Description
Volume 3 of The Annotated Luther series presents five key writings that concentrate on Martin Luther’s understanding of the gospel as it relates to church, sacraments, and worship. Included in the volume are: The Babylonian Captivity of the Church (1520); The German Mass and Order of the Liturgy (1526); That These Words of Christ, “This is my Body,” and so on., Still Stand Firm Against the Fanatic (1527); Concerning Rebaptism (1528), and On the Councils and the Church (1539).
Luther refused to tolerate a church built on human works, whether it was once the pope’s authority or the faith or decision of individual believers. That is the thread that runs through the entire texts in this volume: the church and sacraments belong to Christ, who founded and instituted them.
Each volume in The Annotated Luther series incorporates new introductions, in addition to annotations, illustrations, and notes to lend a hand make clear Luther’s context and interpret his writings for lately. The translations of Luther’s writings include updates of Luther’s Works American Edition, or entirely new translations of Luther’s German or Latin writings.