The Wit of Martin Luther
Published on 21. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
144 pages
978-0-8006-3803-0 (ISBN)
Description
Tying Martin Luther's wit and humor to his sharp polemical exploitation of the absurd or incongruous in service to his Reform, Gritsch shows that Luther especially relished humor in his interpretation of the Bible, in his pastoral relationships, and in his encounters with death.
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Language
English
Place of publication
United States
Publishing group
Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Target group
College/higher education
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 178 mm
Width: 108 mm
Thickness: 12 mm
Weight
136 gr
ISBN-13
978-0-8006-3803-0 (9780800638030)
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Eric W. Gritsch was Emeritus Professor of Church History at Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Pennsylvania. Among his many works are Fortress Introduction to Lutheranism (1994), Lutheranism: The Theological Movement and Its Confessional Writings (with Robert W. Jenson, 1976), Thomas Muntzer: A Tragedy of Errors (1989), and the anthology Martin Luther: Faith in Christ and the Gospel (1996).