Letters of spiritual counsel
Martin Luther (Author), Theodore G. Tappert (Editor, Translator)
"Martin Luther is often thought of as a world-shaking figure who defied papacy and empire to introduce a reformation in the teaching, worship, organization, and life of the church. Sometimes it is forgotten that he was also a pastor and shepherd of souls. Collected in this volume are Luther's letters of spiritual counsel, which he offered to his contemporaries in the midst of sickness, death, persecution, imprisonment, famine, and political instability. For Luther, spiritual counsel was about establishing, nurturing, and strengthening faith. Freshly translated from the original German and Latin, these letters shed light on the fascinating relationship between his pastoral counsel and his theology."Since spiritual direction is not the wholesale application of general principles, but the painstaking working out of spirituality in specific situations, the personal letter is one of its best expressions."-- Provided by publisher
Library of Christian classics (Philadelphia, Pa.), v. 18, volume XVIII
personal correspondence
1 online resource
9781789122190, 1789122198
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Comfort for the sick and dying
Consolation for the bereaved
Cheer for the anxious and despondent
Instructions to the perplexed and doubting
Admonitions to steadfastness and courage
Intercessions for those in trouble or need
Encouragement to the persecuted and imprisoned
Advice in time of epidemic and famine
Counsel in questions of marriage and sex
Suggestions for problems facing clergymen
Exhortations concerning rulers and the state
Originally published in 1955
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