Table of Contents
Acknowledgments vi
Introduction 1
Part 1 Life
Chapter 1 Christendom 9
Chapter 2 Young Martin 14
Chapter 3 "Help me, St. Anne" 20
Chapter 4 Wittenberg 36
Chapter 5 When the Coffer Rings 48
Chapter 6 Popes and Heretics 60
Chapter 7 Heidelberg 67
Chapter 8 "The goose that squawks among the swans" 73
Chapter 9 Sola Scriptura 86
Chapter 10 Exsurge Domine 99
Chapter 11 "Here I stand" 107
Chapter 12 Knight George of Wartburg Castle 122
Chapter 13 The Battle for Wittenberg 130
Chapter 14 A Culture of Persuasion 140
Chapter 15 "I have made the angels laugh and the devils weep" 152
Chapter 16 The Devil's Work 159
Chapter 17 The Faith Alive 170
Chapter 18 A "great and constant disturbance" 182
Chapter 19 "Look at what he is doing now" 193
Chapter 20 Legacy 206
Part 2 Lessons
Essay 1 Luther on Church History 212
Essay 2 Luther on Children's Education 217
Essay 3 Luther on Monasticism 221
Essay 4 Luther on the Central Issue: Law and Gospel 225
Essay 5 Luther on the Divisive Issue: Indulgences and Church Finances 231
Essay 6 Luther on the Authority Issue: Papacy/Scripture 235
Essay 7 Luther on the Theologies of Glory and the Cross 240
Essay 8 Luther Against Scholasticism: Was He a Humanist? 245
Essay 9 Luther Debating the Key Issues: Luther vs. Eck 250
Essay 10 Luther on the Sacraments: The Die Is Cast 254
Essay 11 Luther on the Oneness of the Church: The Una Sancta 261
Essay 12 In Need of Comfort and Strength: Luther on the Psalms 265
Essay 13 Luther on Spiritual Growth in a New Church 271
Essay 14 Luther on Free Will: Against Erasmus-A Failed Alignment of the Stars 278
Essay 15 Luther on Marriage, Celibacy and His Dear Kate 285
Essay 16 Luther on Church and State 291
Essay 17 Luther on Other Reformers 298
Essay 18 Luther on the Jews 305
Essay 19 Luther on Melanchthon 310
Essay 20 The Capstone Essay: A Contemporary Perspective 316
Chapter Notes 319
Bibliography 333
Index 337
