Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther

Name: Cambridge Companion to Martin Luther
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ISBN: 9780521016735

ISBN-10: 0521016738

ISBN-13: 9780521016735

Edition: 2003

Authors: Donald K. McKim

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Martin Luther (1483-1546) stands as one of the giant figures in history. His activities, writings, and legacy have had a huge effect on the western world. This Cambridge Companion provides an accessible introduction to Martin Luther for students of theology and history and for others interested in the life, work and thought of the first great Protestant reformer. The book contains eighteen chapters by an international array of major Luther scholars. Historians and theologians join here to present a full picture of Luther's contexts, the major themes in his writings, and the ways in which his ideas spread and have continuing importance today. Each chapter serves as a guide to its topic and…

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List price: $45.99
Copyright year: 2003
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Publication date: 7/10/2003
Binding: Paperback
Pages: 340
Size: 5.91" wide x 8.90" long x 0.98" tall
Weight: 1.232
Language: English

Donald K. McKim has served as an acquisitions editor for Westminster John Knox Press, for Presbyterian curriculum, and for These Days daily devotional magazine. He is the author of numerous books, including More Presbyterian Questions, More Presbyterian Answers and A "Down and Dirty" Guide to Theology.



Notes on contributors


Preface


Chronology


List of abbreviations



Luther's Life and Context



Luther's life




Luther's Wittenberg




Luther's Work



Luther's writings




Luther as bible translator




Luther as an interpreter of holy scripture




Luther's theology




Luther's moral theology




Luther as preacher of the Word of God




Luther's spiritual journey




Luther's struggle with social-ethical issues




Luther's political encounters




Luther's polemical controversies




After Luther



Luther's function in an age of confessionalization




The legacy of Martin Luther




Approaching Luther




Luther Today



Luther and modern church history




Luther's contemporary theological significance




Luther in the worldwide church today



Select bibliography


Index