Invectives as a Stylistic Device in Martin Luther's Reformation Rhetoric

The article explores Luther’s usage of invective language. In recent years of research into Church history, it has only rarely been recognized, and often been concealed, as an indispensable part of Luther's theology. Firstly the article presents some (relevant) passages of Luther's invecti...

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Subtitles:"Words at War: 'Invectivity' in Transformative Processes of the Sixteenth Century; Guest Editors: Cora Dietl, Bernward Schmidt, and Isabelle Stauffer"
Main Author: Wriedt, Markus 1958- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: De Gruyter 2023
In: Journal of Early Modern Christianity
Year: 2023, Volume: 10, Issue: 1, Pages: 43-71
RelBib Classification:CD Christianity and Culture
KAG Church history 1500-1648; Reformation; humanism; Renaissance
KDD Protestant Church
ZG Media studies; Digital media; Communication studies
Further subjects:B authoritative rule
B Group Identity
B Martin Luther
B Augustin von Alveldt
B Social Order
B Antichrist
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Summary:The article explores Luther’s usage of invective language. In recent years of research into Church history, it has only rarely been recognized, and often been concealed, as an indispensable part of Luther's theology. Firstly the article presents some (relevant) passages of Luther's invective rhetoric. In a second section, perspectives on the interpretation of this form of linguistic expression are explained. The final section concludes with the appeal to a historicizing claim essential to understanding the designs of the Reformation theology of the Wittenberg reformer.
ISSN:2196-6656
Contains:Enthalten in: Journal of Early Modern Christianity
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1515/jemc-2023-2037