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Contents Abbreviations viii Preface ix 1 Introduction 1 Death and Dying in the Middle Ages 2 Reforming Death Culture and the Art of Dying 7 Theology of Piety and the Dissemination of Reformation Ideas 12 The Emotional Dimension of Dying 15 Sources 20 Overview 23 2 Between Fear and Hope: Uncertainty of Salvation in the Late Medieval Ars moriendi 26 Uncertainty of Salvation in the Sancti Anselmi Admonitio, Jean Gerson¿s Opus tripartitum,and the Illustrated Ars moriendi 26 Fear and Hope in other Works of the ars moriendi Genre 35 The Role of the Sacraments in the ars moriendi 49 Devotion to the Passion of Christ in the ars moriendi and the Hortulus animae 59 Conclusion 75 3 Martin Luther¿s Eyn Sermon von der bereytung zum sterben (1519) 77 Introduction 77 Historical Setting 79 Content and Structure 80 Theological and Rhetorical Analysis of the Text 82 Excursus: The Development of Luther¿s Sacramental Theology Between the Sermon on Preparing to Die and the Babylonian Captivity of the Church ¿ Implications for the Deathbed Sacraments 130 4 Sermons on Preparation for Death 146 Introduction 146 Johannes Oecolampadius, Nunc dimittis Oecolampadij / Trostlich den Sterbenden [1521] 147 Thomas Venatorius, Ein Kurtz vnterricht den Sterbenden menschen . . . (1527) 183 Johannes Bugenhagen, Ein vnderricht deren / so in kranck- heyten vnd tods noeten ligen . . . (1527) 195 Georgius Mohr, Eyn Christliche vormanunge auß dem Euangelio . . . (1524) 207 Georg Spalatin, Eine Troestung an Hertzog Friderich Churfuersten zu Sachssen . . . (1525) 217 Steffan Castenbaur [Agricola], Ain koestlicher / guotter Notwendiger Sermon / vom Sterben . . . (1523) 231 . Concluding Observations 251 5 Handbooks or Manuals for Use at the Deathbed 256 Introduction 256 Euangelisch lere vnd vermanung / eines sterbenden menschen . . . [1523] 257 Johannes Oecolampadius¿ Liturgies for the Deathbed: Ain Lettaney . . . (1520 or 1523) and Form vnd Gstalt . . . (1526) 285 [Wenzel Linck], Troestung was bey eynem sterbenden menschen zuhandeln sey (1527) 304 Johannes Odenbach, Ein Trost Büchlin fur die Sterbenden (1528) 321 Concluding Observations 340 6 Instruction on Dying in Summaries of Reformation Teaching 346 Introduction 346 [Kaspar Güttel], Ein troestliche Sermon . . . (1523) 347 Johannes Diepold, Ain Nützliche Sermon . . . (1522) 380 Johannes Borner, Anfangk eines rechten Christlichen lebens (1526) 396 Jakob Otter, Christlich leben vnd sterben . . . (1528) 407 Concluding Observations 434 7 Conclusion 441 The Sterbebücher and the Dissemination of the Reformation Message 441 Uncertainty of Salvation in the Late Medieval ars moriendi 446 Certainty of Salvation in the Reformation Sterbebücher 447 Deathbed Consolation in the Sacraments 453 The Use of Late Medieval Themes and Literary Genres 456 The Development of a Reformation Theology of Piety 459 A Separation of the Living from the Dead? 465 . Bibliography 469 Index 524
Library of Congress Subject Headings for this publication:
Death -- Religious aspects -- Lutheran Church -- History of doctrines -- 16th century.
Funeral rites and ceremonies -- Germany -- History -- 16th century.
Funeral service -- Lutheran Church -- History -- 16th century.
Reformation -- Germany.