The
Christian Advocate, New York: The historic utterance
of John Wesley upon hearing, in the gathering of Moravians in
Aldersgate, the reading of Luther’s Preface to the Epistle
to the Romans, “I felt my heart strangely warmed,” will
occur to the mind when taking up Volume V of Luther’s Church
Postil on the Gospels, translated by Prof. J. N. Lenker,
D. D.
The translation has
been made in order to disclose to English readers what might be
called the Gospel side of Luther’s writings. With the great mass
of his writings upon the Gospel, filling over thirty volumes, it
is strange that we have gathered a wrong impression of his
thought. Dr. Lenker finds it hard to reconcile the high
praise constantly paid to Luther with the general ignorance of
his writings. He says that many who write on
Protestant problems are better posted in the literature of
“higher criticism” than in the classic writings of
Protestantism; doubtless he is correct. With this carefully
prepared Standard Edition of Luther’s writings that defect may
be remedied.
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Do not overlook the wonderful Lutheran Library Publishing Ministry, which delivers free classic Lutheran books, rather than expensive Fuller books.
