
Small Catechism,1529
Timothy J. Wengert provides detailed background into the development of Luther''s popular Small Catechism, which began with Luther''s early sermon series on the Ten Commandments, the Lord''s Prayer, and the Apostles'' Creed. Luther wrote his catechism because many requested he do so but also as a response to his 1528 visitation of parishes in Saxony and Meissen, where he discovered an abysmal leve...
Timothy J. Wengert provides detailed background into the development of Luther''s popular Small Catechism, which began with Luther''s early sermon series on the Ten Commandments, the Lord''s Prayer, and the Apostles'' Creed. Luther wrote his catechism because many requested he do so but also as a response to his 1528 visitation of parishes in Saxony and Meissen, where he discovered an abysmal leve...