The wit of Martin Luther /

The wit of Martin Luther /

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Author / Creator:	Gritsch, Eric W.
Imprint:	Minneapolis : Fortress Press, ©2006.
Description:	x, 133, [1] pages ; 18 cm.
Language:	English
Series:	Facets Facets (Fortress Press)
Subject:	Luther, Martin, -- 1483-1546 -- Humor. Luther, Martin, -- 1483-1546. Humor. Humor.
Format:	Print Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/13203350

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ISBN:	0800638034 9780800638030
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references (page 134) and index. committed to retain from JKM Seminaries Library 2023 JKM University of Chicago Library
Standard no.:	9780800638030

Table of Contents:

Preface
Introduction
1. The Power of Serenity
Saved from Being Deadly Serious
Jester at the Court of Public Opinion
Waggish Polemics
2. Wit and Witness
Divine Comedy in the Bible
Facetious Pastoral Care
Gallows Humor
3. Smiling through the Mean Meantime
Penultimate Thinking
Daily Life before the Last Day
Reborn Free
Postscript
Select Witticisms of Martin Luther
Abbreviations
Notes
Bibliography