The Church Comes from All Nations: Luther Texts on Mission - Softcover

Luther, Martin; Stolle, Volker

Softcover

ISBN 10: 0758605463 ISBN 13: 9780758605467

Publisher: Concordia Pub House, 2003

Synopsis

This book, originally published as Kirche aus allen Volkern: Luther-Texte zur Mission, is a collection of key excerpts from the writings of Martin Luther on Christian missions. Drawing from the reformer's lectures, sermons, treatises, hymns, and devotional writings, Stolle presents the excerpts according to themes and provides commentary on the reformer's understanding of mission in the world.

About this title

About the Author:

Martin Luther (1483, 1546) was a German monk, a theologian and church reformer, he is considered to be the founder of Protestantism. Luther was a professor of Bible at the University of Wittenberg when he posted his famous 95 Theses (1517). In addition to writing many books, Luther translated the Bible into German. Luther believed that salvation was only by faith in Jesus, unmediated by the church. He challenged papal authority by emphasing the Bible as the only source of religious authority and believed the church to be a priesthood of all believers.These ideas helped to inspire the Protestant Reformation and changed the course of Western civilization. He married Katharina von Bora thus initiating the practice of clerical marriage within Protestantism.- Publisher.

Volker Stolle is professor of New Testament and missiology in Oberursel, Germany, and former mission director of the Lutheran Church Mission in Germany.

Klaus Detlev Schulz is associate professor and chairman of pastoral ministry and missions at Concordia Theological Seminary in Fort Wayne, Indiana.

About this edition

• Publisher: Concordia Pub House
• Publication date: 2003
• ISBN 10: 0758605463
• ISBN 13: 9780758605467
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 109