Unreformed Martin Luther, The

A Serious (and Not So Serious) Look at the Man Behind the Myths

Anreas Malessa

• Publisher: Kregel Publications
• Year: 2017
• eBook ISBN: 9780825475139
• Topic: Theology & Religion
• Subtopic: Christian Denominations

Will the real Martin Luther please stand up?
After five hundred years of examining the life of the "father of the Reformation," we must surely know all there is to know about Martin Luther. But is that true?
Did he really nail his Ninety-Five Theses to the church door?
Did he throw an inkpot at the devil?
Did he plant an apple tree?
Did his wife escape her convent in a herring barrel?
German radio and television journalist Andreas Malessa looks at the actual history of Luther and concludes that many of the tales we know best are nothing but nonsense.
Diving gleefully into the research, Malessa investigates many of the falsehoods and fallacies surrounding the reformer, rejecting them in favor of equally incredible facts. Full of humor and irony, this book educates and entertains while demonstrating a profound respect for Luther's life and mission.
If you're looking for the truth of the man behind the theses, come discover his faith and influence--with the myths stripped away.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Foreword by Paul L. Maier
• Preface
• 1 Luther Was a Superstitious Person
• 2 Luther Was Upset About the Selling of Indulgences
• 3 Luther Planted an Apple Tree
• 4 Luther Was a Poor Farmer’s Son
• 5 Luther Was a Boozer
• 6 Luther Translated the First German Bible
• 7 Luther Ate While Preaching
• 8 Luther Intended to Establish an Independent Church
• 9 Luther Sometimes Played Tricks and Told Lies
• 10 Luther Married in Secret
• 11 Luther’s Wife Traveled to Him in a Fish Barrel
• 12 Luther Said, “Here I Stand. I Cannot Do Otherwise.”
• 13 Luther’s Most Important Insight Came While He Was on the Toilet
• 14 Luther Was a Warmonger
• 15 Luther Did Not Want to Translate the Old Testament into German
• 16 Luther Was the First Lutheran
• 17 Luther Wanted to Make a Name for Himself
• 18 Luther Named his Supporters “Protestants”
• 19 Luther Invented German Proverbs
• 20 Luther Nailed Ninety-Five Theses to the Wittenberg Church Door
• 21 Luther Threw an Inkhorn at the Devil
• 22 Luther’s Last Words Were, “We Are Beggars, That Is True.”
• 23 Luther and His Wife Had Spectators During Sex
• 24 Luther Recommended That Husbands Take a Second Wife
• 25 Luther Was an Anti-Semite
• Bibliography