Luther's Large Catechism (English and German Edition) - Softcover

Martin Luther; F. Samuel Janzow

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0570035392 ISBN 13: 9780570035398

Publisher: Concordia Publishing House, 2013

Synopsis

Luther's Large Catechism: A Contemporary Translation With Study Questions [Pa...

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From the Back Cover:

By 1529, the year of publication of Luther's Large Catechism, parishioners took the Gospel for granted. Many had forgotten at what great peril the freedom of their faith had been won. In the large Catechism Luther set out to inculcate the centrality of the gospel that was largely neglected and whose freedom was frequently abused.

About the Author:

Martin Luther (1483, 1546) was a German monk, a theologian and church reformer, he is considered to be the founder of Protestantism. Luther was a professor of Bible at the University of Wittenberg when he posted his famous 95 Theses (1517). In addition to writing many books, Luther translated the Bible into German. Luther believed that salvation was only by faith in Jesus, unmediated by the church. He challenged papal authority by emphasing the Bible as the only source of religious authority and believed the church to be a priesthood of all believers.These ideas helped to inspire the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization. He married Katharina von Bora thus initiating the practice of clerical marriage within Protestantism.- Publisher.

About this edition

• Publisher: Concordia Publishing House
• Publication date: 2013
• ISBN 10: 0570035392
• ISBN 13: 9780570035398
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 146