Tips for accessing BOOKS on Luther and Lutheranism:
Many of the titles included on these pages are books found in Luther Seminary Library and only available to seminary students. However, you may be able to borrow these same titles from your local public library. Make note of the title, author and ISBN of the desired book and ask your local library to request the book by "Interlibrary Loan" (ILL). Otherwise, of course, you may choose to buy certain titles from your favorite bookstore or online book source.
The Annotated Luther (6 vols) by by Martin Luther (Author.), Timothy Wengert (Editor.): A finely crafted synthesis between readable primary texts and some of the best secondary scholarship. ISBN: 9781451462692
This page contains links to many writings of Martin Luther, translated into English. The larger Project Wittenberg site also contains links to scholarly listservs, Lutheran hymnals, and other materials.
Selected Writings of Martin Luther by Martin Luther; Theodore G. Tappert (Editor) ISBN: 9780800662264. A 4-volume English-language selection of Luther's most well-known works.
This site provides links to digitized editions (generally PDF) of the Weimar Ausgabe, generally collected as part of the Internet Archive.
A 6-volume English edition of Luther's writings, otherwise known as the Philadelphia edition.
"Here I Stand"--a 22 minute YouTube dramatic reading (by Max McLean) of Luther's famous speech that launched the Protestant Reformation (Fellowship for Performing Arts)
Luther: The Life and Legacy of the German Reformer: a 90 minute YouTube documentary
by Lyndal Roper, 2017 (Random House): “One of the best of the new [Martin Luther] biographers” (The New Yorker).
Considered one of the classic biographies of Luther, by Roland Bainton: a readable, scholarly introduction to Luther. Abingdon Press, 1950
Martin Brecht 1985-(1993 1st English language ed.) Fortress Press, ©1985-1993.
Scott H Hendrix (Author), Yale University Press, [2015]
Interested in learning more about Lutheranism? Check out the course that accompanies this resource guide: Lutheranism: Bound and Free
