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Martin Luther's Anti-Semitism: Against His Better Judgment
Martin Luther's AntiSemitism Against His Better Judgment Author:Eric W. Gritsch Luther's anti-Semitic comments and their use within Nazi Germany are well known, yet there is sometimes still a reluctance to acknowledge this blot on a beloved Reformer's character. Here Eric W. Gritsch, Lutheran and distinguished Luther scholar, faces the glaring ugliness of Luther's anti-Semitism head-on. — Comprehensively laying out the evide... more »nce, Gritsch explores the development of Luther's thinking about Jews ? from his early attempts at converting them to later statements that would incite violence against them ? and traces the tragic fallout of his words in subsequent centuries. He also sets Luther's anti-Semitism within the historical context of European anti-Semitism ? from its Greco- Roman origin to its furtherance among the church fathers and during the Middle Ages ? yet refuses to exonerate Luther. In so doing, Gritsch offers this considered and honest historical study as a further stimulus for international discussion and another blow against the suppression of truth.« less