books about: luther     books:       A Testament of Hope: The Essential Writings and Speeches of Martin Luther King, Jr.14 reviews Martin Luther King HarperOne, 1990 "There are just laws and there are unjust laws..." * Yesterday, the 40th anniversary of MLK's assassination, I spent the better part of the day thumbing through A Testment of Hope. The book is an old friend of mine. I've read and reread it for nearly twenty years now, both privately and with students in at least a dozen classes. What I like so much about editor James Washington's collection is its comprehensiveness. In a single volume, one ...             Who Was Martin Luther King, Jr.? (Who Was...?) Bonnie Bader Grosset & Dunlap, 2007 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. was only 25 when he helped organize the Montgomery Bus Boycott and was soon organizing black people across the country in support of the right to vote, desegregation, and other basic civil rights. Maintaining nonviolent and peaceful tactics even when his life was threatened, King was also an advocate for the poor and spoke out against racial and economic injustice until his death?from an assassin?s bullet?in 1968. ...             The Autobiography of Martin Luther King, Jr.48 reviews Martin Luther King Jr., Clayborne Carson Grand Central Publishing, 2001 Required reading! Martin Luther King, Jr., is without a doubt one of the most influential and pivotal figures in twentieth-century history. In addition to his work as a Civil Rights leader, his role as a father and pastor, he also was an extensively published writer. However, he never had the chance to write an autobiography in the traditional sense. We as readers in the present day and the future have lost the ...             Commentary on Romans (Luther Classic Commentaries)11 reviews Martin Luther Kregel Classics, 2003 Absolutely necessary commentary for Romans Really good and heartfelt exposition on Romans. Can be going due to the old translation, but worth the effort.             Luther: Biography of a Reformer12 reviews Frederick Nohl Concordia Publishing House, 2003 A Great Introductory source for all For Lutherans and all others this provides some of the best history on Martin Luther, what he knew to be right and practiced. This is a very good book for anyone who has no knowledge of Luther's beginnings. All will find this enlightening when you think of where we are today and the influence Martin had on the world before, during, and after the reformation. It's also an easy read.             Luther's Small Catechism, with Explanation14 reviews Martin Luther Concordia Publishing House, 2005 Vital Part Of My Move To Lutheranism This small catechism, though not a deal clencher on its own, certainly played a vital role in my move from the contemporary American evangelical movement to the Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod. If you're looking for solid teaching on the Ten Commandments, the Lord's Prayer, The Apostles Creed, the Lord's Supper, baptism, and Confession and Absolution, then the writing in this book will aid you ...             Martin Luther : Selections From His Writings4 reviews Martin Luther Anchor, 1958 One of the best Lutheran books I've ever run across! What a wonderful introduction to Martin Luther! If you're thirsty for his writings, this is the book you should start with. Searching for books by him usually turns up many expensive volumes, meant for preachers, not laymen. That's why I'm so glad I found this book. It's laid out perfectly, to give you a wonderful idea of who Luther was, the Reformation, and, most importantly, his ...             Here I Stand - A Life Of Martin Luther45 reviews Roland Bainton Bainton Press, 2007 Roland Bainton's Luther "Here I Stand" is both the keystone of Roland Bainton's series of Reformation studies, including his life of Sebastian Casellio, "The Travail of Religius Liberty" on Ochino, and the more condensed "Reformation of the Sixteenth Century"; it was in the years of my visits to Germany, the "1950's and 60's", regarded there as the best Luther biobgraphy ever written. All Bainton's books were ...             Luther's Ninety-Five Theses9 reviews Martin Luther Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1957 A Must Read If you haven't read this you can't call yourself a Protestant. So, pick up a copy today!             Luther's Large Catechism: A Contemporary Translation With Study Questions4 reviews Martin Luther Concordia Publishing House, 1988 Lutheran perspective Being a Lutheran (Missouri Synod) I can say that this is one of the greatest theological writings outside of the Bible ever. It is a wonderful overview of many biblical truths. Many of his arguments such as his support for infant-baptism are practically impossible to soundly refute. If you agree with his theology or not, it is a valuable resource for anyone who wants to grow in the Christian ...             Martin Luther King, Jr., Malcolm X, and the Civil Rights Struggle of the 1950s and 1960s: A Brief History ...2 reviews David Howard-Pitney Bedford/St. Martin's, 2004 Malcolm and Martin This book presents the differences between arguably the two most famous civil rights activists of the fifties and sixties, as well as showing the convergence between their ideas and ideals toward the end of thier respective lives. It is readable, succinct and thorough. I highly recommend this book, especially to anyone who will be teaching this period in history to middle or high school students.             