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Subsections
Luther’s Works
Lutheranism
Lutheran Historical Theology
Lutheran Systematic Theologies
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Order of Contents
Early & Medieval Church
Reformation
. Short & Medium Histories 18+
. Large Histories 8
Special Studies
Primary Sources 2
Luther 20
Luther’s Thought 4
Melancthon 1
Worship 3
Latin 2
Biblios 3
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Early & Medieval Church History
Kruger, Gustav – ‘Literature on Church History in Germany, Austria, Switzerland, Holland and the Scandinavian Countries, 1914-1920, I. Early Church History’ & ‘The Medieval Church’ in Harvard Theological Review, vol. 14, no. 4 (Oct. 1921), pp. 283-374 & vol. 15 (Oct. 1922), pp. 323-405
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Short & Medium Length Histories
1800’s
Shober, G. – A Comprehensive Account of the Rise and Progress of the Blessed Reformation of the Christian Church by Dr. Martin Luther 1818 235 pp.
Montgomery, Robert – Luther: the Spirit of the Reformation 1843 385 pp.
Spalding, M.J. – D’Aubigné’s “History of the great Reformation in Germany and Swtizerland Reviewed, or the Reformation in Germany Examined in its Instruments, Causes and Manner… 1844 400 pp.
Spalding, a Roman Catholic, attempts to set forth ‘the other side of the story’ and not only review D’Aubigne’s work, but to provide a general history of the Reformation.
Heppe, Heinrich – The Reformers of England and Germany in the Sixteenth Century: Their Intercourse and Correspondence. A Historical Sketch and Original Documents Buy 1859 225 pp. with an Appendix containing twelve primary source letters in Latin
Dalton, Hermannn – John A Lasco: his Earlier Life and Labors: a Contribution to the History of the Reformation in Poland, Germany and England 1886 390 pp.
Morris, John G. – The Blind Girl of Wittenberg: A Life Picture of the Times of Luther and the Reformation 1856 310 pp.
ed. Saint-Hilaire – Tales from Alsace, or Scenes and Portraits from Life in the Days of the Reformation, as Drawn from Old Chronicles 1868 424 pp.
Anon. – Anecdotes of Luther and the Reformation 1883 265 pp.
Seiss, Joseph – Luther and the Reformation: the Life Springs of our Liberties 1888 210 pp.
Anon. – Characters, Scenes and Incidents of the Reformation: from the Times of Luther to the Close of the Sixteenth Century n.d. 200 pp.
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1900’s
Plummer, Alfred – The Continental Reformation in Germany, France, and Switzerland, from the birth of Luther to the death of Calvin 1912 230 pp.
Lindsay, Thomas – Luther and the German Reformation 1913 320 pp. in The World’s Epoch-Makers Here is a one page review by Henry M. Baird.
Lindsay was a professor in the Free Church of Scotland.
ed. Dau, W.H.T. – 400 Years, Commemorative Essays on the Reformation of Dr. Martin Luther and its Blessed Results 1916 330 pp.
Fischer-Galati, Stephen – Ottoman Imperialism and German Protestantism Buy 1959 156 pp.
Fischer-Galati was an American historian from Romania.
Holborn, Hajo – A History of Modern Germany: The Reformation 1959 420 pp.
Dickens, A.G. – Martin Luther and the Reformation 1967 195 pp.
Forte, Dieter – Luther, Munzer and the Bookkeepers of the Reformation 1973 215 pp.
Center for Reformation Research – Early Sixteenth Century Roman Catholic Theologians and the German Reformation: a Finding List of CRR holdings 1975 62 pp.
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2000’s
Booth, Edwin Prince – Martin Luther: Heart of the Reformation 2003 205 pp.
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Large Histories
1800’s
Scott, John – Luther and the Lutheran Reformation, vol. 1, 2 1832
Mayer, Lewis – The History of the German Reformed Church, vol. 1, 2 1851
Harbaugh, H. – The Fathers of the German Reformed Church in Europe and America, vol. 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6 1857
Good, James I. – History of the Reformed Church of Germany, 1620-1890 1894 655 pp.
Hagenback, K.R. – History of the Reformation in Germany and Switzerland Chiefly, vol. 1, 2 1878
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1900’s
von Ranke, Leopold – History of the Reformation in Germany 1905 815 pp.
Vedder, Henry C. – The Reformation in Germany 1914 525 pp.
Vedder was a professor of Church history at Crozer Theological Seminary in Pennsylvania, a multi-denominational school, though it served mainly the American Baptist Church.
Lortz, Joseph – The Reformation in Germany, vol. 1, 2 1968 500 pp.
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Special Studies
Connection to the Scottish Reformation
Cameron, James – Aspects of the Lutheran Contribution to the Scottish Reformation, 1528-1552 1984 12 pp.
McGoldrick, James E. – Luther’s Scottish Connection (Cranbury: Associated Univ. Press, 1989) 141 pp.
See the review by Barry Waugh.
Mitchell, William – The Wedderburns and their Work, or the Sacred Poetry of the Scottish Reformation in its Historical Relation to that of Germany, a Lecture 1867 95 pp.
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Politics
von Ranke, Leopold – Ferdinand I and Maximilian II of Austria: an Essay on the political and religious state of Germany immediately after the Reformation 1853 145 pp.
Hutton, William – The Political Disturbances which Accompanied the Early Period of the Reformation in Germany 1881 41 pp.
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Localities
Bernheim, G.D. – Localities of the Reformation which were Visited Recently in a European Tour, and Described in a Lecture 1877 25 pp.
Stoughton, John – Homes and Haunts of Luther n.d. 285 pp. Religious Tract Society
Sehlbrede, G.E. – Wittenberg and its Association with the Reformation of Germany 1906 155 pp.
