Martin Luther stands as one of the most significant figures in Western history. His distinction as the father of the Protestant Reformation is augmented by his innovative use of new technology (the printing press), his translation of the Christian Bible into the vernacular, and his impact upon European society. Born in 1483 to middle-class parents in Saxony, eastern Germany, he became an Augustinian monk, a priest, a professor of biblical literature, a reformer, a husband and father. He died in 1546 after having witnessed the birth of a renewal movement that would result in a profound shift in faith, politics, and society. He has been both praised and vilified for what he preached and wrote. His thought continues to influence all Christians and to animate the movement that bears his name. The Late Theodore G. Tappert, a distinguished church historian and author, was Schieren Professor of the History of Christianity at Lutheran Theological Seminary, Philadelphia. He was also archivist of the Southeastern Pennsylvania Synod and a consultant to the Lutheran Church in American's Board of Publication.
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General Editors' Preface Abbreviations Introduction to Volume 54 Table Talk Recorded by Viet Dietrich, 1531-1533 Table Talk Recorded by George Rorer, 1531-1535 Table Talk Recorded by John Schlaginhaufen, 1531-1532 Table Talk Collected by Conrad Cordatus, 1532-1533 Table Talk Recorded by Anthony Lauterbach and Jerome Weller, 1536-1537 Table Talk Recorded by Anthony Lauterbach, 1538-1539 Table Talk Recorded by John Mathesius, 1540 Table Talk Recorded by Caspar Heydenreich, 1542-1543 Table Talk Recorded by Jerome Besold, 1544 Indexes