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The first two that came to mind were
1. Lutherʻs Small Catechism by Martin Luther
and
2. Luther (biography) by Roland Bainton
I first heard of it in 1953 while working in the
Boston University* Library
Beyond that, what I listed would be the result of browsing in your L T Collections. Notably:
3. vol. 27 of the Complete Works.
4. Young Man Luther by Eric Erickson
(a sttrictly secular presentation, but interesting)
5. Luther (a play) by John Osborne also secular, but
very favorable to Luther.
The two individuals whom, before being myself a member of a Lutheran congregation I remember as having personally commended Luther for his life and works were both Catholics! Also, both were authors, but had little else in common. They were: Leo Giroux. novelist (unpublished at the time), Catholic but not a Church-goer; and
Hans Kung the liberal Catholic theologian, German-speaking, from Switzerland, who visited ʻAtenisi University where I was the Dean and Librarian, and teaching, at the time, in
Feb. 1984. The 500th anniversary of Lutherʻs birth was the occasion of his commendation. Neither mentioned a particular book by or about Luther. I suppose Leo may have been influenced
by Eric Ericksonʻs work and by John Osborneʻs play of the 1950s or 60s. As a German-speaking theologian, Kung, would, I suppose have had
a pretty fair background in Lutherʻs own works.
* As often as possible, in my spare time, I
used B. U.ʻs library of the (Methodist) School of Theologywhich was separate
from the College of Liberal Arts, my employer.
It was very strong in Eastern Religions, Judaism,
and Christianity -- predominantly of the more
liberal authors, whether Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox.
1. Lutherʻs Small Catechism by Martin Luther
and
2. Luther (biography) by Roland Bainton
I first heard of it in 1953 while working in the
Boston University* Library
Beyond that, what I listed would be the result of browsing in your L T Collections. Notably:
3. vol. 27 of the Complete Works.
4. Young Man Luther by Eric Erickson
(a sttrictly secular presentation, but interesting)
5. Luther (a play) by John Osborne also secular, but
very favorable to Luther.
The two individuals whom, before being myself a member of a Lutheran congregation I remember as having personally commended Luther for his life and works were both Catholics! Also, both were authors, but had little else in common. They were: Leo Giroux. novelist (unpublished at the time), Catholic but not a Church-goer; and
Hans Kung the liberal Catholic theologian, German-speaking, from Switzerland, who visited ʻAtenisi University where I was the Dean and Librarian, and teaching, at the time, in
Feb. 1984. The 500th anniversary of Lutherʻs birth was the occasion of his commendation. Neither mentioned a particular book by or about Luther. I suppose Leo may have been influenced
by Eric Ericksonʻs work and by John Osborneʻs play of the 1950s or 60s. As a German-speaking theologian, Kung, would, I suppose have had
a pretty fair background in Lutherʻs own works.
* As often as possible, in my spare time, I
used B. U.ʻs library of the (Methodist) School of Theologywhich was separate
from the College of Liberal Arts, my employer.
It was very strong in Eastern Religions, Judaism,
and Christianity -- predominantly of the more
liberal authors, whether Catholic, Protestant, or Orthodox.
