Resources about Martin Luther

Works by Luther

Catalog

• Earliest editions

Wittenberg edition

• , 1558, Wittenberg, Thomam Klug

  Jena edition

• 1556, Christians Rhodius
• Volume 2.
• Volume 3.
• 1557, Christians Rhodius

  Collected works in German

• D. Martin Luthers Werke, Kritische Gesamtausgabe. 70 vols. Weimar: Verlag Hermann Böhlaus Nachfolger, 1883-.

  Translated collected works

• Lull, Timothy. Martin Luther Basic Theological Writings. Fortress Press 3rd edition 2012.
• , tr. Henry Cole. London: W. Simkin and R. Marshall, 1826.
• , tr. Henry Cole. London: W. Simkin and R. Marshall, 1826.
• Luther, Martin. Luther's Works. 55 Volumes. Various translators. St. Louis, Minneapolis: Concordia Publishing House, Fortress Press, 1957–1986.

  Luther's German Bible translation

• D. Martin Luthers Werke, Kritische Gesamtausgabe. Die Deutsche Bibel. 12 vols. Weimar: Verlag Hermann Böhlaus Nochfolger, 1906-61.
• Die Luther-Bibel von 1534. Kolorierte Faksimileausgabe, 2 Bände und Begleitband, Taschen Verlag, 2002
• Biblia Germanica. Luther-Übersetzung 1545, Ausgabe letzter Hand. Faksimilierte Handausgabe nach dem im Besitz der Deutschen Bibelgesellschaft befindlichen Originaldruck; einspaltig. Mit zahlreichen Initialen und Holzschnitten des Meisters MS, an deren Gestaltung Luther selbst mitgewirkt hat. Deutsche Bibelgesellschaft, 1967.
• D. Martin Luther. Die gantze Heilige Schrifft. Der komplette Originaltext von 1545 in modernem Schriftbild. Hrsg. von Hans Volz unter Mitarbeit von Heinz Blanke; Textredaktion Friedrich Kur. Rogner & Bernhard, München 1972,
• Die Luther-Bibel. Originalausgabe 1545 und revidierte Fassung 1912'', Digitale Bibliothek 29, Berlin 2002,

• Letters in German

• D. Martin Luthers Werke, Kritische Gesamtausgabe. Briefwechsel. 18 vols. Weimar: Verlag Hermann Böhlaus Nachfolger, 1930-85.
• Dr. Martin Luthers Sämmtliche Werke. Briefwechsel. Ed. Ernst Ludwig Enders. Calw and Stuttgart.
• . Ed. Ernst Ludwig Enders. Calw and Stuttgart, 1891.
• . Ed. Ernst Ludwig Enders. Calw and Stuttgart, 1893.
• . Ed. Ernst Ludwig Enders. Calw and Stuttgart, 1895.
• . Ed. Ernst Ludwig Enders. Calw and Stuttgart, 1898.
• . Ed. Ernst Ludwig Enders. Calw and Stuttgart, 1903.

  Letters in English

• Luther's Correspondence and Other Contemporary Letters, 2 vols., tr.and ed. by Preserved Smith, Charles Michael Jacobs, The Lutheran Publication Society, Philadelphia, Pa. 1913, 1918. Vol. 1 and . Reprint of Vol. 1, Wipf & Stock Publishers.
• , tr. Margaret A. Currie. London: Macmillan, 1908.
• , ed. K. Zimmermann, tr. Malcolm. London: Chapman and Hall, 1865.

• English works

• The Antichrist, Diggory Press 2007,
• The Word of God, Diggory Press 2007,

  Original works online

• ' trans. Buchanan, E.S. New York: Charles A. Swift, 1928
• Full text of Luther Against the King of England also in:
• , ed. by a late fellow of Oriel College, London, E. Palmer and Son, 1841, pp. 5–69.
• '. Cole, Henry, London: W. Simkin and R. Marshall, 1823.
• '. Cole, Henry, London: W. Simkin and R. Marshall, 1823.
• Concerning Christian Liberty. New York: P. F. Collier & Son, 1910
• '. trans. Brown, Christopher.
• '. tr. by C.B. Smyth. London: William Edward Painter, 1847.
• ', 1523.
• '. trans. Steinhaeuser, Albert T.W. Philadelphia: A. J. Holman Company. 1915.
• . trans. Jacobs, C.M. in Works of Martin Luther With Introduction and Notes, Vol. 2. Philadelphia: A.J. Holman Co., 1915.
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  Commentaries

• , tr. Henry Cole. London: R.B. Seeley and W. Burnside, 1837.
• , tr. Theodore Graebner. Grand Rapids, Michigan: Zondervan Publishing House, 1949.
• , London: B. Blake, 1833.
• Philadelphia: Smith, English & Co. Miller and Burlock, 1860.
• trans. Thornton, Andrew. Munich: Roger & Bernhard. 1972, vol. 2, pp. 2254–2268.

