Beyond indulgences : Luther's reform of late medieval piety, 1518-1520 / Anna Marie Johnson.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Johnson, Anna Marie, 1973- author.

Series:

Early modern studies series ; 21.

Early modern studies ; 21

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

Luther, Martin.

Piety.

Spiritual life--Christianity.

Spiritual life.

Christian life.

Physical Description:

xii, 227 pages ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

Kirksville, Missouri : Truman State University Press, [2017]

Summary:

Between Luther's Ninety-Five Theses in 1517 and his excommunication from the church in 1520, he issued twenty-five sermons and treatises on Christian piety, most of them in German. These pastoral writings extended his criticisms of the church beyond indulgences to the practices of confession, prayer, clerical celibacy, the sacraments, suffering, and death. These were the issues that mattered most to Luther because they affected the faith of believers and the health of society. Luther's conflict with Rome forced him to address the issue of papal authority, but on his own time, he focused on encouraging lay Christians to embrace a simpler, self-sacrificing faith. In these pastoral writings, he criticized theologians and church officals for leading people astray with a reliance on religioius works, and he began to lay the foundation for a reformed Christian piety.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 195-216) and index.

Other Format:

Online version: Johnson, Anna Marie, 1973- Beyond indulgences.

ISBN:

9781612482125

1612482120

OCLC:

1001287559