Renaissance Humanism in Support of the Gospel in Luther's Early Correspondence: Taking All Things Captive

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Seeking to establish the influence of humanism on Luther through a study of his early correspondence, c15071522, this work explores what effect these humanist ideas and techniques had on his developing religious beliefs.

Abbreviations

viii

Acknowledgements

Structure and Context: The Problem of Luther, the Correspondence, Humanism and the Gospel

(35)

Historiographic framework

(20)

Representative biographical and general treatments of Luther and the Reformation

(6)

Representative Luther biographies

(2)

Some general reformation studies and their treatment of Luther

(1)

Studies containing significant content on Luther and humanism

(10)

Specialized Luther issues by topic

(6)

The letters of Luther

(1)

Philology and textual analysis

(1)

Luther as Exegete

(2)

Luther and education

(2)

Printing and Luther

(1)

Chapter conclusions

(1)

A Many-Splendored Cause: Crucial Issues in Humanism

(35)

Essential aspects from studies of Renaissance humanism

(11)

Kristeller

(4)

Civic humanism

(4)

Christian humanism

(3)

Representative examples of scholarship in northern humanism

(2)

Useful issues for Luther studies derived from Renaissance humanism

(19)

Eloquence, rhetorical style and classical antiquity

(2)

Linguistics

(2)

Manuscript recovery, interpretation and dissemination

(2)

The power of eloquence: poetry, history, prose and the pursuit of humanist truth

(4)

Educational enhancements

(2)

Redeeming the times

(6)

Pleasing the supporters

(1)

Chapter conclusions

(2)

Gaining the Credentials: Humanism and Luther's Progress from Student to Theologian

(26)

The Erfurt years: Luther and his early encounter with humanism

(6)

The early Wittenberg years: Luther and the Reuchlin controversy

(9)

Luther's defense of his academic credentials

(7)

Chapter conclusions

(3)

Fanning the Flames: Humanism and Luther's Response to the Firestorm over the Theses

(66)

Discussion of humanist influences of a general nature in the period 1517-18

(1)

Luther's humanistic attitudes toward education

100

(13)

Humanist stylistic considerations

113

(28)

Introductions and conclusions to Luther's letters

126

(6)

Organizational trends in the correspondence

132

(9)

Theology grounded ad fontes: concern for learning based on proper authority

141

(9)

German national pride

150

(4)

Attitude toward and treatment of other humanists

154

(7)

Chapter conclusions

161

(2)

Luther and Eck: Distrust and the Leipzig Debate

163

(30)

Educational issues

164

(6)

Curricular reform at Wittenberg University

164

(6)

Stylistic changes in the letters

170

(15)

Luther's use of Greek

170

(2)

Luther and the vernacular

172

(6)

Changes in epistolary style

178

(2)

A more serious tone

180

(3)

Luther's disenchantment with much of humanism

183

(2)

A strong defense

185

(6)

Attempts at alliances with major humanists

185

(1)

Luther and the use of history as a defense

186

(4)

Publish or perish

190

(1)

Luther, the gospel and humanism

191

(1)

Chapter conclusions

192

(1)

Anticipations of Persecution and a Necessary Otium: Luther from Leipzig through Worms to the Wartburg

193

(19)

Quintilian, rhetoric and the vernacular

194

(3)

Luther and Erasmus in the period between Leipzig and the Wartburg

197

(3)

Luther's distrust of Italians

200

(1)

Luther and Greek

201

(4)

Luther's defense-continued change in tone

205

(1)

Luther's frustration with and counter-attack on Eck

206

(3)

The gospel as priority-Luther's exhortation to Spalatin

209

(2)

Chapter conclusions

211

(1)

General Conclusions: Taking All Things Captive

212

(7)

Bibliography

219

(22)

Index

241

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