Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings by William R Russell

Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings by William R Russell

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Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings by William R Russell

The best one-volume reader of Luther's writingsnow revisedMartin Luther's Basic Theological Writings, a single-volume introduction to Luther's most influential, noted, and important writings in the modern translationsincluding excerpts of his sermons and letterspresents Luther the theologian "steeped in the word of God, speaking to the whole church," even as it takes the reader straight to Luther the man, to his controversial Reformation insights, to his strongest convictions about God and Scripture and the life of the church, and most importantly to his theologya still-exciting encounter with the meaning of Jesus Christ for each age.

The third edition includes revised introductions, updated bibliography, index, and the addition of "A Meditation on Christ's Passion" (1519), "Treatise on the Blessed Sacrament" (1519), "Sermon on the Sacrament of the Body and Blood of ChristAgainst the Fanatics" (1526), "Sermon in Castle Pleissenburg" (1539), and "Consolation to Women Whose Pregnancies Have Not Gone Well" (1542), as well as new translations of "A Practical Way to Pray" (1535) and "On the Freedom of a Christian" (1520).

Russell, William R.: - Born a Canadian and raised a Presbyterian, Dr. William R. Russell studied philosophy at the University of Toronto, theology at Princeton Seminary, and ministry at the Ecumenical Theological Seminary in Detroit, Michigan. For four decades, he served as a pastor of churches large and small in both Canada and the United States. During his Bible Society career, he visited over thirty countries on five continents. Now retired, he and his wife, Sherri, reside at Vicar's Landing, a life care retirement com- munity in Ponte Vedra Beach, Florida.
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ISBN 13 9780800698836
ISBN 10 0800698835
Title Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings
Author William R Russell
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Binding Type Paperback
Publisher 1517 Media
Year published 2012-03-01
Number of pages 560
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