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LUTHER

CONTENTS

BIBLIOGRAPHY

INTRODUCTION

CHAPTER I

1. Luther’s Novitiate and Early Life

2. Fidelity to his new calling; his temptations

3. The Journey to Rome

4. The Little World of Wittenberg and the Great World in Church and State

CHAPTER II

1. Sources, Old and New

2. Luther’s Commentary on the Psalms (1513-15). Dispute with the Observantines and the “Self-righteous”

3. Excerpts from the Oldest Sermons. His Adversaries

4. Preliminary Remarks on Young Luther’s Relations to Scholasticism and Mysticism

5. Excerpts from the Earliest Letters

6. The Theological Goal

CHAPTER III

1. Former Inaccurate Views

2. Whether Evil Concupiscence is Irresistible?

3. The Real Starting-point and the Co-operating Factors

CHAPTER IV

1. A closer examination of Luther’s Theological Training

2. Negative Influence of the Occamist School on Luther

3. Positive Influence of Occamism

CHAPTER V

1. Tauler and Luther

2. Effect of Mysticism on Luther

CHAPTER VI

1. The New Publications

2. Gloomy Views regarding God and Predestination

3. The Fight against “Holiness-by-Works” and the Observantines in the Commentary on Romans

4. Attack on Predisposition to Good and on Free Will

5. Luther rudely sets aside the older doctrine of Virtue and Sin

6. Preparation for Justification

7. Appropriation of the righteousness of Christ by humility—Neither “Faith only” nor assurance of Salvation

8. Subjectivism and Church Authority. Storm and Stress

9. The Mystic in the Commentary on Romans

10. The Commentary on Romans as a Work of Religion and Learning

CHAPTER VII

1. Luther as Superior of eleven Augustinian Houses

2. The Monk of Liberal Views and Independent Action

3. Luther’s Ultra-Spiritualism and calls for Reform. Is Self-improvement possible? Penance

CHAPTER VIII

1. “The Commencement of the Gospel Business.” Exposition of the Epistle to the Galatians (1516-17)

2. Disputations on man’s powers and against Scholasticism (1516-17)

3. Disputation at Heidelberg on Faith and Grace. Other Public Utterances

4. Attitude to the Church

CHAPTER IX

1. Tetzel’s preaching of the Indulgence; the 95 theses

2. The Collections for St. Peter’s in History and Legend.

3. The Trial at Augsburg (1518)

4. The Disputation of Leipzig (1519). Miltitz. Questionable Reports

CHAPTER X

1. The Second Stage of his development. Assurance of Salvation

2. The Discovery in the Monastery Tower (1518-19)

3. Legends. Storm Signals

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