Athens and Wittenberg : : Poetry, Philosophy, and Luther's Legacy / / edited by James A. Kellerman, R. Alden Smith, and Carl P.E. Springer. Technical Editor, Eric Hutchinson.

• Superior document: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 234
• TeilnehmendeR: Kellerman, James A., 1962-
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden ;, Boston : : Brill,, 2023.; ©2023
• Year of Publication: 2023
• Edition: 1st ed.
• Language: English
• Series: Studies in Medieval and Reformation Traditions ; 234.; Early Modern History and Modern History E-Books Online, Collection 2023.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (324 pages)
• Other title: Poetry, Philosophy, and Luther's Legacy; Preliminary Material -- Copyright page -- Preface /
• ISBN: 900420671X
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by James A. Kellerman, R. Alden Smith, and Carl P.E. Springer. Technical Editor, Eric Hutchinson.

Scholarship has tended to assume that Luther was uninterested in the Greek and Latin classics, given his promotion of the German vernacular and his polemic against the reliance upon Aristotle in theology. But as Athens and Wittenberg demonstrates, Luther was shaped by the classical education he had received and integrated it into his writings. He could quote Epicurean poetry to non-Epicurean ends; he could employ Aristotelian logic to prove the limits of philosophy’s role in theology. This volume explores how Luther and early Protestantism, especially Lutheranism, continued to draw from the classics in their quest to reform the church. In particular, it examines how early Protestantism made use of the philosophy and poetry from classical antiquity. Contributors include: Joseph Herl, Jane Schatkin Hettrick, E.J. Hutchinson, Jack D. Kilcrease, E. Christian Kopf, John G. Nordling, Piergiacomo Petrioli, Eric G. Phillips, Richard J. Serina, Jr, R. Alden Smith, Carl P.E. Springer, Manfred Svensson, William P. Weaver, and Daniel Zager.