Thomas Kaufmann (University of Goettin Professor of Church History

Luther's Jews

A Journey Into Anti-Semitism

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Produktbeschreibung

The vexed and sometimes shocking story of Martin Luther, one of the most important figures in modern European history, and his increasingly vitriolic attitudes towards the Jews - as well as the ominous legacy of Luther's anti-semitism for the future of Germany in the centuries to come

Produktdetails

• Verlag: Oxford University Press
• Seitenzahl: 202
• Erscheinungstermin: 1. März 2017
• Englisch
• Abmessung: 222mm x 145mm x 15mm
• Gewicht: 334g
• ISBN-13: 9780198738541
• ISBN-10: 0198738544
• Artikelnr.: 45764560

Autorenporträt

Thomas Kaufmann is Professor of Church History at University of Gottingen.

Inhaltsangabe

* Introduction: 'Luther's Jews' - an unavoidable topic
* 1: Neighbours yet strangers - Jews on the fringes of Luther's world
* 2: The Church's Enemies - Luther's early theological position on the
Jews
* 3: The Jews' Friend? Luther's 'Reformation' of Attitudes towards the
Jews
* 4: Hopes disappointed, expectations fulfilled: The late 1520s and the
1530s
* 5: The Final Battle for the Bible: Luther's Vicious Writings
* 6: Mixed Responses: The History of the Reception of Luther's Attitude
to the Jews from the 16th to the 20th Century
* Conclusion: A Fallible Human Being
* Sources and bibliography
* Index