"Luther remains master of direct presentation of the truth, Kierkegaard, peer of Christian “indirect impartation” by a Socratic pedagogy. They are two complementary types of mind. In the growing complex, subtle, ratiocinate trend of modern life the bold simplicity of Luther's manly directness needs Kierkegaard's invincible “double-reflectivity” and keen appreciation of the refined intricacies of mind and life as a healthful corrective. Times change and we Christians must change with them in all things somewhat, except in the faith that saves."
Quote Details
Added by wikiquote-import-bot
Unverified quote
0 likes
Original Language: English
Available Languages (1)
Sources
Soren Kierkegaard in his life and literature by Adolf Hult 1906 p. 21
https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/Martin_Luther
Revision History
No revisions have been submitted for this quote.
Categories
Martin Luther
1483 – 1546
deutscher Theologe und Reformator
297 quotes on TrueQuotesView all quotes by Martin Luther →
Related Quotes
"The Devil is the enemy of proverbs ("Der Teuffel ist den Sprichwortten feindt")."
"Freedom was the watchword of Martin Luther in his early days. His theology rested upon the foundation of the right of…"
"Protestantism itself, in its early phases, was plainly a movement toward mysticism: its purpose, at least in theory, …"
""God himself cannot subsist without wise men," said Luther, and with good reason; but "God can still less subsist wit…"
"By a strange inconsistency, Luther justified all wars of self-defense except those waged by subjects against tyrannic…"
"In later years Luther showed no regret for his attitude toward this rebellion. Indeed, he went so far as to say: "Pre…"
"The poverty-stricken rural population rose up against their despoilers; they burnt down the castles of the nobles, an…"
"Bruder Sanftleben und Vater Leisentret ... meinet, er wollte gerne seine fürgenommene Lüste alle ins Werk führen, sei…"
"Luther defined the Devil as a giant anus, and in much iconography we see Evil and Sin personified by farting, shittin…"
"Augustine, Aquinas, Luther, and Calvin, chief among the formative minds of Christendom, although separated by the cen…"