The personal Luther : essays on the reformer from a cultural historical perspective / by Susan C. Karant-Nunn.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Karant-Nunn, Susan C., author.

Series:

St. Andrews studies in Reformation history

Standardized Title:

Essays. Selections

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

Luther, Martin.

Physical Description:

xiv, 229 pages ; 25 cm.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, [2018]

Summary:

Overwhelmingly, Martin Luther has been treated as the generator of ideas concerning the relationship between God and humankind. deliberately departs from that church-historiographic tradition. Luther was a voluble and irrepressible divine. Even though he had multiple ancillary interests, such as singing, playing the lute, appreciating the complexities of nature, and observing his children, his preoccupation was, as he quickly saw it, bringing the Word of God to the people. This book, a collection of previously published essays, is not about Luther?s theology except insofar as any ideational construct is itself an expression of the thinker who frames it. Luther frequently couched his affective utterances within a theological framework. Nor is it a biography; it does not portray a whole life. Rather, it concentrates on several heretofore neglected aspects of the Reformer?s existence and personality.

Contents:

Luther's ego-documents: cultural history and the reconstruction of the historical self

Luther's conscience: a template for the modern west?

Luther's friendship with Frederick the Wise

Luther's relational God, finding a loving heavenly Father

Fleshly work, the sex act as Christian liberty

The masculinity of Martin Luther, theory, practicality, and humor

The tenderness of daughters, the waywardness of sons. Martin Luther as a father

Martin Luther's heart

Martin Luther's perfect death

The imprint of personality upon the Reformation.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Karant-Nunn, Susan C., author. Personal Luther

ISBN:

9789004348875

9004348875

OCLC:

991777533