Making Sense of Martin Luther

Participant Book

Making Sense of Martin Luther uses a conversational format to explore how Luther’s dynamic understanding of God’s life-changing gospel informs day-to-day faith and life in the world today.
Introduction: Luther as Monk, Myth, and Messenger
Chapter 1: The Reluctant Reformer—Introducing “the Monk Who Changed the World”
Chapter 2: Freedom! Justification by Grace through Faith
Chapter 3: The Present-Tense God—Law and Gospel
Chapter 4: The Ambidextrous God—The Two Kingdoms and God’s Ongoing Work in the World
Chapter 5: Called for Good—Vocation, Sinning Boldly, and the Respiratory System of the Body of Christ
Chapter 6: God Hidden and Revealed—Luther’s Theology of the Cross and the Sacraments
Chapter 7: Semper Simul—Sin, Forgiveness, and “Becoming Christian”
Accompanying leader guide and DVD are available.