Luther on Women: A Sourcebook

ISBN-13: 9780521650915 / Angielski / Twarda / 2003 / 256 str.

Susan C. Karant-Nunn (University of Arizona); Milwaukee) Merry E. Wiesner-Hanks (University of Wisconsin

Opis

This collection brings together selections from Martin Luther's extensive writings on women, the vast majority of which are translated here into English for the first time. It includes chapters on Eve and the nature of women, the Virgin Mary, Biblical women, marriage, sexuality, childbirth, Luther's relations with his wife and other contemporary women, and witchcraft. Merry Wiesner-Hanks and Susan Karant-Nunn provide a general introduction to each chapter, and Luther's actual texts add fuel to the debate concerned with whether the Protestant Reformation was beneficial or detrimental to women.

Recenzje

'… drawn from a variety of sources … a wide-ranging collection which demonstrates the complexity of Luther's thinking about women … a good aid to understanding Luther's views of women, both in theory and in practice, which goes some way to filling a notable research gap.' Journal of Ecclesiastical History

Spis treści

1. Introduction; 2. Eve and the nature of women; 3. Mary; 4. Biblical women other than Eve and Mary; 5. Marriage and the family; 6. Sexuality; 7. Childbirth; 8. Katharina von Bora, Luther's wife; 9. Luther and other contemporary women; 10. Witchcraft and magic; Further reading; Index.