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Martin Luther

Martin Luther 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 holdi ... Read more

Martin Luther 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. Less

Books by Martin Luther

Das Alte Testament: Nach Martin Luthers Uebersetzung Mit Einleitungen Und Erklärenen Anmerkungen. Jesaja, Jeremia, Hese

Das Alte Testament: Nach Martin Luthers Uebersetzung Mit Einleitungen Und Erklärenen Anmerkungen. Jesaja, Jeremia, Hese: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Briefe, Sendschreiben Und Bedenken: Vollständig Aus Den Verschiedenen Ausgaben Seiner Werke Und Briefe, Aus Andern Büchern Und Noc

Briefe, Sendschreiben Und Bedenken: Vollständig Aus Den Verschiedenen Ausgaben Seiner Werke Und Briefe, Aus Andern Büchern Und Noc: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Luthers Werke, Volumes 19-20...

Luthers Werke, Volumes 19-20...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Sermons On The Gospels For The Sundays And Principal Festivals Of The Church Year, Volume 2...

Sermons On The Gospels For The Sundays And Principal Festivals Of The Church Year, Volume 2...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Sämmtliche Werke: Nach Den Ältesten Ausgaben, Volume 14...

Sämmtliche Werke: Nach Den Ältesten Ausgaben, Volume 14...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Sõmmtliche Werke: Nach Den -ltesten Ausgaben, Volume 21...

Sõmmtliche Werke: Nach Den -ltesten Ausgaben, Volume 21...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Sõmmtliche Werke: Nach Den -ltesten Ausgaben, Volume 6...

Sõmmtliche Werke: Nach Den -ltesten Ausgaben, Volume 6...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Sõmmtliche Werke: Nach Den -ltesten Ausgaben, Volume 22...

Sõmmtliche Werke: Nach Den -ltesten Ausgaben, Volume 22...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Werke Für Das Christliche Haus, Volumes 3-4...

Werke Für Das Christliche Haus, Volumes 3-4...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

D. Martin Luther's saemmtliche Schriften, XXII. Band: Nach Aurifaber's Erster Ausg, Part 1...

D. Martin Luther's saemmtliche Schriften, XXII. Band: Nach Aurifaber's Erster Ausg, Part 1...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Sermons on the Most Interesting Doctrines of the Gospel of Martin Luther

Sermons on the Most Interesting Doctrines of the Gospel of Martin Luther: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Devotional Readings From Luther's Works for Every Day of the Year

Devotional Readings From Luther's Works for Every Day of the Year: by Martin 1483-1546 Luther

by Martin 1483-1546 Luther

Works Of Martin Luther Vol I

Works Of Martin Luther Vol I: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

De la liberté du chrétien [nouvelle édition]: Préfaces à la Bible /

De la liberté du chrétien [nouvelle édition]: Préfaces à la Bible /: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Three Treatises Paper

Three Treatises Paper: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Neuverbessertes Kirchengesangbuch, Volume 2...

Neuverbessertes Kirchengesangbuch, Volume 2...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

A Treatise on Good Works (Large Print Edition)

A Treatise on Good Works (Large Print Edition): by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Dr. Martin Luther's hochzeitgeschenk, Oder handbüchlein zur Führung eines gottgefälligen und gesegneten haus- und Ehestandes

Dr. Martin Luther's hochzeitgeschenk, Oder handbüchlein zur Führung eines gottgefälligen und gesegneten haus- und Ehestandes: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Luther's Vorreden Zu Den Büchern Der Heil. Schrift...

Luther's Vorreden Zu Den Büchern Der Heil. Schrift...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Le Grand Catéchisme...

Le Grand Catéchisme...: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Colloquia Mensalia Vol. II

Colloquia Mensalia Vol. II: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Sämtliche Werke, Volumes 55-56

Sämtliche Werke, Volumes 55-56: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

D. Martin Luthers Werke: Die deutsche Bibel.

D. Martin Luthers Werke: Die deutsche Bibel.: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

D. Martini Lutheri Commentarium in Epistolam S. Pauli Ad Galatas, Volumes 1-2

D. Martini Lutheri Commentarium in Epistolam S. Pauli Ad Galatas, Volumes 1-2: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

D. Martin Luthers Werke: Kritische Gesamtausgabe, Volume 1, Part 17

D. Martin Luthers Werke: Kritische Gesamtausgabe, Volume 1, Part 17: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Dr. Martin Luther's Sämmtliche Werke, Volume 47

Dr. Martin Luther's Sämmtliche Werke, Volume 47: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

D. Martini Lutheri Commentarium in Epistolam S. Pauli Ad Galatas, Volume 3

D. Martini Lutheri Commentarium in Epistolam S. Pauli Ad Galatas, Volume 3: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Dr. Martin Luthers' Sämmtliche Werke, sechzigster Band, vierte Abtheilung, achter Band

Dr. Martin Luthers' Sämmtliche Werke, sechzigster Band, vierte Abtheilung, achter Band: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Briefe, Sendschreiben Und Bedenken, Volume 1

Briefe, Sendschreiben Und Bedenken, Volume 1: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther

Das Alte Testament: Nach Martin Luthers Uebersetzung Mit Einleitungen Und Erklärenen Anmerkungen. Daniel, Die Zwölf Kle

Das Alte Testament: Nach Martin Luthers Uebersetzung Mit Einleitungen Und Erklärenen Anmerkungen. Daniel, Die Zwölf Kle: by Martin Luther

by Martin Luther