Stubborn, yes, but in a good way, for to be stubborn and immovable on God’s Word is a virtue of our Lord Jesus Christ (John 10:35). To our contemporary ears this might trigger a strong reaction that Luther was unreasonably stubborn. Still, I want to present the foundation of my faith and show where the others err.” Not as if I were desirous of changing my conviction, which, on the contrary is absolutely firm. “I am prepared, then, to take part in a debate. Luther spoke first and among his introductory remarks were these words: It is important to note that “Luther went to Marburg, not as a negotiator, but as a confessor-not as a confessor of some private opinion, but of the Word of God.” This was evident from the very start. Agreeing to lay aside animosity, they proceeded in a manner befitting Christian debate. Philip of Hesse was there, and at a table in a living room in the Marburg Castle sat Luther and Melanchthon on the one side and Zwingli and Oecolampadius on the other. Īfter all arrived in Marburg and pleasantries and preliminary matters were discussed, the colloquy began officially on Saturday, October 1, 1529. Thus it was that Luther agreed to the meeting at the behest of his elector, still with sincere suspicion. Knowing Luther’s skepticism, Philip had convinced Elector John of Saxony that his purpose for desiring the colloquy was an issue of Christian duty to seek peace and unity and not purely political. It would provide a strong Protestant alliance that worked in his favor. Philip of Hesse, the landgrave, also had political aims in desiring the colloquy. Luther: Admonition to Peace (April, 1525)Ģ7.Luther, for his part, was highly skeptical of the colloquy specifically because of its political underpinnings. Müntzer: Letter to Albrecht of Mansfeld (May 12, 1525)Ģ6. Müntzer: Letter to the People of Allstedt (April 26 or 27, 1525)Ģ5. The Twelve Articles of the Peasants (March, 1525)Ģ4. Luther: Against the Heavenly Prop hets (February, 1525)Ģ3. Luther: Invocavit Sermons 1 and 2 (March, 1522)Ģ2. Luther: Letter to Elector Friedrich of Saxony (March 7 or 8, 1522)Ģ1. Luther: Letter to Melanchth on on the “Prophets” (January 13, 1522)Ģ0. Luther: Admonition against Insurrection (March, 1522)ġ9. Luther’s Answ er at the Diet of Worms (April 18, 1521)ġ8. Luther: Appeal to the German Nobility (August, 1520)ġ6. Papal Bull Exsurge Domine (The Threat of Excommunication, June 15, 1520)ġ5. Luther’s Letter t o Spalatin on the Leipzig Debate (July 20, 1519)ġ4. Papal Bull Cum Postquam (On Indulgences, November 9, 1518)ġ3. Proceedings at Augsburg (Luther’s Interview with Cajetan, October, 1518)ġ2. Prieras’s Dialogue Concerning the Power of the Pope (December, 1517)ġ1. Luther’s Explanation of the Ninety-Five Theses (August, 1518)ġ0. Luther’s Se rmon on Indulgence and Grace (March, 1518)Ĩ. Luther’s Letter to Archbishop Albrecht (October 31, 1517)ħ. Luther’s Memory of a Moment of Insight (Preface to Latin Writings, 1545)Ħ. Luth er’s Memory of the Indulgence Controversy (1541)ĥ. Luther: Disputation against Scholastic Theology (1517)Ĥ. All public domain, wikimediacommons.Ĭover art: © Thinkstock 2017 Cathedral’s Stained Glass by virsuziglisĪ Chronology of Lutheran History (1517–1750)Ĭhapter 1: Crises and Controversies During Martin Luther’s Lifetime (1483–1546)ġ. Email or write to Permiss ions, Fortress Press, PO Box 1209, Minneapolis, MN 55440-1209.Ĭover images, from left: “Baptism,” Lucas Cranach the Elder “The Last Supper,” Lucas Cranach the Elder “Penance,” Lucas Cranach the You nger. Except for br ief quotations in critical articles or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. A DOCUMENTARY HISTORY OF LUTHERANISM, VOLUMES 1 & 2Ĭopyright © 2017 Fortress Press, an imprint of 1517Media.
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