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Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen - On the Freedom of a Christian

Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen - On the Freedom of a Christian

Lähnemann, Henrike
Luther, Martin
Jones, Howard

Paperback

Series: Treasures of the Taylorian: Reformation Pamphlets, Book 3

Fiction AnthologiesGeneral ChristianityGerman History

ISBN10: 0995456453
ISBN13: 9780995456457
Publisher: Taylor Institution Library
Published: Nov 30 2020
Pages: 222
Weight: 0.58
Height: 0.47 Width: 5.50 Depth: 8.50
Language: English

Von der Freiheit eines Christenmenschen (On the Freedom of a Christian), published in November 1520 in German and soon afterwards in Latin, was the European bestseller of the 16th century. It is a bold statement of Martin Luther's Reformation theology in which he passionately argues for the primacy of faith. The work is built around the striking statement that Christians are both free and bound - free through God's grace and bound to their fellow human beings. It was written at a critical moment in the history of the Reformation, shortly before Luther was excommunicated in 1521. The Freedom treatise, which Lyndal Roper describes as the most beautiful writing of that time, captivated the German audience with its mystical language, talking about Christ marrying the human soul despite it being a poor little whore, and about the joy of being a Christian 'mensch' (the German word for human being, a gender-neutral term instead of the usual word 'man') rather than about sin and punishment. It is written in a remarkably fresh and accessible style, with addresses to the reader, imaginary dialogues, and frequent colloquial touches. Luther also capitalizes on the contrast between the freedom and bondage of a Christian to set up apparent paradoxes which are then strikingly resolved.

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