Renaissance Humanism in Support of the Gospel in Luther's Early Correspondence: Taking All Things Captive,9780754603504

Renaissance Humanism in Support of the Gospel in Luther's Early Correspondence: Taking All Things Captive

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ISBN13: 9780754603504
ISBN10: 0754603504
Format: Hardcover
Pub. Date: 2001-08-28
Publisher(s): Routledge
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Summary

Seeking to establish the influence of humanism on Luther through a study of his early correspondence, c15071522, this work explores what effect these humanist ideas and techniques had on his developing religious beliefs.

Author Biography

Timothy P. Dost lectures at Concordia University, Portland, Oregon.

Table of Contents

Abbreviations viii
Acknowledgements ix
Structure and Context: The Problem of Luther, the Correspondence, Humanism and the Gospel
1(35)
Historiographic framework
9(20)
Representative biographical and general treatments of Luther and the Reformation
10(6)
Representative Luther biographies
16(2)
Some general reformation studies and their treatment of Luther
18(1)
Studies containing significant content on Luther and humanism
19(10)
Specialized Luther issues by topic
29(6)
The letters of Luther
29(1)
Philology and textual analysis
30(1)
Luther as Exegete
30(2)
Luther and education
32(2)
Printing and Luther
34(1)
Chapter conclusions
35(1)
A Many-Splendored Cause: Crucial Issues in Humanism
36(35)
Essential aspects from studies of Renaissance humanism
37(11)
Kristeller
37(4)
Civic humanism
41(4)
Christian humanism
45(3)
Representative examples of scholarship in northern humanism
48(2)
Useful issues for Luther studies derived from Renaissance humanism
50(19)
Eloquence, rhetorical style and classical antiquity
50(2)
Linguistics
52(2)
Manuscript recovery, interpretation and dissemination
54(2)
The power of eloquence: poetry, history, prose and the pursuit of humanist truth
56(4)
Educational enhancements
60(2)
Redeeming the times
62(6)
Pleasing the supporters
68(1)
Chapter conclusions
69(2)
Gaining the Credentials: Humanism and Luther's Progress from Student to Theologian
71(26)
The Erfurt years: Luther and his early encounter with humanism
72(6)
The early Wittenberg years: Luther and the Reuchlin controversy
78(9)
Luther's defense of his academic credentials
87(7)
Chapter conclusions
94(3)
Fanning the Flames: Humanism and Luther's Response to the Firestorm over the Theses
97(66)
Discussion of humanist influences of a general nature in the period 1517-18
99(1)
Luther's humanistic attitudes toward education
100(13)
Humanist stylistic considerations
113(28)
Introductions and conclusions to Luther's letters
126(6)
Organizational trends in the correspondence
132(9)
Theology grounded ad fontes: concern for learning based on proper authority
141(9)
German national pride
150(4)
Attitude toward and treatment of other humanists
154(7)
Chapter conclusions
161(2)
Luther and Eck: Distrust and the Leipzig Debate
163(30)
Educational issues
164(6)
Curricular reform at Wittenberg University
164(6)
Stylistic changes in the letters
170(15)
Luther's use of Greek
170(2)
Luther and the vernacular
172(6)
Changes in epistolary style
178(2)
A more serious tone
180(3)
Luther's disenchantment with much of humanism
183(2)
A strong defense
185(6)
Attempts at alliances with major humanists
185(1)
Luther and the use of history as a defense
186(4)
Publish or perish
190(1)
Luther, the gospel and humanism
191(1)
Chapter conclusions
192(1)
Anticipations of Persecution and a Necessary Otium: Luther from Leipzig through Worms to the Wartburg
193(19)
Quintilian, rhetoric and the vernacular
194(3)
Luther and Erasmus in the period between Leipzig and the Wartburg
197(3)
Luther's distrust of Italians
200(1)
Luther and Greek
201(4)
Luther's defense-continued change in tone
205(1)
Luther's frustration with and counter-attack on Eck
206(3)
The gospel as priority-Luther's exhortation to Spalatin
209(2)
Chapter conclusions
211(1)
General Conclusions: Taking All Things Captive
212(7)
Bibliography 219(22)
Index 241

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