Mukhanyo Theological College LibrariesKatie Luther, first lady of the Reformation : the unconventional life of Katherina von Bora / Ruth A. Tucker.
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TextPublisher: Grand Rapids, MI : Zondervan, [2017]Copyright date: ©2017Description: 208 pages ; 22 cmContent type: - text
- unmediated
- volume
- 0310532159
- 9780310532156
- 284.1092 B 23
- BR328 .T83 2017
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Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index.
Katherine Luther, a former nun, was a decisive, assertive partner of Martin Luther, unlike most preacher's wives of her time.
Introduction: Katharina von Bora for all seasons -- "Jesus cage ": incarceration in a cloister -- "Here I stand" : religious revolution in Germany -- "A wagon load of vestal virgins" : escaping the convent -- "A bitter living" : daily life in old Wittenberg -- "Pigtails on the pillow" : marriage to Martin Luther -- "Neither wood nor stone" : a Reformation husband -- "From Katie, a little heathen" : motherhood at the manse -- "Morning star of Wittenberg" : at work before dawn -- "Hew an obedient wife out of stone" : pushing gender boundaries -- "Stop worrying, let God worry" : worrywart of Wittenberg -- "Fifty gulden" Bible reading : undervalued spirituality -- "No words can express my heartbreak" : widowhood and final years -- Brand Bora : concluding thoughts on Katharina.
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