Is Luther's Bondage of the Will appropriate for a family who is not of the Reformed

[Nissi]

faith? What book would effectively challenge the theology presented in this book? Thanks.

[Michelle in MO]

My understanding is that Luther's book The Bondage of the Will was written in response to Eramus's treatise entitled The Freedom of the Will. When we did Omnibus II, The Bondage of the Will was assigned, but we substituted the biography of Luther by Roland Bainton called Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther.

However, I think it would be interesting to read both Luther's book and Erasmus's work and compare the two.

[Nissi]

Excellent suggestion. Thanks.

[Starr]

Dh, priest with a Ph.D in systematic theology says the book is not the first thing he would choose. To learn about Luther he's thinking you might want to start with Here I Stand and then Freedom of the Christian. He thinks Bondage of the Will is a great book but tough going for children.

[Sharon in MD]

Are you protestant and looking for something that will counter the Lutheran argument or catholic and looking for something that counters the protestant argument?

Which perspective are you wanting to support? Are you Calvinist by preference? I'm not sure which way to direct you?

[Jean in Wisc]

faith? What book would effectively challenge the theology presented in this book? Thanks.

"Reformed" came with Zwingli and Calvin not Luther. I am Lutheran, and I do not consider myself reformed.

Are you reading this for VP Omnibus? VP comes from a Reformed perspective. Not all of the books they suggest are written by authors who are Reformed.

It is my understanding that Reformed Theology was one of the off-shoots of Martin Luther's work, not Luther's theology.

Or am I misunderstanding the question?

Jean

[Nissi]

Starr, thanks for your suggestion. Sharon, I need recommendations for books that counter Calvinistic theology.

We have many on our list that are Calvinistic. Thanks.

Nissi

[Nissi]

Ok, Jean thank you for the clarification. Yes, we will be reading this for Omnibus. I would like to know since you are not "Reformed" what books you read that espouse free will.

[Michelle in MO]

Dh, priest with a Ph.D in systematic theology says the book is not the first thing he would choose. To learn about Luther he's thinking you might want to start with Here I Stand and then Freedom of the Christian. He thinks Bondage of the Will is a great book but tough going for children.
Yes, that's what I thought as well, when we first looked at the reading suggestions for Omnibus II, which is why we read Bainton's biography of Luther instead.

I would love to read both works, and I own a copy of both, but they do indeed look to be pretty difficult theological reading.