Denis Janz presents a new dual-language translation of Luther's 1520 classic, The Church Held Captive in Babylon. A wide-ranging introduction and detailed commentary contextualize and clarify the work, refocusing readers' attention on Luther's new, provocative, and destabilizing understanding of the church.
Denis Janz presents a new dual-language translation of Luther's 1520 classic, The Church Held Captive in Babylon. A wide-ranging introduction and detailed commentary contextualize and clarify the work, refocusing readers' attention on Luther's new, provocative, and destabilizing understanding of the church.
Denis Janz grew up in Western Canada and completed his Ph.D. in the history of Christianity at St. Michael's College in the University of Toronto. He served as Provost Distinguished Professor of Religious Studies at Loyola University New Orleans, and was promoted to Professor Emeritus in 2017. His teaching, writing, and editing has covered the entire history of Christianity, while his most exacting research has focused on medieval and Reformation topics, above all Luther.
Inhaltsangabe
* Preface * Abbreviations * Introduction * (a) Orientation * (b) The Growth of Luther's New Ecclesiology: From Ecclesia Sacramentorum to Ecclesia Verbi * Beginnings * 1518 * The Leipzig Debate * The Aftermath of Leipzig * Ecclesiology in The Church Held Captive * Excursus: Luther's New Ecclesiology and Thomas Aquinas * (c) The Church Held Captive: Composition, Language, Title, Basic Thesis * (d) A Note on Further Developments in Luther's Ecclesiology and Sacramental Theology * (e) A Note on the Book's Early Reception History * (f) A Note on This Translation * The Church Held Captive in Babylon: A Prelude * By Martin Luther * A Letter of Introduction * From: Martin Luther, Augustinian Friar * To: Hermann Tulich, with best wishes * The Sacraments Imprisoned * The Lord's Supper * The First Imprisonment: Communion in One Kind * The Second Imprisonment: Transubstantiation * The Third Imprisonment: The Mass as Our Gift to God * Our Good Work or Christ's Testament? * Our Sacrifice or Christ's Promise? * The Sacrament of Baptism * God's Promise of Forgiveness * The Sign of this Promise * A Sacrament Corrupted by the Popes * Vows and the Freedom of Baptism * The Sacrament of Penance * A Sacrament Destroyed by Greed and Power * Contrition * Confession * Satisfaction * Confirmation * Marriage * A Non-Sacrament * Sex, Love, and Law * Sexual Morality and Christian Freedom * Ordination * An Invention of the Papal Church * Dionysius the Areopagite * Ordination and Power * Celibacy and Power * The Restoration of Christian Liberty * The Sacrament of Extreme Unction * The Distortion of Scripture * The Promise of Healing * The Promise of Forgiveness and Peace * Conclusion * Reducing the Sacraments to Two * The Gift of Recognizing God's Gifts * Bibliography * Index
* Preface * Abbreviations * Introduction * (a) Orientation * (b) The Growth of Luther's New Ecclesiology: From Ecclesia Sacramentorum to Ecclesia Verbi * Beginnings * 1518 * The Leipzig Debate * The Aftermath of Leipzig * Ecclesiology in The Church Held Captive * Excursus: Luther's New Ecclesiology and Thomas Aquinas * (c) The Church Held Captive: Composition, Language, Title, Basic Thesis * (d) A Note on Further Developments in Luther's Ecclesiology and Sacramental Theology * (e) A Note on the Book's Early Reception History * (f) A Note on This Translation * The Church Held Captive in Babylon: A Prelude * By Martin Luther * A Letter of Introduction * From: Martin Luther, Augustinian Friar * To: Hermann Tulich, with best wishes * The Sacraments Imprisoned * The Lord's Supper * The First Imprisonment: Communion in One Kind * The Second Imprisonment: Transubstantiation * The Third Imprisonment: The Mass as Our Gift to God * Our Good Work or Christ's Testament? * Our Sacrifice or Christ's Promise? * The Sacrament of Baptism * God's Promise of Forgiveness * The Sign of this Promise * A Sacrament Corrupted by the Popes * Vows and the Freedom of Baptism * The Sacrament of Penance * A Sacrament Destroyed by Greed and Power * Contrition * Confession * Satisfaction * Confirmation * Marriage * A Non-Sacrament * Sex, Love, and Law * Sexual Morality and Christian Freedom * Ordination * An Invention of the Papal Church * Dionysius the Areopagite * Ordination and Power * Celibacy and Power * The Restoration of Christian Liberty * The Sacrament of Extreme Unction * The Distortion of Scripture * The Promise of Healing * The Promise of Forgiveness and Peace * Conclusion * Reducing the Sacraments to Two * The Gift of Recognizing God's Gifts * Bibliography * Index
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