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  1. The spiritual songs of Martin Luther; from the German by John Hu by Luther. Martin. 1483-1546., 1853-01-01
  2. Martin Luther on the bondage of the will : to the venerable mister Erasmus of Rotterdam, 1525 by Martin, 1483-1546 Luther, 2009-10-26
  3. Luther's two catechisms explained by himself, in six classic writings; by Luther Martin 1483-1546, 1908-01-01
  4. An explanation of Luther's small catechism; a handbook for the catechetical class by Luther Martin 1483-1546, 1907-01-01
  5. Conversations with Luther. selections from recently published so by Luther. Martin. 1483-1546., 1915-01-01
  6. Luther 's letters to women collected by K. Zimmermann ; translat by Luther. Martin. 1483-1546., 1865-01-01
  7. A commentary on Saint Paul 's Epistle to the Galatians by Martin by Luther. Martin. 1483-1546., 1839-01-01
  8. A commentary on Saint Paul 's epistle to the Galatians by Martin by Luther. Martin. 1483-1546., 1891-01-01
  9. Martin Luther 1483-1546
  10. Das Deutsche Sanctus für einstimmige Chöre. Text: Martin Luther (1483-1546) by Willy Burkhard, 1976
  11. Watchwords for the warfare of life by Luther Martin 1483-1546, 1869-01-01
  12. De Servo Arbitrio On the Enslaved Will or The Bondage of Will by Martin (1483-1546) Luther, 2010-01-01
  13. Treatise on Good Works by Martin (1483-1546) Luther, 2010-01-01
  14. Large Catechism by Martin (1483-1546) Luther, 2010-01-01

41. Glossary Definition: Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Martin Luther (14831546). Although many religious reforms in Europe precededthose of Martin Luther, a who was a German, he is considered to be the
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Although many religious reforms in Europe preceded those of Martin Luther, a who was a German, he is considered to be the initiator of the Protestant Reformation . In the year 1517, outraged by the sale of indulgences by the Catholic Church (see Reformation), Luther posted on the door of the Castle Church in Wittenburg, Germany, his now-famous 95 theses. In the theses, Luther railed against the Catholic Church and what he saw as its excesses and hypocrisies, clearly exemplified in its selling of indulgences to the common masses.
Prior to his Reformation activities, Luther was a student of philosophy at the University of Erfurt, where he received his Bachelor's degree (1503), and then two years later, his Master's degree. Though his father wished him to study law, Luther's unsettled soul and the sudden death of a close friend caused him to enter an Augustinian cloister in 1505. As a monk, Luther began a more thorough study of the Bible and theology, particularly Augustine and the Christian mystics. In 1507, he was ordained a priest.

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43. Martin Luther: 1483-1546
Martin Luther. 14831546. Return to the Lutheran Reformation Chronology.Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany in 1483, the son of a mining family
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Return to the "Lutheran Reformation" Chronology Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany in 1483, the son of a mining family of rural origins. He attended the Latin School in Mansfeld from 1488 on, continuing his school in Magdeburg and later in Eisenach. In 1501 Luther began his studies in Erfurt and intended to become a lawyer. In 1505, however, he made a decision that changed the course of his life; he decided to enter the Augustinian monastery in Erfurt. This decision shaped the rest of his life, and his search for a merciful God and His Will culminated in the development of the Reformation of the Church. Luther's negative personal experiences with the ecclesiastical means of grace resulted in not only increasing criticism of the deplorable state of affairs within the church but above all to a fundamental reconsideration of medieval theology. His public criticism of the misuse of letters of indulgence in 1517 did not result in the desired discussion but led to the start of a court of inquisition culminating in Luther's excommunication after the Imperial Diet of Worms in 1521. Frederick the Wise organized a "kidnapping" to protect Martin Luther's life. Luther spent almost a year as Knight George on the Wartburg, where he translated the new testament into German. Luther's most obvious break with his monk's vows ensued when he married the former nun Katharina von Bora in June 1525. The basic unit of the protestant parish house had been born. After the Peasant's War in 1525, which Luther had disapproved of, the Reformer promoted the development of the protestant territorial church through visitations and church policies.

