Luther's 1520 Treatise on Good Works
On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther's 1520 Treatise "On Good Works," this article provides its publication history as well as its historical context, namely, the papal legal process against Luther. It then systematically excerpts the treatise i...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Lutheran quarterly
Year: 2019, Volume: 33, Issue: 4, Pages: 373-385 |
| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance KDD Protestant Church NCB Personal ethics |
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| Summary: | On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther's 1520 Treatise "On Good Works," this article provides its publication history as well as its historical context, namely, the papal legal process against Luther. It then systematically excerpts the treatise itself in accordance with the Ten Commandments, which Luther used to structure and subdivide his argument. In its closing commentary, this article argues that "On Good Works" was a summation of Luther's reforms up to 1520 and should be viewed as the foundation for his three more-famous treatises of 1520, which elaborate on its basic Evangelical insights. Finally, it provides a brief list of books for further reading on the topic. On the occasion of the 500th anniversary of the publication of Martin Luther’s 1520 Treatise "On Good Works," this article provides its publication history as well as its historical context, namely, the papal legal process against Luther. It then systematically excerpts the treatise itself in accordance with the Ten Commandments, which Luther used to structure and subdivide his argument. In its closing commentary, this article argues that "On Good Works" was a summation of Luther’s reforms up to 1520 and should be viewed as the foundation for his three more-famous treatises of 1520, which elaborate on its basic Evangelical insights. Finally, it provides a brief list of books for further reading on the topic. |
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| ISSN: | 2470-5616 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Lutheran quarterly
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1353/lut.2019.0077 |