  Sermons

• , ed. K. Zimmermann, tr. Malcolm. New York: S. & D. A. Forbes, 1830
• '. trans. Bachmann, Theodore E. in Luther's Works : Word and Sacrament I, Vol. 35. Philadelphia: Muhlenberg Press, 1960, 161–174.
• '. Columbus, Ohio: Schulze, J.A. 1884.
• '. trans. Lenker, Nicholas John et al. Minneapolis: Luther Press, 1908.
• '. Rock Island, Illinois: Lutheran Augustana Book Concern, 1871.
• Martin Luther's Christmas 1531 five-sermon series on Isaiah 9:6, translated into English by Nathaniel J. Biebert and unavailable in the American Edition or any other collection of Luther's sermons, can be found

  Autobiography

• , ed. M. Michelet. tr. William Hazlitt. London: George Bell and Sons, 1904.

  Music

• Luther: Hymns, Ballads, Chants, Truth. 4 CD recording. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2005.
• , tr. Richard Massie. Chester: Hatchard & Son, 1854.
• . ed. Bacon, Leonard Woolsey and Allen, Nathan H. Publishers: Charles Scribner's Sons, New York - 1883, Hodder & Stoughton, London - 1884.
• :de:Liste der Kirchenlieder Luthers|List of Luther's Hymns

  Table talk

• D. Martin Luthers Werke, Kritische Gesamtausgabe. Tischreden. 6 vols. Weimar: Verlag Hermann Böhlaus Nochfolger, 1912–21.
• . ed. & trans. Charles Heel et al. London: A. & R. Spottiswoode. 1832
• . New York: Columbia University Press, 1907. from Google Books
• . London: Religious Tract Society.

  Small and Large Catechism

• "The Large Catechism." Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions: A Reader's Edition of the Book of Concord. Tr. W. H. T. Dau and G. F. Bente. Rev. and Updated by P. T. McCain, R. C. Baker, G. E. Veith and E. A. Engelbrecht. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2005, 375–470.
• . tr. and ed. F. Bente and W. H.T. Dau. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921.
• "Enchiridion: The Small Catechism." Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions: A Reader's Edition of the Book of Concord. Tr. W. H. T. Dau and G. F. Bente. Rev. and Updated by P. T. McCain, R. C. Baker, G. E. Veith and E. A. Engelbrecht. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2005, 333–374.
• . tr. and ed. F. Bente and W. H.T. Dau. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921.

  Smalcald articles

• "The Smalcald Articles." Concordia: The Lutheran Confessions: A Reader's Edition of the Book of Concord. Tr. W. H. T. Dau and G. F. Bente. Rev. and Updated by P. T. McCain, R. C. Baker, G. E. Veith and E. A. Engelbrecht. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2005, 279–313.

1. . Tr. and ed. W. H. T. Dau and G. F. Bente. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921.

   Works about Luther

Books and articles

• ,,, a standard scholarly biography
• Translation of the author's Luther, sein Leben und seine Zeit.

