| Wit of Martin Luther, the PB Contributor(s): Gritsch, Eric W. (Author) |
|
 |
ISBN: 0800638034 ISBN-13: 9780800638030 Publisher: Fortress Press OUR PRICE: $11.69 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: June 2006 Annotation: Tying Martin Luther's wit and humor to his sharp polemical exploitation of the absurd or incongruous in service to his Reform, Gritsch shows that Luther especially relished humor in his interpretation of the Bible, in his pastoral relationships, and in his encounters with death. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christian Theology - History - Religion | Christianity - Lutheran |
| Dewey: 284.109 |
| LCCN: 2006009203 |
| Series: Facets |
| Physical Information: 0.36" H x 4.36" W x 7.08" (0.29 lbs) 144 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Eric Gritsch ties Luther's wit and humor to his sharp polemical exploitation of the absurd or incongruous in service to his Reform. At a deeper level Luther'swit and witticisms reflected his keen appreciation of human frailty and theunknowability of things divine. Luther, Gritsch shows, especially relished humor in his interpretation of the Bible, in his pastoral relationships, and in hisencounters with death. Ultimately humor in face of mortality is a gauge of human freedom, a lightening up that makes of life a divine comedy. |