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Here Stand I ROLAND BAINTON H. On an April evening over 400 years ago a simple monk faced the emperor of the Holy Roman Empire. His words, heard by only a roomful of people, have echoed through the centuries: Aly conscience is captive to the IVord of God. I cannot and I cu:ill not recant anything^ -for to go against conscience is neither right nor safe. Here I stand. Because he took his stand, Martin Luther shat- tered the structure of medieval Catholicism and initiated Protestantism. This authoritative, dramatic biography of Alartin Luther interprets his experience, his work, and contributions. \Vith sound writings, lasting historical scholarship and with keen insight into Luther's religious problems and values it re- creates the of the sixteenth cen- spiritual setting tury7', shows Luther's place within it and his influence upon it, and brings the spirit and mes- sage of Martin Luther to life today. Here 1 Stand is richly illustrated with wood- cuts and engravings from Luther's own time satirical cartoons-, ornamented title pages of tracts and books, including Luther's Bible; and por- traits of the leaders in the political and religious struggle. It is rich also in information and quota- tion from firsthand sources selected from the whole range of extant sixteenth-century German writings, including some hitherto unused in any studies in English. This is a significant contribu- tion to Protestant faith a vivid, discerning por- trayal of the man who, because of unshakable faith in his God, could face his accusers and say: "Here 1 stand. I cannot do otherwise. God help -me." HERE STAgD I A LIFE OF MARTIN LUTHER Roland H. Bainton ABINGDON-COKESBURY PRESS New York Nashville HERE STAND I COPYRIGHT BY PIERCE AND SMXXH tAeaHct rmiagbytsbeinreptbriosducbeodok^Inaraenyrefsoerrvmed.^ri^tNhoo'ut p-awrrtitteon ptehre- mission of tbe publishers, except brief quotations used in connection -with reviews in magazines or newspapers. JttX tjy. MtllTTED, AND BOTTfl> BY THE PAItXECENOK PRESS, AT NASHVILLE, XENNESSEJE. TJNITEO STATES OP AMERICA To my KATHERINE VON BORA ACKNOWLEDGMENTS PORTIONS of this book have been delivered as the Nathaniel Tay- lor lectures at the Yale Divinity School, the Carew Lectures at the Hartford Seminary Foundation, and the Hein Lectures at the Wart- burg Seminary and Capital University, as well as at the Bonebrake Theological Seminary, the Gettysburg Theological Seminary, and the Divinity School of Howard University. For many courtesies on the part of these institutions I am indebted. I also thank the firm of J. C. B. Mohr at Tubingen for permis- sion to reprint as Chapter XXI the article which appeared in the Gerhard Ritter Festschrift, and the Westminster Press for permis- sion to use in condensed form certain from my Martin portions Luther Christmas Book. Extensive travel and borrowing for this work have not been necessary because the Yale library is so richly supplied and so generous in acquiring new material. Especially