Northwestern University - Luther and the West
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- In this course we will discuss the history of some ideas that have been hugely influential in the modern west and that were taken out to the rest of the world. The discussion centers on an extraordinary and historically important figure, a sixteenth century German man named Martin Luther. Luther is recognized today as the originator of many of the most significant ideas that continue to affect and shape who we as modern people are and how we see the world and ourselves for better and for worse.
- In the first section, we will explore why Luther thought the Bible was the most important volume for everyone to have and read. Included here will be a careful consideration of Luther's anti-Judaism, which contributed to western antisemitism and some of the greatest horrors of the twentieth century.
- In the second section, we will talk about the idea of freedom and how Luther's understanding of freedom in Christ affected the way modern thinkers understood what it means to be human in community. Important in this section is the consequential contradiction between freedom and slavery in western thought and their co-existence in western societies.
- The third section will be all about the many complicated relations between religion and politics.
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Luther and the West at Coursera Curriculum
Luther, the Bible, and Antijudaism - Part 1
What is this Course About?
Learning Objectives
How to Talk About Religion
Introduction to Luther and the Bible
Luther?s Translation of the Bible
Christ in the Bible
Law and Gospel
Christ in the Old Testament
Course Contributors
Copyright Permissions & Works Cited
Lecture 1 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 2 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 3 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 4 Guided Reading
Lecture 4 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 5 Guided Reading
Lecture 5 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 2
Lecture 3
Lecture 5
Luther, the Bible, and Antijudaism - Part 2
Luther and Anti-Judaism
Luther, the Old Testament, and Anti-Judaism
Lutheran Theologians and Antisemitism in Nazi Germany
The Bible and Its Literal Sense
Luther and Spinoza on Genesis
Spinoza and the Tractatus
Lecture 6 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 7 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 8 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 9 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 10 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 11 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 7
Lecture 10
Freedom: Self and Community - Part 1
Luther the Urban Legend
Key Moments in Luther's Life
Luther and Freedom: What's in a Name?
Freedom and the Individual
Christ and Freedom
Lecture 12 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 13 Supplemental Movie
Lecture 13 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 14 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 15 Guided Reading
Lecture 15 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 16 Guided Reading
Lecture 16 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 12
Lecture 13
Lecture 14
Lecture 16
Freedom: Self and Community - Part 2
Kant and Freedom
Kant and the Bible
Kant and Morality
Martin Luther King, Jr. Theologian of Freedom
King and the Inner and Outer Distinction
Freedom and Love
Lecture 17 Supplemental Reading
Lesson 18 Guided Reading
Lecture 18 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 19 Guided Reading
Lecture 20 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 21 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 22 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 17
Lecture 18
Lecture 19
Lecture 20
Lecture 22
Religion and Politics: The Two Swords - Part 1
Introduction to Modernity
Luther on Vocation and Community
Christendom and the Holy Roman Empire
The Two Swords
Luther and Church Reform
Lecture 23 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 24 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 25 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 26: Supplemental Reading
Lecture 27: Supplemental Reading
Lecture 24
Lecture 26
Lecture 27
Religion and Politics: The Two Swords - Part 2
Money in the World
Money in the Church
Luther?s Reform of Marriage
Luther?s Reform of Sex
Art
Music
Lecture 28 Guided Reading
Lecture 29 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 30 Guided Reading
Lecture 30 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 32 Guided Reflection
Lecture 32 Supplemental Reading
Lecture 33 Supplemental Reading
Thank You!
Lecture 28
Lecture 29
Lecture 30
Lecture 31
Lecture 33
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