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Educational
Woody, Thomas – Furstenschulen in Germany after the Reformation 1920 60 pp.
Furstenschulen was the protestant school system in Germany.
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Women
Gillet, Myrtle Mann – ‘Woman in German Literature Before and After the Reformation’ 1918 29 pp.
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Primary Sources
trans. Malcom – Old German Theology a Hundred Years before the Reformation with a preface by Martin Luther 1854 185 pp. This is a primary source document
ed. Robinson & Whitcomb – Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History – Period of the Early Reformation in Germany 1895 45 pp.
Collitz, Klara – Selections from Classical German Literature from the Reformation to the Beginning of the Nineteenth Century 1914 750 pp. In German with English annotations
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On Martin Luther
Article
Cartwright, T.S. – Luther; the Reformation, Two Lectures 1878 33 pp.
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Shorter Bios
1800’s
Mead, Edwin – Martin Luther: a Study of the Reformation 1884 195 pp.
Cubitt, George – The Life of Martin Luther, to which is prefixed an Expository Essay on the Lutheran Reformation 1853 350 pp.
Lutheran Publication Society – Luther at Wartburg Castle: a Reformation Story of 1521 1882 245 pp.
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1900’s
Green, Vivian – Luther and the Reformation 1964 185 pp.
Simon, Edith – Luther Alive; Martin Luther and the Making of the Reformation 1968 385 pp.
Hendrix, Scott – Luther and the Papacy: Stages in a Reformation Conflict 1981 230 pp.
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Larger Bios
1800’s
Bower, Alexander – The Life of Luther, being an Account of the Early Progress of the Reformation 1824 415 pp.
Sears, Barnas – The Life of Luther with Special Reference to its Earlier Periods and the Opening Scenes of the Reformation 1849 505 pp.
Stork, Theophilus – The Life of Martin Luther and the Reformation in Germany, with an Introduction 1858 405 pp.
Jacobs, Henry Eyster – Martin Luther: the Hero of the Reformation, 1483-1546 1898 545 pp.
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1900’s
Smith, Preserved – Life and Letters of Martin Luther 1911 540 pp.
Bainton, Roland H. – Here I Stand: a Life of Martin Luther 1951 420 pp.
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Luther to 1521
1800’s
Smith, J. Frederick – Martin Luther and the Reformation in Germany until the Close of the Diet of Worms 1896 470 pp.
Beard, Charles – Martin Luther and the Reformation in Germany until the Close of the Diet of Worms 1889 485 pp.
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1900’s
Boehmer, Heinrich – Road to Reformation: Martin Luther to the Year 1521 Buy 1946 449 pp.
Rupp, E.G. – Luther’s Progress to the Diet of Worms Buy 1951 109 pp.
Fife, Robert – The Revolt of Martin Luther Buy 1957 726 pp.
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The Thought of Luther
Murray, Robert – Erasmus and Luther: their Attitude to Toleration 1920 530 pp.
Watson, Philip – Let God be God! An Interpretation of the Theology of Martin Luther Buy 1947 214 pp.
Rupp, E.G. – The Righteousness of God: Luther Studies Buy 1953 365 pp. The Birkbeck lectures in ecclesiastical history
Bornkamm, H. – Luther’s World of Thought Buy 1958 245 pp.
Taylor, Henry Osborn – Erasmus and Luther 1962 Book 2 of Thought and Expression in the Sixteenth Century
Althaus, Paul – The Ethics of Martin Luther Buy 1972 196 pp.
Great reading! A classic.
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Melanchthon
Richard, James William – Philip Melanchthon, the Protestant Preceptor of the Reformation, 1497-1560 1898 490 pp.
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German Worship
See also our sections ‘Luther & Lutheranism’ & ‘The German Reformed Church’ on our page, The History of Psalm Singing.
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Mitchell, William – The Wedderburns and their Work, or the Sacred Poetry of the Scottish Reformation in its Historical Relation to that of Germany, a Lecture 1867 95 pp.
Brooks, Neil – ‘German Hymns in the Church Service Before the Reformation’ 1910 4 pp.
Kuhn, Anne Wicker – The Influence of the German Protestant Reformation upon the Music Worship of the Church 1942 275 pp. Light print but readable
McKee, Elsie Anne – Reforming Popular Piety in Sixteenth Century Strasbourg: Katharina Schutz Zell and her Hymnbook 1994 88 pp.
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Latin Articles
1600’s
Voet, Gisbert
Syllabus of Theological Problems (Utrecht, 1643), pt. 1, section 2, tract 4 Abbr.
Of Recent Times, from Luther, in General
Of the Ancient, Protestant German Church, unto the Schism through the Book of Concord
Of the Swiss, French, Scottish, Belgic, Polish, Bohemian, Hungarian, Transylvanian & Numerous German Churches
Ecclesiastical Politics (Amsterdam: Waesberge, 1663), vol. 4, pt. 3, bk. 3, Of the Government of the Church with Respect to a State of Turbulence, Tract 1, Of the Dispersion and Regathering of the Church
9. Of the Reformation Having Been Started in the Years 1516 & 1517 by Luther and Zwingli 479
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Bibliographies
ed. Robinson & Whitcomb – Translations and Reprints from the Original Sources of European History – Period of the Early Reformation in Germany 1895 45 pp.
Bishop, William Warner – ‘German Reformation Pamphlets in Princeton University Library’ 1904 24 pp.
Johnson, Franklin – ‘New Light on the German Reformation’ 1905 2 pp.
Rockwell, William – List of References on the History of the Reformation in Germany 1917 65 pp. Most of the references are in non-English languages
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