44. Creative Quotations From Martin Luther (1483-1546)
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45. Life And Times Of Martin Luther Of Saint Martin Luther
Saint Martin Luther (14831546). Gutenberg Printing Press. God s Gift to Luther.Gutenberg Printing Press. God s gift to Saint Martin to enable him to throw
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Last updated on April 5, 2005. Oct. 31 is the 488 anniversary of the greatest event since the founding of Christianity. The 4 greatest events of the past 1000 years were: Invention of printing by Gutenberg in 1455 Discovery of the New World by John Cabot in 1494 The Reformation of Saint Martin Luther in 1517 Fall of the Papal States in 1870 Saint Martin Luther (1483-1546). Gutenberg Printing Press. God's gift to Saint Martin to enable him to throw lots of ink at the devil!! Just 30 years before the birth of Luther, Johann Gutenberg The Reason for the Reformation!! Around 60 A.D., the Apostle Paul gave one of the greatest prophecies in the entire Bible. He predicted a great falling away or apostasy from Christianity before the end of the world. This was not to be a falling away into atheism or agnosticism but a corruption of the true Gospel by the Man of Sin sitting in the Temple of God. This wolf in sheep's clothing; a Lamb with the mouth of a Dragon; would sit in the Temple of God and call himself God.

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48. Martin Luther (1483-1546) - SIS
Martin Luther (14831546). Martin Luther Martin Luther was born in Eisleben,Germany, the son of Hans Luther, who worked in the copper mines,
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Martin Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany, the son of Hans Luther, who worked in the copper mines, and his wife Margarethe. He went to school at Magdeburg and Eisenach, and entered the University of Erfurt in 1501, graduating with a BA in 1502 and an MA in 1505. His father wished him to be a lawyer, but Luther was drawn to the study of the Scriptures, and spent three years in the Augustinian monastery at Erfurt. In 1507 he was ordained a priest, and went to the University of Wittenberg, where he lectured on philosophy and the Scriptures, becoming a powerful and influential preacher. A papal bull containing 41 theses was issued against him. He burned it before a multitude of doctors, students, and citizens in Wittenberg. He was excommunicated, and Charles V, Holy Roman Emperor, convened the first Diet at Worms in 1521, before which Luther was called to retract his teachings. Luther refused to relent. An order was issued for the destruction of his books, and he was put under the ban of the Empire. On his return from Worms he was seized, at the instigation of the elector of Saxony, and lodged (for his own protection) in the Wartburg, the elector's fortress. During the year he spent there, he translated the Scriptures and composed his cogent controversial treatise, "Refutation of the Argument of Latomus'.

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50. Malaspina Great Books - Martin Luther (1483)
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51. Literary Encyclopedia: Luther, Martin
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Martin Luther, German theologian and religious reformer, initiated the Protestant Reformation, and his vast influence, extending beyond religion to politics, economics, education, and language, has made him one of the crucial figures in modern European history.
Luther was born in Eisleben on November 10, 1483. He was descended from the peasantry, a fact that he often stressed. His father, Hans Luther, was a copper miner in the mining area of Mansfeld. Luther received a sound primary and secondary education at Mansfeld, Magdeburg, and Eisenach. In 1501, at the age of 17, he enrolled at the University of Erfurt, receiving a bachelor's degree in 1502 and a master's degree in 1505. He then intended to study law, as his father wished. In July of that year, however, he narrowly escaped death in a thunderstorm and vowed to become a monk. The decision surprised his friends and appalled his father. He entered the monastery of the Augustinian Hermits at Erfurt, and in the monastery he observed the rules imposed on a novice but did not find the peace in God he had expected. Nevertheless, Luther made his profession as a monk in the fall of 1506, and his superiors selected him for the priesthood. where he was ordained in 1507.

53. Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Martin Luther (14831546). By Erik Von Kuehnelt-Leddihn. Four hundred fifty yearsago one of the most important men in Western history died.
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Martin Luther By Erik Von Kuehnelt-Leddihn Four hundred fifty years ago one of the most important men in Western history died. However, his ideas, his convictions, his words had much less effect on our culture and civilization than did their evolution, especially under the impact of the First Enlightenment 350 years later. G. P. Gooch was very right when he wrote that "the true nature of the Reformation is not found in its intention, but in its results,"[1] and that "not only is the Reformer not the doctrine, but the doctrine itself is found to contain much that its author never could or never cared to find in it."[2] Hence in order to judge Luther nothing could be more erroneous than to apply to him the tendency to project the present character of the Reformation faiths on the Reformers. Just imagine how Luther or Calvin would react to the World Council of Churches, the late Norman Vincent Peale, or the "social gospel" advocates of Union Theological Seminary. About Luther we have two legends and these are not too far apart: according to one, popular among rightist Catholics, there is a straight line from Luther to the French Revolution, Marx, and Lenin; the other one, enthusiastically affirmed by many Reformed Christians, claims that Luther and Calvin are responsible for democracy, republicanism, freedom, Enlightenment, progress, individualism, and perhaps also socialized medicine, psychoanalysis, "freelove" and the Manchester School of Economics. These concepts are not so different because mutually the one is the caricature of the other.[3]

54. An Open Letter On Translating -- By Dr. Martin Luther, 1483-1546
An Open Letter on Translating By Dr. Martin Luther, 14831546 Translatedfrom Sendbrief von Dolmetschen in _Dr. Martin Luthers Werke_, (Weimar Hermann
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1. To do so no more is the truest repentance. ~ Martin Luther (14831546) GermanReformation leader. More quotes about Repentance
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56. The Open Door Web Site : History Biographies : Martin Luther (1483-1546)
Martin Luther (14831546). Martin Luther. Martin Luther often referred to hishumble origins saying that he was from German peasant stock.
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Martin Luther often referred to his humble origins saying that he was from German peasant stock. This was only partly true; his father had started out as a peasant but he moved to a mining town, called Mansfield, and later graduated from miner to an employer when he rented a smelting works. His father's rise in prosperity was probably the reason for Luther receiving a good education. His parents wanted him to become a lawyer and encouraged his studies. Luther started school at the age of seven and spent ten years in primary and secondary schools. Religion was always very important to him and he joined in church activities, such as singing in the choir. In 1501 he entered Erfurt University. He studied Latin, philosophy and logic. He graduated from Erfurt with a master's degree in 1505. He was twenty one years old when he decided, quite suddenly, to enter the Augustinian monastery and become a friar. The Augustinian order was very strict and the friars begged for their sustenance. In 1507 Luther was ordained as a priest and, two years later at the age of twenty six, he was transferred to the Wittenberg monastery in Saxony. Luther always felt that he was unworthy and that, after his death, God would punish him for all his sins. He joined such a strict monastic order so that he could dedicate his life to God. Luther kept all of the rules, even though they were strict, and spent hours confessing every possible sin he could think of. In 1510 he was sent to Rome on monastery business. He was shocked by the behaviour of many of the clergy he met during his visit, most of whom were not keeping to their vows.

