King Henry VIII Courts Luther

Authors

W. Dallmann, Concordia Seminary, St. Louis

Publication Date

8-1-1936

Document Type

Article

Keywords

luther, henry viii, england, wittenberg, lutherans, pope, bugenhagen, cromwell, divorce, doctrine, melanchthon

Submission Type

Bible Study; Lecture; Sermon Prep

Abstract

On March 11, 1535, Dr. Barnes, "the king's chaplain and professor of theology," was again in Wittenberg, "treating only- of the second marriage of the king," and trying very hard to get Melanchthon to go to England. Of course, he did not win the Lutherans to approve of the divorce.

Disciplines

History of Christianity

Submission Cost

Free

Submission Audience

Laity; Ministers; Scholars

Recommended Citation

Dallmann, W. (1936) "King Henry VIII Courts Luther," Concordia Theological Monthly: Vol. 7, Article 64.
Available at: https://scholar.csl.edu/ctm/vol7/iss1/64