The Oxford Encyclopedia of Martin Luther

Comprising 125 extensive articles in three volumes, the Oxford Encyclopedia of Martin Luther examines:- the contexts that shaped his social and intellectual world, such as previous theological and institutional developments - the genres in which he worked, including some he essentially created- the theological and ethical writings that make up the lion's share of his massive intellectual output- the complicated and contested history of his reception across the globe and across a span of disciplinesThis indispensable work seeks both to answer perennial questions as well as to raise new ones. Intentionally forward-looking in approach, the ORE of Martin Luther provides a reliable survey to such issues as, for instance, how did Luther understand God? What did he mean by his notion of "vocation?" How did he make use of, but also transform, medieval thought patterns and traditions? How did Luther and the Reformation re-shape Europe and launch modernity? What were his thoughts about Islam and Judaism, and how did the history of the effects of those writings unfold? Scholars

Hinlicky is Tise Professor of Lutheran Studies at Roanoke College. About the AuthorDerek R. Nelson is Professor of Religion and Stephen S. He is the author of many books in systematic and historical theology, including Beloved Community: Critical Dogmatics after Christendom (Eerdmans, 2015).. Bowen Professor of Liberal Arts at Wabash College. He is the co-author of Resilient Reformer: The Life and Thought of Martin Luther (Fortress, 2015) and the author or editor of eight other books in the history of theology.Paul R

Nelson is Professor of Religion and Stephen S. Hinlicky is Tise Professor of Lutheran Studies at Roanoke College. He is the co-author of Resilient Reformer: The Life and Thought of Martin Luther (Fortress, 2015) and the author or editor of eight other books in the history of theology.Paul R. He is the aut