Luther

About this eBook

Author

Grisar, Hartmann, 1845-1932

Title

Luther, vol. 1 of 6

Credits

Produced by Giovanni Fini, David Garcia, Marilynda Fraser-Cunliffe and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/Canadian Libraries)

Language

English

LoC Class

BR: Philosophy, Psychology, Religion: Christianity

Subject

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546

Category

Text

eBook-No.

48995

Project Gutenberg

https://www.gutenberg.org/ebooks/48995

Release Date

May 19, 2015

Copyright

Public domain in the USA.

Contents

1. 1.LUTHER
2. 2.CONTENTS
3. 3.BIBLIOGRAPHY
4. 4.INTRODUCTION
5. 5.CHAPTER I — 1. Luther’s Novitiate and Early Life — 2. Fidelity to his new calling; his temptations — 3. The Journey to Rome — 4. The Little World of Wittenberg and the Great World in Church and State
6. 6.CHAPTER II — 1. Sources, Old and New — 2. Luther’s Commentary on the Psalms (1513-15). Dispute with the Observantines and the “Self-righteous” — 3. Excerpts from the Oldest Sermons. His Adversaries — 4. Preliminary Remarks on Young Luther’s Relations to Scholasticism and Mysticism — 5. Excerpts from the Earliest Letters — 6. The Theological Goal
7. 7.CHAPTER III — 1. Former Inaccurate Views — 2. Whether Evil Concupiscence is Irresistible? — 3. The Real Starting-point and the Co-operating Factors
8. 8.CHAPTER IV — 1. A closer examination of Luther’s Theological Training — 2. Negative Influence of the Occamist School on Luther — 3. Positive Influence of Occamism
9. 9.CHAPTER V — 1. Tauler and Luther — 2. Effect of Mysticism on Luther
10. 10.CHAPTER VI — 1. The New Publications — 2. Gloomy Views regarding God and Predestination — 3. The Fight against “Holiness-by-Works” and the Observantines in the Commentary on Romans — 4. Attack on Predisposition to Good and on Free Will — 5. Luther rudely sets aside the older doctrine of Virtue and Sin — 6. Preparation for Justification — 7. Appropriation of the righteousness of Christ by humility—Neither “Faith only” nor assurance of Salvation — 8. Subjectivism and Church Authority. Storm and Stress — 9. The Mystic in the Commentary on Romans — 10. The Commentary on Romans as a Work of Religion and Learning
11. 11.CHAPTER VII — 1. Luther as Superior of eleven Augustinian Houses — 2. The Monk of Liberal Views and Independent Action — 3. Luther’s Ultra-Spiritualism and calls for Reform. Is Self-improvement possible? Penance
12. 12.CHAPTER VIII — 1. “The Commencement of the Gospel Business.” Exposition of the Epistle to the Galatians (1516-17) — 2. Disputations on man’s powers and against Scholasticism (1516-17) — 3. Disputation at Heidelberg on Faith and Grace. Other Public Utterances — 4. Attitude to the Church
13. 13.CHAPTER IX — 1. Tetzel’s preaching of the Indulgence; the 95 theses — 2. The Collections for St. Peter’s in History and Legend. — 3. The Trial at Augsburg (1518) — 4. The Disputation of Leipzig (1519). Miltitz. Questionable Reports
14. 14.CHAPTER X — 1. The Second Stage of his development. Assurance of Salvation — 2. The Discovery in the Monastery Tower (1518-19) — 3. Legends. Storm Signals
15. 15.FOOTNOTES:

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