to Mr. Babb, Mr. Wing, and Mr. Tinker hearty thanks are tendered by Alartin Luther. CONTENTS L THE Vow 21 AT HOME AND SCHOOL RELIGIOUS DISQUIET THE HAVEN OF THE COWL II. THE CLOISTER 37 THE TERROR OF THE HOLY THE WAY OF SELF-HELP THE MERITS OF THE SAINTS THE TRIP TO ROME EL THE GOSPEL 52 THE FAILURE OF CONFESSION THE MYSTIC LADDER THE EVANGELICAL EXPERIENCE IV. THE ONSLAUGHT 68 THE INDULGENCE FOR ST. PETER'S THE NINETY-FIVE THESES y. THESON OF INIQUITY 84 THE DOMINICAN ASSAULT THE CASETRANSFERREDTOGERMANY THE INTERVIEWS WITH CAJETAN THREATENING EXILE VI. THE SAXON Hus 102 THE GAUNTLET OF ECK THE LEIPZIG DEBATE THEENDORSEMENTOFHUS 9 HERE STAND I VII. THEGERMANHERCULES * * . 121 THE HUMANISTS: ERASMUS MELANCHTHON AND DURER THE NATIONALISTS: HUTTEN AND SICKINGEN VIII. THE WILD BOAR IN THE VINEYARD 136 THE SACRAMENTS AND THE THEORY OF THE CHURCH PROSECUTION RESUMED THE BULL "EXSURGE" THE BULL SEEKS LUTHER IX. THE APPEAL TO CAESAR 151 PUBLICATION OF THE BULL AGAINST THE EXECRABLE BULL OF ANTICHRIST THE FREEDOM OF THE CHRISTIAN MAN X. HERE I STAND 167 A HEARING PROMISED AND RECALLED THE EMPEROR ASSUMES RESPONSIBILITY INVITATION TO LUTHER RENEWED LUTHER BEFORE THE DIET THE EDICT OF WORMS XL MY PATMOS 191 AT THE WARTBURG THE REFORMATION AT WITTENBERG: MONASTICISM THE MASS THE OUTBREAK: OF VIOLENCE XII. THE RETURN OF THE EXILE 205 TURMOIL THE INVITATION TO COME BACK THE RETURNTO WITTENBERG XIII. No OTHER FOUNDATION 215 NATURE, HISTORY, AND PHILOSOPHY CHRIST THE SOLE REVEALER THE WORD AND THE SACRAMENTS IO CONTENTS THEMENACETOMORALS THE GROUND OF GOODNESS XIV. REBUILDING THE WALLS 232 THE CALLINGS ECONOMICS POLITICS CHURCH AND STATE XV. THE MIDDLE WAY 247 HOSTILITY OF THE REFORMED PAPACY RECOIL OF THE MODERATE CATHOLICS: ERASMUS DEFECTION OF THE PURITANS: CARLSTADT THEREVOLUTIONARY SAINTS: MUNTZER BANISHMENT OF THE AGITATORS XVI. BEHEMOTH, LEVIATHAN, AND THE GREAT WATERS . . 265 RIVALS: ZWINGLI AND THE ANABAPTISTS RELIGION AND SOCIAL UNREST LUTHER AND THE PEASANTS MUNTZER FOMENTS REBELLION THE DEBACLE AND THE EFFECT ON THE REFORMATION XVII. THE SCHOOL FOR CHARACTER 286 KATHERINE VON BORA DOMESTICITY CHILDREN AND TABLE TALK VIEWS OF MARRIAGE CONSOLATIONS OF HOME XVIIL THE CHURCH TERRITORIAL 305 DISSEMINATION OF THE REFORM PRACTICAL CHURCH PROBLEMS THE GODLY PRINCE THE PROTEST PROTESTANTALLIANCE: THE MARBURG COLLOQUY THE AUGSBURG CONFESSION II HERE STAND I XIX. THE CHURCH TUTORIAL 326 THEBIBLETRANSLATION DOCTRINAL PROBLEMS IN TRANSLATION CATECHISMS LITURGY MUSIC HYMNBOOK XX. THE CHURCH MINISTERIAL 348 PREACHING SERMON ON THE NATIVITY EXPOSITION OF JONAH PRAYER XXI. THE STRUGGLE FOR FAITH 359 LUTHER'S PERSISTENT STRUGGLE HIS DEPRESSIONS THEWAY OF INDIRECTION WRESTLING WITH THE ANGEL THE ROCK OF SCRIPTURE XXII. THE MEASURE OF THE MAN 373 THE BIGAMY OFTHE LANDGRAVE ATTITUDE TOTHE ANABAPTISTS ATTITUDETOTHEJEWS THE PAPISTS AND THE EMPEROR THE MEASURE OF THE MAN BIBLIOGRAPHY 387 . . * . . REFERENCES 397 SOURCES OF ILLUSTRATIONS 407 .....411 INDEX 12
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