Journal: Reformation and Revival
Volume: RAR 08:1 (Winter 1999)
Article: Annotated Bibliography
Author: Rod Rosenbladt

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Annotated Bibliography

Rod Rosenbladt

Anderson, Charles S., ed. Readings in Luther for Laymen. Minneapolis, Fortress, 1967. 116 pages which includes “Chronological selections from various works under the categories ‘reformer’ and ‘pastor’ with useful introduction by the editor” (Bainton and Gritsch).

Dillenberger, J., ed. Martin Luther: Selections from His Writings. Garden City, New Jersey: Doubleday & Co. (Anchor), 1961. “For something a little lighter than [Lull], there is this popular (and more readily available) collection. Everything of Luther’s you absolutely must read is here, although it’s difficult to read mere selections from the Reformer’s commentary on Galatians. Beginner” (Michael Scott Horton, “Annotated Bibliography” [C.U.R.E.]).

*Lull, Timothy F., ed. Martin Luther’s Basic Theological Writings. With foreword by Jaroslav Pelikan. Minneapolis: Fortress Press, 1989. “At 750 pages, this is a pretty comprehensive collection of Luther’s best. From informal correspondence to seasonal sermons, to a constitution for setting up a school system, this collection does not stop with the familiar essays on Christian liberty and justification. Even if you’ve read Luther collections before, this one is likely to sneak in a few surprises. Intermediate Level” (Michael Horton).

Luther, Martin. Luther’s Works. American Edition (esp. vol 37). Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1961. In addition to

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vol. 37, other volumes from this exhaustive set worth picking up include: The Career of the Reformer, Table Talk, Liturgy and Hymns, and Lectures on Galatians (Rick Ritchie).

*Plass, Ewald M., compiler. What Luther Says: An Anthology. St. Louis: Concordia, 1959. Previously in three volumes, now in one. “Thousands of Luther’s best quotations are combined with historical introductions and placed into subject categories” (Gregory L. Jackson, Liberalism: Its Cause and Cure).

Tappert, Theodore G., ed. Selected Writings of Martin Luther. 4 vols. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1967. “Beyond these collections [viz., those of Rupp & Drewery, Siggins, Woolf & Dillenberger], the most practical shorter edition for students is [Tappert]” (A. Skevington Wood, “A Bibliographical Guide to the Study of the Reformation” Themelios]).

Jacobs, Charles M., A.T.W. Steinhauser, and W.A. Lambert, eds. Three Treatises. 1970, Second rev. ed. Philadelphia: Fortress, 1988. “Translation of essential source in development of Protestantism, three treatises written by Luther in 1520...

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