Published: 2022-01-10

Mary - a model for Christians in Martin Luther's theology.

Adrian Grzegorz Morawiec

Abstract

When Martin Luther wrote about Mary, he first of all called her the Mother of the Savior. It was the most important thing he could think of her. Is that all he has to write about her? It seems not because, He sets Mary as a model of behavior. This leading aspect is emphasized in the reflections on the Mother of the Lord. Her role is actually reduced to that of being the Mother of the Savior. However, Martin Luther notices the dignity, the grandeur of her conduct. He shows it as an example worth imitating by people.
We find no mention of the example of Mary's conduct in the Catechisms of Luther. Instead, we will focus on the sermons of Martin Luther collected in a domestic posture from 1530-1534 and the "Commentary on the Magnificat". These two works of the Reformer are a treasure trove of Mary's actions. This procedure is shown by means of examples.

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Morawiec, A. G. (2022). Mary - a model for Christians in Martin Luther’s theology. Silesian Historical and Theological Studies, 53(2), 252–264. https://doi.org/10.31261/SSHT.2020.53.2.05

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Vol. 53 No. 2 (2020)
Published: 2022-01-10


ISSN: 0137-3447
eISSN: 2956-6185

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Instytut Gość Media/Księgarnia św. Jacka

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