Irene Dingel

For All the Saints

History & Biography

“Luther’s reformulating of the concepts of sainthood and martyrdom had implications for the writing of the history of the church. This volume traces the ways in which Luther and his disciples reacted to the first Evangelical martyrs who were executed for adhering to the Wittenberg call for reform through the publication and compilation of their stories. Kolb shows how the changed focus of the definition of “martyrdom” to every form of witness given to Christ expanded the understanding of dramatic testimony of the Christian faith to those who did not die at the established church’s hand for their embrace of reform but who nonetheless suffered attacks of various kinds, deprivation, imprisonment, and exile. This contribution to the exposition of the course of the Reformation continues to provide significant insight into the broader cultural changes emanating from Luther’s and Melanchthon’s Wittenberg.”

The Augsburg Confession

Theology

“In a most effective manner, Wengert combines stories from parish life with solid historical description of the context in which the text of the Augsburg Confession originated, while helping readers see the relevance of Melanchthon's theology for today--readers are taken into the Confession in such a way that it becomes their own for use in daily life.”