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Author
Pub. Date
1983
Edition
New Ulm ed.
Physical Desc
117 pages : illustrations ; 19 cm
Language
English
Description
First published in 1529, Martin Luther's "The Small Catechism" was written for the education of children in religious doctrine. It reviews The Ten Commandments, The Lord's Prayer, the Sacraments of Baptism, the Alter and the Eucharist, along with other important religious and biblical tenets in a clear, concise and easy to understand format. It has long been considered as one of Martin's most important writings and is seen as an authoritative text...
Author
Series
Publisher
Fortress Press
Pub. Date
[2016]
Physical Desc
xiv, 279-417 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
Language
English
Description
With great detail, Kirsi I. Stjerna introduces and annotates Luther's Large Catechism, which the reformer offered as a radical reorientation in the matters of theology and spirituality. After diagnosing what appeared to him as his church's failures to provide proper spiritual care, Luther set out to offer a new compass for religious life. The sweeping reforms he proposed took root primarily through preaching and education as people embraced the new...