Martin Luther

The development of Martin Luther’s thought was both a symptom and moving force in the transformation of the Middle Ages into the modern world. Geographical discovery, an emerging scientific tradition, and a climate of social change had splintered the unity of medieval Christian culture, and these changes provided the background for Luther’s theological challenge. His new apprehension of Scripture and fresh understanding of man’s relation to God demanded a break with the Church as then constituted and released the powerful impulses that carried the Reformation. Luther’s vigorous, colorful language still retains the excitement it had for thousands of his contemporaries. In this volume, Dr. Dillenberger has made a representative selection from Luther’s extensive writings, and has also provided the listener with a lucid introduction to his thought.

1. Opening
2. An Introduction To Martin Luther
3. One - Preface To The Complete Edition Of Luther's Latin Writings
4. Selected Biblical Prefaces
5. Preface To The Epistle Of Saint Paul To The Romans
6. Preface To The Epistles Of Saint James And Saint Jude
7. Preface To The Psalms
8. The Freedom Of A Christian
9. Although We Are All Equally Priests
10. Two Kinds Of Righteousness
11. Two - A Commentary On Saint Paul's Epistle To The Galatians
12. As The Grave In Which Christ Lay Dead
13. Of The Double Use Of The Law
14. The Bondage Of The Will
15. I Know And Join You In Affirming
16. Three - Sermons On The Catechism
17. Sermon In Castle Pleissenburg, Leipzig
18. The Pagan Servitude Of The Church
19. Saint Paul Hands These Words Down
20. Two - The Sacrament Of Baptism
21. Today The Roman
22. Five - Marriage
23. Four - Secular Authority
24. When A Man Made Law Is Imposed
25. An Appeal To The Ruling Class
26. This Arbitrary And Deceptive Mental Reservation
27. Twenty-One
28. Appendix
29. Thesis For The Heidelberg Disputation