“For If We Are True Prophets”: Huldrych Zwingli on Martin Luther

This article examines how Huldrych Zwingli wrote of his relationship to Martin Luther in two key works from 1523 and 1527. In his Auslegen und Gründe der Schlußreden and the later Amica exegesis, Zwingli speaks of his own experience of coming to the Gospel and of his understanding of Luther’s place...

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Published in:Reformation
Main Author: Gordon, Bruce 1962- (Author)
Format: Electronic/Print Article
Language:English
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Published: Routledge, Taylor & Francis Group [2017]
In: Reformation
IxTheo Classification:KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KBB German language area
KBC Switzerland
KDD Protestant Church
NBP Sacramentology; sacraments
Further subjects:B Polemic
B Huldrych Zwingli
B Martin Luther
B Lord’s Supper
B Conversion
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Summary:This article examines how Huldrych Zwingli wrote of his relationship to Martin Luther in two key works from 1523 and 1527. In his Auslegen und Gründe der Schlußreden and the later Amica exegesis, Zwingli speaks of his own experience of coming to the Gospel and of his understanding of Luther’s place in the Reformation. In describing his breakthrough Zwingli developed an understanding of conversion and presented himself as a model for other Christians. In his assessment of Luther, the Zurich reformer moved from an initial concern to establish the grounds for unity to a harsh critique in which he saw the Wittenberg professor as destroying the movement he had begun. The article presents the case for moving away from the question of Zwingli’s dependence on Luther to a more expansive understanding of their relationship that throws light on the diverse paths to reform in the early 1520s.
ISSN:1357-4175
Contains:Enthalten in: Reformation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1080/13574175.2017.1387968