Martin Luther'S Priesthood Of All Believers: In An Age Of Modern Myth

This book is a "must have" in preparation for celebrating the 500th anniversary of the Reformation! "Martin Luther's PRIESTHOOD OF ALL BELIEVERS - In an Age of Modern Myth" challenges today's popular myth that Martin Luther was a happy ecumenist, a Roman Catholic at heart who having disrupted church unity for reasons of good faith, was nevertheless eagerly seeking a path home to Rome. Frustrated with the slow pace of visible church unity, some Lutheran ecclesiasts have busied themselves in recent years with creating a more ecumenically friendly Luther - by literally rewriting history! The result is a portrait of a reformer who in truth never lived and a Reformation that never occurred. With the aid of original sixteenth century documents-some never before translated into English - Baudler makes the powerful case that the picture of Martin Luther and his role in the Reformation being taught in American schools, churches, and seminaries today is largely fictional, bearing almost no resemblance to the actual man of history. By removing layers of mythology applied to Luther in recent decades to make him more episcopally palatable, the author reveals a powerful portrait of a reformer who boldly emphasized the simple faith of the laity over the professional clericalism of his day in often shocking, humorous, and irreverent ways. This book challenges historians and theologians of all denominations, both professional and armchair, to reassess what Luther's Reformation means for the church in our time.

• | Author: Kristian T. Baudler
• | Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
• | Publication Date: Oct 01, 2016
• | Number of Pages: 364 pages
• | Language: English
• | Binding: Paperback
• | ISBN-10: 1537547372
• | ISBN-13: 9781537547374