Martin Luther (1483-1546) was a German monk, theologian, university professor and church reformer whose ideas inspired the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization. Luther's theology challenged the authority of the papacy by holding that the Bible is the only infallible source of religious authority and that all baptized Christians under Jesus are a spiritual priesthood. According to Luther, salvation was a free gift of God, received only by true repentance and faith in Jesus as the Messiah, a faith given by God and unmediated by the church. Luther's confrontation with Charles V at the Diet of Worms over freedom of conscience in 1521 and his refusal to submit to the authority of the Emperor resulted in his being declared an outlaw of the state as he had been excommunicated from the Roman Catholic Church. Because of the perceived unity of the medieval Church with the secular rulers of western Europe, the widespread acceptance of Luther's doctrines and popular vindication of his thinking on individual liberties were both phenomenal and unprecedented. His translation of the Bible into the vernacular, making it more accessible to ordinary people, had a tremendous political impact on the church and on German culture. It furthered the development of a standard version of the German language, added several principles to the art of translation, and influenced the translation of the English King James Bible. His hymns inspired the development of congregational singing within Christianity. His marriage to Katharina von Bora set a model for the practice of clerical marriage within Protestantism. Much scholarly debate has concentrated on Luther's writings about the Jews. His statements that Jews' homes should be destroyed, their synagogues burned, money confiscated and liberty curtailed were revived and used in propaganda by the Nazis in 1933–45. As a result of this and his revolutionary theological views, his legacy remains controversial.
Series
Books
The Freedom of a Christian
A New Translation
2022
Small Catechism, with Explanation
1529
Martin Luther
Selections from His Writings
1958
Martin Luther's Christmas Book
1948
The Book of Concord (New Translation)
1580
The Hymns of Martin Luther Set to their original melodies; with an English version
1907
Lectures on Deuteronomy
1960
On Christian Liberty
1520
Dear Christians, One and All, Rejoice
2020
The Annotated Luther, Volume 2
Word and Faith
2015
The Small and Large Catechisms of Martin Luther
1908
A Treatise on Good Works
1521
On The Babylonian Captivity of the Church
1520
Lectures on Galatians
Chapters 1-4
1535
Only The Decalogue Is Eternal
Martin Luther's Complete Antinomian Theses and Disputations
2008
Day by Day We Magnify Thee
Daily Readings
1950
The Table Talk of Martin Luther
1967
Heidelberg Disputation
2018
Three Treatises
1943
Luther
Letters of Spiritual Counsel
2003
Luther's Prayers
1994
On Secular Authority
2013
Preface to the Letter of St. Paul to the Romans
2010
Selected Writings of Martin Luther
1997
Luther's Works, Volume 37
1976
Commentary on Romans
1963
Sermon on the Mount and the Magnificat
1955
Luther's Spirituality (Classics of Western Spirituality
2007
Basic Theological Writings
1989
Martin Luther's Ninety-Five Theses
1517
Works of Martin Luther, Vol. 1
With Introductions and Notes
2008
Reading the Psalms with Luther
1982
The Jews and Their Lies
1543
The Martin Luther Collection
15 Classic Works
2012
Back to the Jerusalem of the East
The Underground House Church of North Korea
2011
Martin Luther
In His Own Words
2006
Luther and Calvin on Secular Authority
1991
Luther's Works, Volume 35
Word and Sacrament I
1960
To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation
1520
95 Theses
2017
Lectures on Genesis
1960
Lectures on Romans, Glosses and Schoilia
1972
Works of Martin Luther With Introductions and Notes, Volume II
2011
The complete Sermons of Martin Luther, The
1983
Lectures on Genesis
Chapters 15-20
1961
The Ninety-five Theses, on Christian Liberty and Address to the Christian Nobility
2010
Faith and Freedom
2002
The Smalcald Articles
1537
Luther's Works
Career of the Reformer III
1957
Luther's Works Lectures on Galatians/Chapters 5-6 Chapters 1-6
1964
Faith Alone
A Daily Devotional
1998
The Freedom of the Christian
1520
Luther's Three Treatises
2021
On War Against the Turk
1528
The Complete Harvard Classics 2021 Edition - ALL 71 Volumes
The Five Foot Shelf & The Shelf of Fiction
1722
The Bondage of the Will
1525
Luther's Works, Volume 22
1957
The Essential Luther
2006
Commentary on Galatians
1535
The Great Orators of the Reformation Era
2017
A Simple Way to Pray
2000
La teoria della traduzione nella storia
1993
Luther's Works, Volume 32
Career of the Reformer II
1958
Lectures on the Psalms II
Chapters 76-126
1976
Lectures on Genesis
Chapters 21-25
1964
The Theologia Germanica of Martin Luther
1992
The Annotated Luther, Volume 1
The Roots of Reform
2015
The Freedom of a Christian
2008
Galatians
1535
Works of Martin Luther
1982
Large Catechism of Martin Luther
1529
