The Westminster Handbook to Martin Luther

"Janz has provided a wonderful reference tool for students, pastors, or anyone else interested in learning more about Martin Luther. In clear and concise language, Janz explains Luther's thought and opinion on a broad list of theological terms and topics."---David M. Whitford, Professor of the History of Christianity, United Theological Seminary; Associate Editor, Sixteenth Century Journal; and author of Luther: A Guide for the Perplexed

"As a user-friendly alternative to previous overviews of the reformer's thought in traditional forms, Janz's Handbook marshals insights from his years of engagement with Luther's writings to provide readers with succinct summaries of approximately sixty topics of general and scholarly interest, along with brief, lively digests on doctrinal, ethical, and related topics that have a significant place in the reformer's thinking. Throughout Janz displays his sensitivity to the larger framework of Luther's way of rendering the biblical message for his hearers and readers. This volume will serve its readers well."---Robert Kolb, Missions Professor Emeritus of Systematic Theology, Concordia Seminary, and author of Martin Luther, Confessor of the Faith

This volume in the Westminster Handbooks to Christian Theology series provides a compact and lucid treatment of the main elements of the theology of Martin Luther (1483-1546). Janz, a top Luther expert, discusses the theological understandings that made Luther a leading figure in the sixteenth-century Protestant Reformation. This splendid guide will serve as a welcome reference for careful and accurate descriptions of the key components of Luther's theology.

Denis R. Janz is Provost Distinguished Professor of the History of Christianity at Loyola University in New Orleans. He is the author of a number of books, including Luther and Late Medieval Thomism and Luther on Thomas Aquinas. He is the general editor of the seven-volume work A People's History of Christianity.