About this Volume"Upon reflection, it is obvious that a preface by Martin Luther would be a much soughtafter addition to any volume coming out of his wing of the Reformation. Fortunately, not only for the authors who merited one of these paratexts, but for modern scholars as well, the reformer did take on the mantle of a writer of prefaces. The results, collected in volumes 59 and 60 of Luthers Works, are strongly recommended reading for Reformation scholars, especially for those interested in his thoughts, activities, and acquaintances as well as his reading list during the quarter century after the Diet of Worms (1521), as he and many for whom he wrote prefaces were engaged in building the Lutheran church." Andrew Villalon, in Sixteenth Century Journal 44, no. 3 (2013) 849.Never before in English, this volume presents Luthers prefaces from 152032 for the writings of both colleagues and opponents. In Luthers day, the preface was sometimes the most important part of the book. The preface used the most beautiful of language to praise the author, his work, and his argumentsand to decry his opponents. Publishers knew that having Luthers preface brought instant fame to any book.Some of Luthers prefaces are short, witty, and incisive others are as long as treatises, with thorough discussions of important theology. Satirical, earnest, tender, combativein his prefaces Luther is all these things. Over and over, Luther calls his readers to remember why the Reformation was needed,...

Binding: Hardcover;432 pages; Publisher: Concordia Publishing House; Classification: HRC; Weight: 923 g; Dimensions: 229 x 152 x 29

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