Roland Bainton, Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther.Chapters 1-4.The influences in Luther’s childhood (e.g., with his father) that had a bearing on his later life and career.Late medieval spirituality. How might it cause religious terror and uncertainty in the mind of a sensitive soul like Martin Luther?What impression did the papacy (the governing seat of the Church) make on Luther at the time of his trip to Rome in 1510?What was the nature of Luther’s religious crisis? How did reading and reflecting on the gospel and the letters of Paul begin to resolve that crisis?What was the occasion of Luther’s protest in 1517? What were his aims at this point?8: What were Luther’s ideas and reforms about the sacraments? Did he get rid of them altogether?9: What did Luther mean by “the priesthood of all believers?”What were Luther’s ideas about the powers of the papacy over the rest of the Church, especially the Councils? Who as the Antichrist?10. The mood of German public opinion on Luther and the papacy in 1520.Luther’s famous statement, p. 144.Luther’s behavior at the Diet of Worms. Its outcome.13. What Luther’s view of God? Inexplicable, terrible, mysterious? (Also 196-97)What was the importance of Christ to Luther?“Scriptura sola.” All institutions must give way to the Word.All men are sinners, but this does not lead to despair. Faith is our recognition thatGod has willed to save us -- we are thus righteous. Faith reigns in the soul, and all good works flow from that source.14. The Protestant/Lutheran idea of the calling.His vagueness on political organization of religion; seems to prefer a kind of toleration of religious differences (until disorder changes his tone).15. Any chance of reconciliation between Luther and a reformed papacy?Luther caught in middle: he cannot reconcile with the Catholic moderates on his right; and he is left by the Puritans on his left.The crisis brought on by agitation of the revolutionary saints (Müntzer). Luther comes down ferociously on the side of the authorities.16. The enormous crisis of the 1530s caused by the Peasants’ Revolt (what was it?) and the rebellions fomented by Thomas Müntzer.Impact: to harden Luther’s attitudes and to make him afraid principally of chaos. He denounces the rebellions furiously.Further impact: many peasants driven to Anabaptists; sphere of Luther’s activities and influence restricted.18. What is a “territorial church?” What was Luther’s original attitude toward it? What was the outcome of the development of his ideas on politics and religion? What is “cuius regno cuius religio?”What is the significance of the Augsburg Confession (1530)?19. Luther’s Bible. Why such a great achievement?Luther’s attitude toward the Bible. What is the real heart of revelation – just the word of Scripture? What was his hierarchy of books in the New Testament? What was his attitude toward the Old Testament?Did Luther condemn music in liturgy as frivolous and distracting?21. Did Luther’s spiritual struggles and depressions end with his break with Catholicism? Did he always remain confident that God was good to him? How did he overcome these fits of despair? What was his ultimate “rock?”22. Give some examples of Luther’s ill temper and intemperate outbursts.Calculate Luther’s greatness – his energy, language and theological