Erik Erikson's- Young Man Luther

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Topics For Discussion:

Overview of Luther's Life

Characteristics of Parenting, Parenting Styles and Issues, and Home
Environment in Growing Years

Relationship Between Father and Son

Relationship Between Mother and Son

Personality Characteristics of Luther

Self-Esteem/Self-Concept

Schooling

Aristotle's Influence on Luther's Thinking in Early Years

Why Was Martin Luther So Obsessed With The Devil?

Why Did Luther Turn Against The Catholic Church?

Luther's Crying Out to St. Anne

Luther's Courage to Speak Up

Luther's Psychological State in Early Years

Luther's Psychological State in Later Years

Luther As Preacher and Teacher

Luther Loved Music

Luther and the Learning of Silence

Luther's Professional Life

Luther's Sexuality

Occamist Influence on Luther's Thinking

Anthropromorhpism vs. Anthropocentric

Luther's Physical Health

Luther's Contributions

Summary and Assessment of Martin Luther


RELATED LINKS

A Comparison of Martin Luther & Jesus of Nazareth
Comparisons and Contradictions of their teachings.

Electronic Texts of Martin Luther
From the Online Library of Liberty.  Texts include: Concerning Christian Liberty; First Principles of the Reformation; On the Babylonian Captivity of the Church; and more.

Essential Facts About Martin Luther
An overview of the life of Martin Luther.

Legends of Martin Luther
About the legends of Martin Luther.

Luther's Mystical Theology: The Believer's Participation in the LIfe of God
A reflective and scholarly exploration of Luther.  Includes a discussion on Luther's lectures on the Psalms and asked the question whether Luther was a mystic.

Martin Luther & Childhood Disability in 16th Century Germany: What Did He Write?  What Did He Say?
Martin Luther’s ideas and theological writings on deaf or disabled children and adults, and his personal and practical experiences in this field are shown. Textual evidence gives a different picture from what is commonly believed, and is interesting both for Luther’s own times and the modern world.

Martin Luther and Katharina Von Bora
A brief biography of their romantic love story.

Martin Luther
An overview of his life in Wikipedia.

Martin Luther:  How One Man Responded
One man's overview of Martin Luther.

Martin Luther: Prophet of God?
Based on the review of two books, a discussion of whether Martin Luther was a prophet of God or a self-motivated theologian.

Martin Luther Resources
From the History Guide.  Many resources on the life and writings of Martin Luther, including a selected bibliography of writings by others.

Modern History Sourcebook:  Martin Luther-On the Freedom of a Christian
Letter of Martin Luther to Pope Leo X.

Medieval Sourcebook: Martin Luther-Letter to the Archbishop of Mainz, 1517
Luther wrote to the Archbishop protesting the sale of indulgences to finance the building of a new cathedral.  

Modern History Sourcebook:  Martin Luther:  The Tower Experience, 1519
Martin Luther Discovers the True Meaning of Righteousness.

Medieval Sourcebook:  Martin Luther-Open Letter to German Nobility, 1520
An open letter to the christian nobility of the German nation concerning the reform of the christian estate, 1520.

Modern History Sourcebook:  Martin Luther-Address to the Nobility of the German Nation, 1520
Includes: the three walls of the romanists; of the matters to be considered in the councils; and, twenty-seven articles respecting the reformation of the christian estate.

Modern History Sourcebook: Martin Luther-Commentary on the Epistle to the Galatians, 1535
Includes four chapters.

Modern History Sourceboook:  Martin Luther-Against Catholicism, 1535
Paper written by Martin Luther on why he was protesting against the catholic church.

Medieval Sourcebook: Martin Luther-The Jews, excerpts ,1543
Excerpts on his writings and reflections of the Jewish people.

Ten Things You Didn't Know About Martin Luther
From the PBS site on Martin Luther.

The Life of Martin Luther
A historical sketch of Marin Luther.  Includes early years, reformation, as church leader and his later years.

The Hymns of Martin Luther
Midi files on Luther's hymns.  You can listen online.

Which Luther?
Common views of Luther based on Erik Erikson's work and other views.

Articles

Martin Luther
Martin_Luther.pdf

Young Man Luther
young_man_luther-essay_on_book.pdf