• Reissued in modern English by Vision Press.
• ; reviewer states, "Luther portrayed here is a hero cast in a Whiggish mold, a titanic figure who single-handedly slays the dragon of the Dark Ages, rescues God from an interpretive dungeon, invents individual freedom and ushers in modernity."
• Nettl, Paul. Luther and Music. Trans. by Frida Best and Ralph Wood. New York: Russell & Russell, 1967, cop. 1948. vii, 174 p.
• Noble, Graham. "Martin Luther and German anti-Semitism," History Review No. 42:1-2.
• Nohl, Frederick. Luther: Biography of a Reformer. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 2003.
• Oberman, Heiko A. Luther: Man Between God and the Devil. New York: Doubleday, 1989.
• Oberman, Heiko A. The Roots of Anti-Semitism in the Age of Renaissance and Reformation.
• James I. Porter, trans. Philadelphia: Fortress Press, 1984.
• Pettegree, Andrew. Brand Luther. New York: Penguin Books 2015. 379p
• Plass, Ewald M. This Is Luther: A Character Study. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1948 ..
• Plass, Ewald M. "Monasticism," in What Luther Says: An Anthology. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1959, 2:964.
• Polack, W.G. The Story of Luther. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1931.
• Reston, James. Luther's Fortress: Martin Luther and His Reformation Under Siege. 2015 New York:Basic Books. 255p
• Reu, John Michael. Luther and the Scriptures. Columbus, Ohio: The Wartburg Press, 1944. .
• Reu, John Michael. Luther's German Bible: An Historical Presentation Together with a Collection of Sources. Columbus, Ohio: The Lutheran Book Concern, 1934. .
• Ritter, Gerhard. Luther: His Life and Work. John Riches, trans. New York: Harper & Row, 1963..
• Schaff, Philip. History of the Christian Church. 8 vols. New York: Charles Scribner's Sons, 1910.
• Schreiber, Clara Seuel. Katherine, Wife of Luther. Pbk. ed. Milwaukee, Wis.: Northwestern Publishing House, 1972. N.B.: Biogrqaphy of Katharina Luther.
• Schuetze, Armin. Martin Luther: Reformer. Milwaukee, Northwestern Publishing House 2nd.Edition 2005
• Schwiebert, E.G. Luther and His Times. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1950..
• Scribner, Robert W. For the Sake of Simple Folk: Popular Propaganda for the German Reformation Cambridge University Press, 1981.
• Selderhuis, Herman. Martin Luther. Crossway 2017.
• Siemon-Netto, Uwe. The Fabricated Luther: the Rise and Fall of the Shirer Myth. Peter L. Berger, Foreword. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1995..
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• Spaeth, Adolph. ,
• Stanford, Peter. Martin Luther: Catholic Dissident. Hodder 2017.
• Steinmetz David. Luther In Context. Baker Academic. Revised Edition 2002
• Stöhr, Martin. "Die Juden und Martin Luther," in Kremers, Heinz et al. Martin Luther und die Juden; die Juden und Martin Luther. Neukirchener publishing house, Neukirchen Vluyn 1985, 1987. p. 90.
• Swihart, Altman K. Luther and the Lutheran Church, 1483-1960. New York: Philosophical Library, 1960.
• Tjernagel, Neelak S. Martin Luther and the Jewish People. Milwaukee: Northwestern Publishing House, 1985.
• Todd, John M. Luther: A Life. New York: Crossroad Publishing Company, 1982.
• . Tr. and ed. W. H. T. Dau and G. F. Bente. St. Louis: Concordia Publishing House, 1921.

  Audio

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• . Four lectures by Dr. Michael Reeves on Luther's life and influence

  Films

• 1953: Martin Luther, theatrical film, with Niall MacGinnis as Luther; directed by Irving Pichel. Academy Award nominations for black & white cinematography and art/set direction. Re-released in 2002 on DVD in 4 languages.
• 1974: Luther, theatrical film, with Stacy Keach as Luther. Adapted from John Osborne's play.
• 1981: Where Luther Walked, documentary featuring Roland Bainton as guide and narrator, directed by Ray Christensen,
• 1983: Martin Luther: Heretic, TV presentation with Jonathan Pryce as Luther, directed by Norman Stone.
• 1983: Martin Luther: An Eye on Augsburg, a film funded by the Northern Illinois District of the Lutheran Church–Missouri Synod with Rev. Robert Clausen as Luther.
• 2001: Opening the Door to Luther, travelogue hosted by Rick Steves. Sponsored by the Evangelical Lutheran Church in America.
• 2002: Martin Luther, a historical film from the Lion TV/PBS Empires series, with Timothy West as Luther, narrated by Liam Neeson and directed by Cassian Harrison.
• 2003: Luther, theatrical release, with Joseph Fiennes as Luther and directed by Eric Till. Partially funded by American and German Lutheran groups.

  Historiography

• Dickens, A. G., and John M. Tonkin. The Reformation in Historical Thought 443 pp.
• Gassmann, Günther, and Mark W. Oldenburg. Historical dictionary of Lutheranism.
• Landry, Stan Michael. That all may be one? Church unity, Luther memory, and ideas of the German nation, 1817–1883 . bibliography pp 242–66.
• Lehmann, Hartmut. Martin Luther in the American imagination.
• * Scribner, Robert W. "Incombustible Luther: the image of the reformer in early modern Germany." Past & Present 110 : 38–68.
• Stayer, James M. Martin Luther, German saviour: German evangelical theological factions and the interpretation of Luther, 1917-1933.
• Tracy, James D., ed. Luther and the modern state in Germany.
• Wallman, Johannes. "The Reception of Luther's Writings on the Jews from the Reformation to the End of the 19th Century". Lutheran Quarterly 1 : 72–97.
• Zeeden, E.W. The Legacy of Luther: Martin Luther and the Reformation in the Estimation of the German Lutherans from Luther's Death to the Beginning of the Age of Goethe.

  Online information on Luther and his work

• , a biography by Ronald Bainton
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