57. Luther Bio: The Online Library Of Liberty
Martin Luther (14831546), an Augustinian priest, biblical scholar, and linguist,was born and died in Eisleben, Saxony, a duchy in northwestern Germany.
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Martin Luther (1483-1546), an Augustinian priest, biblical scholar, and linguist, was born and died in Eisleben, Saxony, a duchy in northwestern Germany. His attack on ecclesiastical abuses, the Ninety-five Theses, signaled the beginning of the Protestant Reformation. Luther's father wanted him to be a lawyer and sent him to the University of Erfut, where he received a B.A. degree in 1502 and an M.A. in 1505. Luther joined the Augustinian order in 1506 and was ordained a priest a year later. Like other German Augustinians of this era, Luther sought a stricter observance of the rules of the order and this was reflected in his teaching and writing. Luther taught at the new University of Wittenberg from 1508 to 1546 and received a doctorate of theology in 1512. Like Saint Augustine, the founder of his order, Luther was racked by self-doubt and the uncertainty of his own salvation. Particularly troubling to him was the nature of divine justice. Luther's reading of Augustine and Saint Paul led him to conclude that God's justice lay in his punishment of sin. Further, his reading of the Gospels convinced him that God demanded more than outward obedience (conformity to the law); he also wanted love and inner purity, all this under pain of divine justice. In this scheme, however, God was more easily feared than loved, which seemed to be in conflict with the spirit of Christianity. Moreover, Luther was tormented with self-doubt about his own ability to fulfill God's expectations. His participation in the rituals of the Catholic church did nothing to alleviate his anguish, and he came to believe that something was fundamentally wrong with the church as governed by Rome.

58. Martin Luther - Wikiquote
Martin Luther, 14831546. German religious reformer, Translator, Theologian,Composer. We are beggars this is true. The Last Written Words of Luther
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  • We are beggars: this is true ." "The Last Written Words of Luther," Table Talk No. 5468,16 February 1546. James A. Kellerman, Tr. Dr. Martin Luthers Werke , (Weimar: Hermann Boehlaus Nachfolger, 1909), Band 85 (TR 5) 317-318.
    "By God's grace, I know Satan very well. If Satan can turn God's Word upside down and pervert the Scriptures, what will he do with my words or the words of others? Confession Concerning Christ's Supper , Part 3. Robert E. Smith, tr. Dr. Martin Luthers Werke: Kritische Gesamtsusgabe . (Weimar: Herman Boehlaus Nachfolger, 1909), pp.499-500.
    Faith is a living, bold trust in God's grace, so certain of God's favor that it would risk death a thousand times trusting in it. Such confidence and knowledge of God's grace makes you happy, joyful and bold in your relationship to God and all creatures. The Holy Spirit makes this happen through faith. Because of it, you freely, willingly and joyfully do good to everyone, serve everyone, suffer all kinds of things, love and praise the God who has shown you such grace." "An Introduction to St. Paul's Letter to the Romans" from Dr. Martin Luthers Vermischte Deutsche Schriften

59. Martin Luther [Internet Encyclopedia Of Philosophy]
Martin Luther (14831546) Martin Luther was born to peasant stock on November10, 1483 in Eisleben in the Holy Roman Empire – in what is today eastern
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German theologian, professor, pastor, and church reformer. Luther began the Protestant Reformation with the publication of his Ninety-Five Theses
Table of Contents (Clicking on the links below will take you to those parts of this article) 1. Biography Martin Luther was born to peasant stock on November 10, 1483 in Eisleben in the Holy Roman Empire – in what is today eastern Germany. Soon after Luther’s birth, his family moved from Eisleben to Mansfeld. His father was a relatively successful miner and smelter and Mansfeld was a larger mining town. Martin was the second son born to Hans and Magarete (Lindemann) Luther. Two of his brothers died during outbreaks of the plague. One other brother, James, lived to adulthood. In July of 1505, Martin was caught in a horrific thunderstorm. Afraid that he was going to die, he screamed out a vow, “Save me, St. Anna, and I shall become a monk.” St. Anna was the mother of the Virgin Mary and the patron saint of miners. Most argue that this commitment to become a monk could not have come out of thin air and instead represents an intensification experience in which an already formulated thought is expanded and deepened. On July 17 th Luther entered the Augustinian Monastery at Erfurt.

60. Martin Luther 1483 - 1546
Martin Luther 14831546. Luther was born in Eisleben, Germany, the son of Hansand Margarethe Luther. He went to school at Magdeburg and Eisenach,
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