Friday, August 4, 2017

early Martin Luder notes cribbed from Lyndal Roper's bio

First, a chrono:
1483 born
1497 Mansfield to Madgeburg, began latin
1498 to Eisenach, became recognised by most there, a place full of churches, revered St George,  and he stayed there w/ The Schalbes
1501 to Erfurt
1505 finishes MA, determined to study law
1505 July 17: joins Augustinian order, against his father's wishes, a businessman managing mines
1507 Luder performs first Mass
Erfurt politics p. 39-41
1508-9: year of study in Wittenburg(p. 63*), monastery life pp 41-4
his temptations, Anfechtungen pp.44-7
1510 to Rome, description/L's reactions to the Eternal City: pp 48-51
1511 return to Wittenburg, visiting Laminit in Augsburg on way back, a famous anorexic nun pp52-3
1512 Oct: gains doctorate, becomes district vicar in charge of 11 districts, incl personnel elevation,transfer and finances; got flak from teachers back in Erfurt for it too, pp 55-6
On sins and sinners, pp 56-9
Learning from Staupitz, his confessor ad mentor, what differentiated them, pp. 53-60
1515 becomes Bible prof at Wittenberg, May at Staupitz' direction: sermonizes (in Gotha), disputates over Psalms, Romans, pp 60-2
Wittenburg history and layers, pp 63-71
on minorities and Jews: pp 65-6
on relics bringing money: pp. 67-70
on wealth bringing artists: pp 71-3
on new friends and ideas: pp. 73-8
on L's personal prestige at uni: pp. 78-80

the 95 theses: pp 80-7... Maybe really 87 theses, and then not at Wittenburg exactly...
arguing theses against scholastics at uni p 81*, how the process, methods seems to expose Luther's own contradictions -p.82
dissemination of these and their receptions p 83
April 1518 argues against theological logic, philosophy, pp 91-3
May 1518: writes letter to Trutfetter, p 94
May1518: publishes sermon On Indulgences and Grace, p 84
Nuremburg friends p 85
there began also book burnings, p 85
Substance of inflammation Against 95 theses, p 86, his name change
Luther's thoughts as compared w/ Theologica deutsch, pp 88-90; his consequent logical forms and methods in his social mileu, Roper concludes for the now self-named Eleutherius, overcame these early influences of mysticism

* great loccalizing, focusing quotes from this author
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Roper, Lyndal: Martin Luther: Renegade and Prophet; Random House, NY, 2017

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