This volume includes two writings dealing with the plight of the common person who Luther felt had become a victim of the ecclesiastical establishment. These are followed by treatises taken from Luther's literary feud with three staunch supporters of Rome: Augustine Alveld, Jerome Emser [the "Leipzig goat"], and Albrecht of Mainz. The final treatise contains Luther's argument for congregational authority.

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Encyclopedias & Subject Guides

This is a good introduction to Lutheranism as it approaches the subject from both an historical and a theological approach. That alone is salutary given that Lutheranism did not come about in a vacuum and while repeatedly appealing to "Scripture alone" traditional Lutheranism has always avoided a "nuda Scriptura" approach to Scripture common among "Bible and non-denominational" churches. Lutheranism has always understood itself in light of Luther's struggles and honest Lutherans have always conceded Luther's deep imprint on the religion as a whole.The topics covered are broad and comprehensive. My caveat is that the book's presentation of Lutheranism is not without its biases. Most notably an ELCA (Evangelical Lutheran Church of America) bias such that even more traditional and even more confessionally minded Lutherans might be displeased by a number of the authors' assumptions such as their description of the Formula of Concord's Christology as a monstrosity.

Lutheranism: The theological movement and its confessional writings

Rejected in the sixteenth century by both Protestants and Catholics, yet hailed by Marxist historians as a forerunner of the Marxist revolution, this volume tells Muntzer's story and offers a critical assessment of him in light of his extant works, with particular attention to the religious foundations of his revolutionary program.

Thomas Muntzer: A Tragedy of Errors

Traces the history of the born-again movement from the millennialism of the late eighteenth century and discusses fundamentalist theology and the charismatic movement

Born Againism: Perspectives on a Movement

History

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Martin, God's Court Jester: Luther in Retrospect

Eric Gritsch's unique and ambitious work, the first-ever attempt at a history of global Lutheranism, is now in a new edition.
 In a clear, nontechnical way, this noted Reformation historian tells the story of how the nascent reforming and confessional movement sparked and led by Martin Luther survived its first battles with religious and political authorities to become institutionalized in its religious practices and teachings. Gritsch then traces the emergence of genuine consensus at the end of the sixteenth century, followed by the age of Lutheran Orthodoxy, the great Pietist reaction, Lutheranism's growing diversification during the Industrial Revolution, its North American expansion, and its increasingly global and ecumenical ventures in the last century. From Wittenberg to Tanzania, from Spalatin to Spener to Schmucker, Gritsch tells the story with clarity and verve. This new edition updates all the chapters with fresh research, adds a chapter on new global developments and issues, and adds a rich array of graphics and other teaching tools.

A History of Lutheranism

This is a new title in the "Facets" series. It provides an interesting and entertaining introduction to Martin Luther's thought. It shows how Luther enjoyed using humour in his interpretation of the Bible, his pastoral relationships and his encounters with death. It reveals that humour in the face of mortality is an indication of human freedom, a way of making life a divine comedy. It brings out the deeper religious meaning behind Luther's theological thought.

The Wit of Martin Luther (Facets)

Rejected in the sixteenth century by both Protestants and Catholics, yet hailed by Marxist historians as a forerunner of the Marxist revolution, this volume tells Muntzer's story and offers a critical assessment of him in light of his extant works, with particular attention to the religious foundations of his revolutionary program.

Biographies & Memoirs

Leaders & Notable People

G.K. Chesterton long ago observed that real Christianity had in some ways never really been tried. Eric Gritsch, a renowned historian, a pastor, and a theologian for half a century, offers Christianity a reality check, exposing four historical movements that have weakened and abused the core of the Christian tradition. These movements represent wayward views on the relationships between Christians and Jews; between the authority of Scripture and tradition; between the church and worldy power; and between faith and morals. Readers encounter these wayward traditions in their historical trajectories, in the ways these traditions have diminished the gospel, and in the ways they have been impediments of an effective contemporary Christian witness. They represent the enduring temptation to be "like God "(Gen. 3:5), a temptation marked by a zeal for secure, unchanging, and ultimate Christian life on Earth. The author confronts these wayward traditions with the enduring challenge of faithful, cruciform, penultimate discipleship in the time between the first and second advent of Christ.

Toxic Spirituality: Four Enduring Temptations of Christian Faith

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Luther's Works, Volume 39: Church and Ministry I

Luther's Works Church and Ministry III: 041

Lutheranism: The theological movement and its confessional writings

Thomas Muntzer: A Tragedy of Errors

Born Againism: Perspectives on a Movement

Martin, God's Court Jester: Luther in Retrospect

A History of Lutheranism

The Wit of Martin Luther (Facets)

Thomas Muntzer: A Tragedy of Errors

Toxic Spirituality: Four Enduring Temptations of Christian Faith