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On the Freedom of a Christian (title page, first German edition, 1520). On the Freedom of a Christian (Latin: "De Libertate Christiana"; German: "Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen"), sometimes also called A Treatise on Christian Liberty, was the third of Martin Luther’s major reforming treatises of 1520, appearing after his Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation (August ...
The pro-Nazi Christian group Deutsche Christen drew parallels between Martin Luther and the "Führer" Adolf Hitler. [ 267 ] Some scholars, such as Mark U. Edwards in his book Luther's Last Battles: Politics and Polemics 1531–46 (1983), suggest that since Luther's increasingly antisemitic views developed during the years his health ...
Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther (1950) 386 pages; Bayer, Oswald, Martin Luther's Theology: A Contemporary Interpretation (2008) 354 pages; Brendler, Gerhard. Martin Luther: theology and revolution (1991) 383 pages; Gerrish, B. A. Grace and Reason: A Study in the Theology of Luther (2005) 188 pages; Kolb, Robert.
1983: Martin Luther: Heretic, TV presentation with Jonathan Pryce as Luther, directed by Norman Stone. 1983: Martin Luther: An Eye on Augsburg, a film funded by the Northern Illinois District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod with Rev. Robert Clausen as Luther. 2001: Opening the Door to Luther, travelogue hosted by Rick Steves.
Prelude on the Babylonian Captivity of the Church (Latin: De captivitate Babylonica ecclesiae, praeludium Martini Lutheri, October 1520) was the second of the three major treatises published by Martin Luther in 1520, coming after the Address to the Christian Nobility of the German Nation (August 1520) and before On the Freedom of a Christian (November 1520).
Luther, Martin. The Bondage of the Will: A New Translation of De Servo Arbitrio (1525), Martin Luther's Reply to Erasmus of Rotterdam. J.I. Packer and O. R. Johnston, trans. Old Tappan, New Jersey: Fleming H. Revell Co., 1957. Erasmus, Desiderius and Martin Luther. Luther and Erasmus: Free Will and Salvation. The Library of Christian Classics ...
Peasants related to Luther's appeals against the clergy and ideas about Christian freedom, and wished to "wreak vengeance upon all their oppressors". [3] More powerful members of society, including burghers and lesser nobility, sought to break the power of the clergy, escape the demands of Rome, and gain financially from the confiscation of ...
Lester DeKoster views the two aspects of Christian liberty as "freedom from" and "freedom for" and suggests that the pivot between the two is the divine law. [ 2 ] In the area of Christian living, liberty is often discussed in terms of what activities Christians are free to engage in. Modern-day issues concerning Christian liberty include ...