Luther: Letters of Spiritual Counsel (The Library of Christian Classics) - Softcover

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0664230857 ISBN 13: 9780664230852

Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press, 1955

Synopsis

Martin Luther is often thought of as a world-shaking figure who defied papacy and empire to introduce a reformation in the teaching, worship, organization, and life of the church. Sometimes it is forgotten that he was also a pastor and shepherd of souls. Collected in this volume are Luther's letters of spiritual counsel, which he offered to his contemporaries in the midst of sickness, death, persecution, imprisonment, famine, and political instability. Freshly translated from the original German and Latin, the letters shed light on the fascinating relationship between his pastoral counsel and his theology.

Long recognized for the quality of its translations, introductions, explanatory notes, and indexes, the Library of Christian Classics provides scholars and students with modern English translations of some of the most significant Christian theological texts in history. Through these works--each written prior to the end of the sixteenth century--contemporary readers are able to engage the ideas that have shaped Christian theology and the church through the centuries.

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About the Author

Theodore G. Tappert was a distinguished church historian and author. He was Schieren Professor of the History of Christianity at Lutheran Theological Seminary in Philadelphia. Tappert was also archivist of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod and a consultant to the Lutheran Church in American's Board of Publication.

Edition details

• Publisher: Westminster/John Knox Press
• Publication date: 1955
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 0664230857
• ISBN 13: 9780664230852
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 232
• Editor: Tappert Theodore G.