This is Robert E. Wendland's reaction to James C. Danell's "The Freedom of a Christian and Treatise on Good Works" for 2020 Symposium on Martin Luther’s 1520 Treatises.

In this treatise Luther discusses the relationship of clergy and laity in the Christian church. He points out the artificial walls of superiority that the Catholic Church had created around itself and its clergy to guard ...

This is Joel D. Otto's reaction to Jason D. Oakland's "Luther's Call to Action: A Consideration of To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation" for 2020 Symposium on Martin Luther’s 1520 Treatises.

After deconstructing the walls with which the Catholic Church guarded its spiritual-temporal power in his treatise To the Christian Nobility of the German Nation, Luther moves on to challenge the Catholic Church’s central ...

This is Steven J. Pagels's reaction to Benjamin Schaefer's "'Breaking Free': Martin Luther's Babylonian Captivity of the Church in Context" for 2020 Symposium on Martin Luther’s 1520 Treatises.

These two essays were the first and last of Luther’s 1520 treatises and they reveal the spirit behind the writings. In them, Luther gives a clear exposition on the Christian life and the relationship between faith and good ...