General Editors' Preface
Abbreviations
Introduction to Volume 36
The Babylonian Captivity of the Church, 1520
The Misuse of the Mass, 1521
Receiving Both Kinds in the Sacrament, 1522
The Adoration of the Sacrament, 1523
The Abomination of the Secret Mass, 1525
The Sacrament of the Body and Blood of Christ -- Against the Fanatics, 1526
Indexes
Frederick C. Ahrens, who also provided translations, is now retired
from the faculty of Monmouth College, Monmouth, New Jersey.
Martin Luther stands as one of the most significant figures in
Western history. His distinction as the father of the Protestant
Reformation is augmented by his innovative use of new technology
(the printing press), his translation of the Christian Bible into
the vernacular, and his impact upon European society. Born in 1483
to middle-class parents in Saxony, eastern Germany, he became an
Augustinian monk, a priest, a professor of biblical literature, a
reformer, a husband and father. He died in 1546 after having
witnessed the birth of a renewal movement that would result in a
profound shift in faith, politics, and society. He has been both
praised and vilified for what he preached and wrote. His thought
continues to influence all Christians and to animate the movement
that bears his name.
Abdel Ross Wentz, was emeritus of the Lutheran Theological
Seminary, Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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