About Reading Luther

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Luther expressed his views in a way that was shaped by his theology and the culture.

I. The Joy and Promise of Reading Luther

A. The Colorful Sayings of Luther

B. Luther as a "Word-event"

C. Luther as a Prodigious Theologian

II. Obstacles to Reading Luther

A. Polemical Language

B. Luther's Statements Against the Jews

C. Medieval Nature of His Writing

III. Luther Can Be Read in a Number of Different Contexts

A. Confessional

B. Ecumenical

IV. Reading Luther in an Evangelical Context

A. McGrath's Vision of Evangelicalism

B. Evangelical Appropriation of Luther

C. Mark Noll's Suggestion