Help Needed WR Lutheran Historical Books

[missingMN]

Hello All,

I love reading history books in general and given my recent lifestyle change I would like to study up on Luther and related topics. Can you kind folks send me some book suggestions?

thx in advance,
brian

[IowaLutheran]

The "classic" biography of Luther is by Roland Bainton:

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0452011469/qid=1106174985/sr=8-6/ref=sr_8_xs_ap_i6_xgl14/102-4890999-6995331?v=glance&s=books&n=507846

Here is a more recent bio by Luther Seminary Prof. James Nestingen. The reviews on Amazon aren't good, but I found it to be a good intro, fairly easy to read, and short, so not as time consuming at Bainton's bio and others.

http://www.amazon.com/exec/obidos/tg/detail/-/0806645733/qid=1106175070/sr=1-2/ref=sr_1_2/102-4890999-6995331?v=glance&s=books

[filosofer]

Bainton is a good intro. Another more substantial writing is Luther by Schweibert, 1950.

[SPALATIN]

Hello All,

I love reading history books in general and given my recent lifestyle change I would like to study up on Luther and related topics. Can you kind folks send me some book suggestions?

thx in advance,
brian

Also "Luther, The Reformer" by the late James Kittelson is a very good read especially if you are a laymen.

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[KagomeShuko]

Also "Luther, The Reformer" by the late James Kittelson is a very good read especially if you are a laymen.

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Bridget

[CrossWiseMag]

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[KagomeShuko]

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Bridget

[pastel]

I have "Martin Luther : Selections From His Writing" by John Dillenberger. I like it because it a condensing of his writings, and probably the most important, interesting parts.

[missingMN]

Thank you all for your suggestions, I am going to my local library to check them out soon enough. And yes I got a bunch of blessings because I donated to the site. In my time of need, this site was a HUGE blessing. It was the least I could do.

regards,
brian

[SPALATIN]

Thank you all for your suggestions, I am going to my local library to check them out soon enough. And yes I got a bunch of blessings because I donated to the site. In my time of need, this site was a HUGE blessing. It was the least I could do.

regards,
brian

I am glad that this site helped you out and I hope that this particular forum will also be a blessing to you as well.;)

[theologia crucis]

If you're looking for Luther's writings, "Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings", edited by Timothy F. Lull, published by Augsburg Fortress, Minneapolis, 1989 is a good, concise book. It contains selections of his writings from 1517 to 1539, and the main sections are:

1.) The Task of Theology
2.) The Power of the Word of God
3.) The Righteousness of God in Christ
4.) The Promise of the Sacraments
5.) The Reform of the Church
6.) Living and Dying as a Christian

The selections are from the 55 Volume American edition of Luther's Works.

If you want Lutheran writings, it doesn't get much better than www.bookofconcord.org!

Blainton's "Here I Stand" is pretty good, but I've had to read it a few times (with other books) to finally get a real good understanding. I believe Kittleson has a good version explaining Luther's life in a little more understandable english. And supposedly, a two volume set from CPH that deals with the Rennaisance (http://www.cph.org/prodredirect.asp?txtCatalog=CPHProduct&txtCategory=&txtProductID=122759) and Reformation movements (http://www.cph.org/cphstore/product.asp?category=&part_no=122760&find_category=WEB_ALL&find_description=&find_part_desc=spitz) are pretty good...