Martin Luther's Catechisms

by Wengert, Timothy J.

• ISBN13: 9780800621315
• ISBN10: 080062131X
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2009-02-01
• Publisher: Fortress Pr

Summary

Reformation scholar Timothy Wengert has studied Luther's catechisms for the light they shed on the maturing Reformation faith but also for the fascinating lens they afford into the social world of Wittenberg years: children, clergy, education and publishing, marriage customs, devotion and prayer, and celebration of the Lord's Supper in this period, along with Luther's own hearty faith, are all illumined by these Western classics. In this volume, Wengert follows the traditional catechism order to demonstrate the dynamic faith in the catechisms in their original context and ours.

Author Biography

Timothy J. Wengert is Ministerium of Pennsylvania Professor of the History of Christianity at the Lutheran Theological Seminary at Philadelphia. Coeditor with Robert Kolb of The Book of Concord (2000), he is author of Priesthood, Pastors, Bishops, a book on the Formula of Concord (A Formula for Parish Practice), and two major works on Philip Melanchthon.

Table of Contents

Preface	p. vii
Abbreviations	p. xi
Martin Luther's Contributions to Christian Catechesis	p. 1
Diagnosing with the Ten Commandments	p. 25
Luther's Down-to-Earth Confession of Faith	p. 43
The Lord's Prayer and Believers' Needs	p. 69
Luther, Children, and Baptism	p. 99
The Daily Sacrament of Baptismal Absolution	p. 117
Treasuring the Lord's Supper	p. 131
The Catechisms as a Vocational School	p. 149
Notes	p. 171
A Select Bibliography on Luther's Catechism	p. 189
Index	p. 193
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