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Martin Luther as comforter : writings on death /

What was Martin Luther's teaching regarding death? How did Luther counsel those facing death-to meet it with acceptance, or resistance, or both? Using rhetorical analysis of important Luther texts, this book examines how Luther offered comfort to those who were facing their own death or who wer...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Leroux, Neil R.
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.
Colección:Studies in the history of Christian traditions ; v. 133.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
Tabla de Contenidos:
  • Preface; Acknowledgements; Abbreviations; Introduction; Chapter One "Think About These Things": Luther's "Fourteen Consolations" (1519); "Sermon on Preparing to Die" (1519); Chapter Three "Of Whom the World was not Worthy": Luther's Martyrological Literature; Chapter Four "To Whom Shall We Go? You Have the Words of Eternal Life": Luther's 1532 Funeral Sermons; Chapter Five "Faithful are the Wounds of a Friend": Luther's Consolatory Letters; Chapter Six "Am I My Brother's Keeper?": Luther's "On Whether One May Flee from a Deadly Plague" (1527); Conclusion.