Bondage of the will by Martin Luther

[The Rogue Tomato]

I recommend this to anyone interested in the free-will/predestination debate.  I recommend this particular translation by J.I. Packer over other versions.  Luther created a masterpiece of both content and sarcasm, and Packer captured it all in his translation. 

http://www.amazon.com/Bondage-Will-The-Martin-Luther/dp/0801048931/ref=sr_1_2?ie=UTF8&qid=1379160998&sr=8-2&keywords=bondage+of+the+will

 

[rsc2a]

I already have that version.

 

[Ransom]

I recommend this to anyone interested in the free-will/predestination debate.  I recommend this particular translation by J.I. Packer over other versions.  Luther created a masterpiece of both content and sarcasm, and Packer captured it all in his translation.

I have this edition, though to be honest I've only read it partially. However, I've read the introduction a few times - it's one of Packer's masterpieces, and worth the price of the whole book.

 

[The Rogue Tomato]

I recommend this to anyone interested in the free-will/predestination debate.  I recommend this particular translation by J.I. Packer over other versions.  Luther created a masterpiece of both content and sarcasm, and Packer captured it all in his translation.

I have this edition, though to be honest I've only read it partially. However, I've read the introduction a few times - it's one of Packer's masterpieces, and worth the price of the whole book.

I've read it twice.  The second time, I spotted some errors or weaknesses in his reasoning, but overall it's a well-reasoned scripturally-sound rebuke of the Erasmus diatribe on free-will.  In fact, if I were Erasmus and read that, I'd probably go into hiding out of shame. 

 

[Ransom]

I've read it twice.  The second time, I spotted some errors or weaknesses in his reasoning, but overall it's a well-reasoned scripturally-sound rebuke of the Erasmus diatribe on free-will.  In fact, if I were Erasmus and read that, I'd probably go into hiding out of shame.

I just discovered that my local library has Winter's Discourse on Free Will which includes both the Diatribe and Bondage.  I've often felt that I didn't want to give Luther a thorough read until I had a chance to read Erasmus' work first, but until now I didn't realize I had access to a copy.