| Description |
208 pages ; 22 cm |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 189-203) and index. |
| Contents |
Introduction: Katharina von Bora for all seasons -- "Jesus cage": incarceration in a cloister -- "Here I stand": religious revolution in Germany -- "A wagon load of vestal virgins": escaping the convent -- "A bitter living": daily life in old Wittenberg -- "Pigtails on the pillow": marriage to Martin Luther -- "Neither wood nor stone": a Reformation husband -- "From Katie, a little heathen": motherhood at the manse -- "Morning star of Wittenberg": at work before dawn -- "Hew an obedient wife out of stone": pushing gender boundaries -- "Stop worrying, let God worry": worrywart of Wittenberg -- "Fifty gulden" Bible reading: undervalued spirituality -- "No words can express my heartbreak": widowhood and final years -- Brand Bora: Concluding thoughts on Katharina. |
| Summary |
Katherine Luther, a former nun, was a decisive, assertive partner of Martin Luther, unlike most preacher's wives of her time. |
| Subject |
Luther, Katharina von Bora, 1499-1552.
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Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.
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Luther, Katharina von Bora, 1499-1552. (OCoLC)fst00038524
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Luther, Martin, 1483-1546. (OCoLC)fst00040681
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Lutheran Church -- Germany.
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Reformation -- Germany.
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Lutherans -- Germany -- Biography.
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Lutheran Church. (OCoLC)fst01003996
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Lutherans. (OCoLC)fst01004072
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Reformation. (OCoLC)fst01092555
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Germany. (OCoLC)fst01210272
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| Genre/Form |
Biographies.
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Biographies. (OCoLC)fst01919896
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Biography. (OCoLC)fst01423686
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| ISBN |
0310532159 (paperback) |
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9780310532156 (paperback) |
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