Volker Leppin

Fleeing Plague

History & Biography

“Put this book into any pocket! Luther is not contemporaneous to us, as the introduction and notes by outstanding expert Anna Marie Johnson show excellently. But his wisdom helps to put a pandemic in its theological place. In respect for God's power, love binds us to our neighbors, who need our hygienic precaution as well as pastoral and health care. Luther guides us to find a prudent way through a pandemic--in the Middle Ages, in our time, and in the time to come.”

Grace and Law in Galatians

Theology

“Understanding the theology of the reformers means understanding how they have read the Bible. Dennis Ngien’s erudite study on Luther’s and Calvin’s interpretation of the Letter to the Galatians provides us with a thoroughly thoughtful and well-written exploration of how both reformers lifted the treasuries of Paul’s writing on the cross and on justification. Seeing both theologians focusing on a theology pro nobis, Ngien shows their message for today’s church and theology.”

In the Spirit

Theology

“This book cracks the crust of time-tested doctrinal tenets. We seem to know everything about Law and Gospel. With Kohli, we learn, we don't. She opens a fresh view on the Antinomian debate in Wittenberg, embedding Luther's argument about the word of God in his spiritual formation. Medieval background comes to the fore, as do contemporary conflicts. This book makes us think and re-think in the best way.”

Martin Luther

History & Biography

“Herman Selderhuis gives a well-organized, source-based short account of Luther’s life, putting him into his context. Written by one of the most respected international scholars in Reformation history, this book may be fruitfully used as an introduction to Luther’s life.”

Reforming Faith

History & Biography

“All too often we think of the Wittenberg Reformation as a one-man show: Everything starts with Luther, and all is brought together through and in him. Johnson teaches us otherwise. There were many collaborators in this fascinating project of renewal. The author follows carefully many traces of reform in theology and society. We learn how different actors worked together throughout the Reformation. Her marvelous book establishes a more nuanced, more multifaceted, and therefore more interesting view of the Reformation than traditionally held.”

Remembering the Reformation

History & Biography

“The celebration of the reformation jubilee in 2017, fortunately, will be an ecumenical event. Times of confessional quarrels have passed – differences might still be noted, but not in terms of polemics and principal division. So, Remembering the Reformation: Martin Luther and Catholic Theology is the book right in time: It shows how deep the medieval roots of Luther’s theology are, willingly or not; how catholic theologians dealt with his impact; and, most impressive, what Catholics still are willing to take up from Luther. A book to learn about past and future!”

Staging Luther

History & Biography

“These Hans Sachs plays led to the Reformation on the ground. There was not only Wittenberg; there were also cities like Nuremberg. There was not only Luther; there were also his admirers: Hans Sachs, a not-so-simple-minded shoemaker, among them. His dialogues breathe fresh impressions of the debates in his time, and they still do so in this excellent and well-annotated English translation.”

Women Reformers of Early Modern Europe

History & Biography

“A hidden history detected: Spread over Europe, women wrote for reformation, fought for it, and also resisted. Some of them are well known, some known only by specialists. This volume presents them all, name by name, in articles, profound and vivid, written by leading experts. It's a treasure chest for all who are eager to gain a consummate view on the Reformation.”