Genius of Luther's Theology, The: A Wittenberg Way of Thinking for the Contemporary Church5 reviews Robert Kolb, Charles P. Arand Baker Academic, 2008 Readable, insightful, thought-provoking This book, by two Lutheran Church-Missouri Synod seminary professors, is an excellent summary of Luther's theology, presented in a nontraditional (i.e., not topical) but highly effective way. The book is divided into two sections. In the first, the authors explain how Luther defined human beings through two kinds of righteousness -"passive righteousness," or righteousness with God, which comes ...             A Call to Conscience: The Landmark Speeches of Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.23 reviews Clayborne Carson, Kris Shepard Grand Central Publishing, 2002 Very inspirational My parents and I have listened to all the CDs with the greatest enthusiasm over and over again. The quality is pretty good and the speeches are not extracts, but played in full. Barring few, I have found most of the introductions to be very informative and well presented. I am glad this collection includes both of Dr King's most famous "I have a Dream" and "I've been to the Mountaintop" speeches ...             Martin Luther: A Man Who Changed The World8 reviews Paul L. Maier Concordia Publishing House, 2004 Fantastic Read I came across this book while looking for other homeschooling books here at Amazon. Well, I ordered it and was extremely pleased! At Amazon you couldn't look through it like other books on-line so I took a chance and bought it. So glad I did. It almost brought tears to my eyes while reading it...knowing the strong, resolute faith Luther exhibited during a time when execution by the church was ...             Martin Luther's Basic Theological Writings (w/ CD-ROM)7 reviews Jaroslav Jan (FWD) Pelikan Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 2005 The Power and the Wisdom of God (1 Corinthians 1:24) This is an incredible volume and, in my opinion, a better introduction to Luther than "Selections From His Writings". It contains a number of his better-known works including the infinitely worthy "Smaller Catechism," the infamous "95 Theses," and the thesis chapters from his personal favorite, "The Bondage of the Will." Alongside these monumental works are set lesser-known, but equally ...             Martin Luther King, Jr., on Leadership: Inspiration and Wisdom for Challenging Times8 reviews Donald T. Phillips Business Plus, 2000 Exceptional narrative of a great leader Donald T. Phillips does an exceptional job at narrating the life of the late great Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. He does an incredible job in tying in the aspects of Dr. King's life as a man, and activist together with the principals of Leadership. He breaks down the book into 4 sections, that each details the start and end of the American Civil Rights movement. Phillips does an amazing job at ...             Three Treatises6 reviews Martin Luther Augsburg Fortress Publishers, 1990 Titles of the Three Treatises Since no one has mention them, here are the three essential Lutheran texts: 1. An Open Letter to the Christian Nobility 2. The Babylonian Captivity of the Church . . . Luther's reorganization of the sacramental system 3. The Freedom of a Christian Luther takes on the Roman Catholic Church and none too kindly. Important to both the history of Christianity and the history of Germany -- and ...             Luther: Man Between God and the Devil19 reviews Heiko A. Oberman Yale University Press, 2006 Indeed, a "Remarkable [ and Erudite ] Study" on the times, writings, and complex persona of Martin Luther The New Yorker calls this book a "Remarkable Study" Okay, so this is the first biography of Luther that I have ever read. My previous knowledge of who was the "great Reformer" is from movies, religious literature quotes, preachers talking about church history and Reformation - a very limited view on the complexity of the Martin Luther's persona. The image on the cover is of Luther as Junker ...             The Bondage of the Will48 reviews Martin Luther Hendrickson Publishers, 2008 Charitable- no; funny and compelling- yes It is safe to say that Martin Luther did not think that man's will is free. In some of the most funny, bitter, sarcastic, and theologically insightful pages found in any Christian work, Luther puts forth his position on "free-will" in The Bondage of the Will (also found in "Luther's Works," vol. 33, "Career of the Reformer pt. III). The title itself should show the reader which side of the ...             Martin Luther: A Life (Penguin Lives)21 reviews Martin E. Marty Penguin (Non-Classics), 2008 Excellent biography for the casual reader I've got to give the book 5 stars simply because Marty, a Lutheran, had me disliking the guy at the end :-). It's a much more balanced biography, for example, than Here I Stand, which I read many years ago. Marty is an excellent writer. He uses words well, chooses good words, and doesn't waste them. Marty's writing is one of the highlights of the book. The book moves quickly, which is ...              search for books autobiography, biography, catechism, challenging, commentaries, commentary, conscience, contemporary, culture, documents, essential, explanation, inspiration, landmark, leadership, malcolm, ninety-five, questions, reformer, selections, speeches, struggle, testament, theological, theology, thinking, translation, treatises, wittenberg, writings books:    Kindle - Amazon's New Wireless Reading Device This is the future of book reading. 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