A Documentary History of Lutheranism, Volumes 1 and 2

Volume 1: From the Reformation to Pietism Volume 2: From the Enlightenment to the Present

Eric Lund, Mark Grunquist, Eric Lund, Mark Grunquist, Mark A. Granquist

• Publisher: Fortress Press
• Year: 2017
• Print ISBN:
  9781506416649
• eBook ISBN:
  9781506416656
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

This unique collection of excerpts from Lutheran historical documents--many translated here for the first time--presents readers with a full picture of how the Lutheran movement developed in its thought and practice. Covering not only theology but also church life, popular piety, and influential historical events, the primary documents include theological treatises, confessional statements, liturgical texts, devotional writings, hymns, letters and diaries, satirical polemics, political documents, woodcuts, and pamphlet literature.

This first volume covers the chronological period from Luther‘s first calls for reform to the development of Lutheran Orthodoxy and Pietism during the seventeenth century. The judiciously selected and carefully translated texts as well as the contextualizing information provided in each chapter‘s introductory essay acquaint readers with the turbulence and fervor of this revolutionary Christian movement, its struggles for survival and consolidation, and its further evolution up to the dawn of the Enlightenment.

A Documentary History of Lutheranism

From the Reformation to Pietism

Eric Lund, editor

Fortress Press

Minneapolis

A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF LUTHERANISM, VOLUME 1

From the Reformation to Pietism

 

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Cover images, from left: “Baptism,” Lucas Cranach the Elder; “The Last Supper,” Lucas Cranach the Elder;

“Penance,” Lucas Cranach the Younger. All public domain, wikimediacommons.

Cover design: Joe Reinke

 

2-Volume Set

Print ISBN: 978-1-5064-1664-9

eBook ISBN: 978-1-5064-1665-6

 

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Contents

• Preface
• Abbreviations and Short Titles
• The Life of Martin Luther: A Chronology
• A Chronology of Lutheran History (1517–1750)
• 1. Crises and Controversies during Martin Luther’s Lifetime (1483–1546)
• 2. The Dissemination of the Reform Message
• 3. The Implementation of Reform Proposals
• 4. The Church’s Struggle for Survival (1546–1648)
• 5. Factionalism in the Late Reformation (1546–1580)
• 6. Theology in the Age of Orthodoxy (1580–1700)
• 7. Seventeenth-Century Devotional Literature and Hymnody
• 8. Lutheran Pietism (1670–1750)
• 9. The Reformation in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe (1523–1738)
• Notes
• Bibliography of English-Language Resources
• Sources and Acknowledgments
• Permission Acknowledgments
• Index

Table of contents

• Volume 1
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents, vol. 1
• Preface
• Abbreviations and Short Titles
• The Life of Martin Luther: A Chronology
• A Chronology of Lutheran History (1517–1750)
• Crises and Controversies during Martin Luther’s Lifetime (1483–1546)
• The Dissemination of the Reform Message
• The Implementation of Reform Proposals
• The Church’s Struggle for Survival (1546–1648)
• Factionalism in the Late Reformation (1546–1580)
• Theology in the Age of Orthodoxy (1580–1700)
• Seventeenth-Century Devotional Literature and Hymnody
• Lutheran Pietism (1670–1750)
• The Reformation in Scandinavia and Eastern Europe (1523–1738)
• Notes
• Bibliography of English-Language Resources
• Sources and Acknowledgments
• Permission Acknowledgments
• Index
• Volume 2
• Copyright
• Contents, vol. 2
• Preface
• Chronology of Lutheran History: From the Enlightenment to the Present
• The Impact of Enlightenment Rationalism
• Church Life in Eighteenth and Nineteenth Century Germany
• Lutheran Biblical Scholarship and Debates about the Historical Jesus
• The Revitalization of Lutheranism in Nineteenth Century Europe
• Lutherans in North America, 1619–1865
• Nineteenth Century Liberal Lutheranism
• Church Struggles in Europe during the Wars of the Twentieth Century
• Lutheran Theology in Twentieth Century Europe
• Lutherans in North America, 1865–2016
• Lutheranism in Scandinavia, 1750–Present
• Lutheranism as a Worldwide Movement
• Lutherans, Ecumenism, and Inter-Religious Dialogue
• Notes
• Bibliography of English-Language Resources
• Sources and Acknowledgments
• Permission Acknowledgments
• Index