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Martin Luther's Bondage of the Will (1525) is a response to Desiderius Erasmus's "Diatribe on Free Will.’ The work is considered as one of the great masterpieces of the Reformation. Luther writes powerfully about man's depravity and God's sovereignty in his direct style, which combines spirituality and humor. For Luther, the crucial issue was the ability of free will, and the extent to which it is subject to God's sovereignty.

This collection features 14 of the most important and well-known speeches by some of the world's most influential religious leaders.

This is a compilation of some of the most well-known speeches of modern times, spanning the years 1940-1987. Each of the speeches has been edited to include the most noteworthy segment.

http://www.adfreebooks.com - 500+ audiobooks, all ad freeIn his "Dear Genesis" Luther proved that the free Evangelical religion he taught was not new, but as old as the first book of the Bible, and that it does not consist in outward forms, organizations and pomp, but in true faith in Christ in our hearts and lives. Genesis contains the only historic records accessible of the first 2364 years of the 4004 years before Christ. It is worthy of study in our day as it was in the days of the Reformation. This, the second volume of Luther's great commentary on Genesis, ... covers chapters four to ...

A remarkable compilation of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr.’s reflections on love and its transformative power—a stellar addition to Dr. King’s archives published exclusively by HarperCollins.

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr., a leader and visionary of the civil rights movement, was first and foremost a preacher. This unique collection features a selection of Dr. King's best sermons - some not heard since he first delivered them!

Die Bezeichnung "Hauspredigten" erklärt sich daraus, dass Luther diese Predigten 1530-1534 in seinem Hause seinem Gesinde gehalten hat, wenn er "Schwachheit halben" nicht in der Kirche predigen konnte. Eine andere Lesart des Begriffs ist: Diese Predigten hätten "in den Häusern" gelesen und gehört werden sollen. Vermutlich werden Luthers Hauspredigten nur wenigen heutigen Hörern zur reinen Erbauung dienen, obwohl sie viel Nachdenkenswertes enthalten.

Martin Luther King Jr. may be America's most revered political figure, commemorated in statues, celebrations, and street names around the world. But despite his stature, the significance of King's writings and political thought remains underappreciated. In To Shape a New World, Tommie Shelby and Brandon Terry state that the marginalization of King's ideas reflects a romantic consensus history that renders the civil rights movement inherently conservative - an effort not at radical reform but at "living up to" enduring ideals laid down by the nation's founders.

On April 3, 1968, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood at the pulpit of Mason Temple in Memphis, Tennessee, and delivered what would be his final speech. Voiced in support of the Memphis Sanitation Worker’s Strike, Dr. King's words continue to be powerful and relevant as workers continue to organize, unionize, and strike across various industries today. Withstanding the test of time, this speech serves as a galvanizing call to create and maintain unity among all people.

Diese Auslegung des Lobgesangs der Maria schickte Martin Luther 1521 dem seinerzeit achtzehnjährigen Fürsten Johann Friedrich von Sachsen, seinem nachmaligen Landesherrn. Der Text legt unter anderem Zeugnis ab von Martin Luthers Sicht auf Maria, die Christen beider Konfessionen möglicherweise überraschen könnte. Jedenfalls werden ihnen Luthers Feststellungen jede Menge Stoff zum Nachdenken geben.

For nearly three decades, one man has used his twisted sense of justice to rid the world of racism and hatred by very simple means: he finds and kills racists. But on his very first outing, one victim escaped his bullet. Now, 30 years later, that job left unfinished could very well be his undoing.

En 1967, en la iglesia Riverside de la Ciudad de Nueva York, el Dr. King se paró frente a una audiencia entusiasmada y criticó la guerra de Vietnam como un acto de fuerza destructivo y una cruel manipulación de los pobres por parte de ambos bandos. Instó a los ciudadanos a confrontar la dura realidad de la guerra y a seguir un camino en el que todo se nos presente como una elección; en sus palabras: «una elección de coexistencia no violeta en vez de una coaniquilación violenta».

Martin Luther is known for his actions and thought. His poetry has shaped many over the last 500 years. This is love poetry of deeper sort.

"Die Welt ist ein betrunkener Bauer. Hebt man ihn auf der einen Seite in den Sattel, so fällt er auf der anderen Seite wieder herunter." Die vielgerühmte Volksnähe und Wortgewandtheit des großen Reformators Martin Luther wird ganz besonders in seinen im Freundeskreis gehaltenen Tischreden deutlich. Spontan und voller Lebensklugheit äußert er sich in kraftvoller und lebendiger Sprache zu den verschiedensten Themen quer durch alle Lebensbereiche.

Karl Schumacher was 15 when he came to the German city of Wittenberg in 1520 seeking an education. He had been very fortunate that the esteemed university professor, Doctor Martin Luther, had taken him into his household as a servant. Luther’s promise of tutoring Karl in exchange for his labor was the chance of a lifetime - until a poster on the church door declared his master a heretic! Karl is asked to travel with Doctor Luther to appear before the emperor’s Imperial Council in the city of Worms. Will his life be at stake as well as Luther’s?

On August 28, 1963, Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. stood before thousands of Americans who had gathered at the Lincoln Memorial in Washington, D.C. in the name of civil rights. Including the immortal words, “I have a dream,” Dr. King’s keynote speech would energize a movement and change the course of history.

Dass Martin Luther vor fast 500 Jahren für die Homo-Ehe eingetreten wäre oder ein Plädoyer für die heute so verbreitete sequenzielle Monogamie gehalten hätte, wird niemand erwarten. Aber ist damit alles, was er über das eheliche Leben gedacht und geschrieben hat, überholt und zu vernachlässigen? Man höre und urteile selbst.

El último discurso del Dr. Martin Luther King «He estado en la cima de la montaña», parte de los archivos del Dr. King publicados exclusivamente por HarperCollins, por primera vez en español. El 3 de abril de 1968, en Memphis Tennessee, el Dr. King habló en defensa de la huelga de los empleados del saneamiento en que sería su último discurso. En un mundo donde los trabajadores mantienen viva la lucha por sus derechos, las poderosas palabras del Dr. King siguen siendo relevantes.

Al terminar la marcha de Selma a Montgomery el 25 de marzo de 1965, el Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. se plantó frente a una multitud y celebró el trabajo riguroso y el esfuerzo de todos en la lucha contra la injusticia racial por la Ley de los Derechos Civiles de 1964. En este discurso, el Dr. King dio testimonio de que esta marcha por la justica había sido larga y difícil, y seguiría siéndolo mientras los que estuvieran con él se resistieran al llamado a la normalidad en nombre de Jim Crow.

Classic Speeches: 1940-1987 is a collection of the most famous speeches of all time from political figures, such as Winston Churchill, Martin Luther King Jr and John F Kennedy.