Faculty Name

Deanna Thompson

Document Type

Syllabi

School

CLA

Department

REL

Course Subject

REL

Course Number

REL

Course Section

3980

Course Title

Special Topics: Martin Luther

Academic Term and Year

Spring 2015

Credits

4.00

Hamline Plan Letter

H, W

Area of Study

REL

Course Description

Some say sixteenth century Christian thinker Martin Luther reformed medieval Christianity. Others say Luther revolutionized Christian religion in the west, splitting it into Protestantism and Catholicism. This course will focus on reading and critically engaging Luther's own writings to try and determine whether he was more reformer or revolutionary. In order to decide how to characterize his work and his thought, the course will also attend to the larger cultural, religious, and political context of the time.

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