Luther, Martin.

Martin Luther’s Counsel [1526] / Eyn Ratschlag wie in der christlichen Gemeyne, ain rechter Anfang vnd beharrliche Endtschafft, eyner bestendigen Ordnung solle furgenomen vnnd affgericht werden. Edited with an introduction and notes by Helga Robinson-Hammerstein. [The booklet includes a full reprint of the original and the translation in the rear].

Dublin, Published by The Friends of the Library, Trinity College, 1980. 21 cm. 11 pages facsimile plus 11 pages of translation. Original softcover. Excellent condition with only very minor signs of external wear. From the reference library of Hans Christian Andersen – Translator Erik Haugaard.

Martin Luther was a German professor of theology, composer, priest, and monk, and a seminal figure in the Protestant Reformation.
Luther came to reject several teachings and practices of the Roman Catholic Church. He strongly disputed the Catholic view on indulgences that freedom from God’s punishment for sin could be purchased with money. Luther proposed an academic discussion of the practice and efficacy of indulgences in his Ninety-five Theses of 1517. His refusal to renounce all of his writings at the demand of Pope Leo X in 1520 and the Holy Roman Emperor Charles V at the Diet of Worms in 1521 resulted in his excommunication by the Pope and condemnation as an outlaw by the Emperor.
Luther taught that salvation and, consequently, eternal life are not earned by good deeds but are received only as the free gift of God’s grace through the believer’s faith in Jesus Christ as redeemer from sin. His theology challenged the authority and office of the Pope by teaching that the Bible is the only source of divinely revealed knowledge from God and opposed sacerdotalism by considering all baptized Christians to be a holy priesthood. Those who identify with these, and all of Luther’s wider teachings, are called Lutherans, though Luther insisted on Christian or Evangelical (evangelisch) as the only acceptable names for individuals who professed Christ. (Wikipedia)

• Keywords: Catalogue No.7 – Religion · Erik Haugaard Collection · Religion – Rare
• Language: English
• ISBN: 0904720039
• Inventory Number: 44716AB

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