to the non-specialist. The result is a book that serves as an ideal handbook for those wishing to get inside the mind of this most remarkable man.

Inhalt
Preface Part 1: Luther's Gospel 1. Luther and his Gospel 2. Luther on Bible Translation 3. Luther on Paul Part 2: Luther in His Time 4. Luther on the Death of Christ 5. Luther on Pilgrimage 6. Luther on Prayer Part 3: Luther and the Christian Life 7. Luther on Sex and Marriage 8. Luther on the Devil 9. Luther on Freedom Bibliography Index