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A Companion to Early Modern Lutheranism invites you into a world where theology, politics, learning, piety, and artistic expression are interwoven. Instead of treating Lutheranism as a static “Orthodoxy” system, the book shows you how early modern Lutherans actually lived, argued, educated, governed, prayed, and imagined their world. Featuring original research from leading scholars, the volume highlights cultural dynamics—from university debates and biblical exegesis to music, imagery, and household devotion. You gain a clear, interdisciplinary guide to a tradition far more diverse than its stereotypes, and a framework that opens new paths for future research
Price: $288.00
Publisher: Brill
Imprint: Brill
Series: Brill's Companions to the Christian Tradition
Publication Date:
07 January 2027
ISBN: 9789004415225
Format: Hardcover
Joar Haga, Ph.D. (2011), VID Specialized University, Norway, is Professor of Church History in Stavanger. He has published monographs and articles on Early Modern and Modern Lutheran history in Germany and Scandinavia.
Sascha Salatowsky, Dr. phil. (2004), Director of the State Library Coburg (since 2022), lecturer at the Bavarian Library Academy, Munich. He has written and edited widely on early modern philosophy and theology—especially Aristotelianism, Lutheranism and Socinianism—and curates library exhibitions.
Walter H. Sparn, Dr. theol. (1974), Dr. theol. habil. (1983), is Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy of Religion emeritus at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen. He has published on early modern theology and co-edited the Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit (16 vols, 2005–2012).
Robert Kolb, Ph.D. (1973), Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, is Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus. He has written widely on Luther’s thought, including Face to Face: Martin Luther’s View of Reality (Fortress 2024), and co-edited The Book of Concord (Fortress 2000).
Sascha Salatowsky, Dr. phil. (2004), Director of the State Library Coburg (since 2022), lecturer at the Bavarian Library Academy, Munich. He has written and edited widely on early modern philosophy and theology—especially Aristotelianism, Lutheranism and Socinianism—and curates library exhibitions.
Walter H. Sparn, Dr. theol. (1974), Dr. theol. habil. (1983), is Professor of Systematic Theology and Philosophy of Religion emeritus at Friedrich-Alexander University Erlangen. He has published on early modern theology and co-edited the Enzyklopädie der Neuzeit (16 vols, 2005–2012).
Robert Kolb, Ph.D. (1973), Concordia Seminary, Saint Louis, is Professor of Systematic Theology emeritus. He has written widely on Luther’s thought, including Face to Face: Martin Luther’s View of Reality (Fortress 2024), and co-edited The Book of Concord (Fortress 2000).