"Die Sprache ist eine große und göttliche Gabe" (Martin Luther) Reformation und Sprachkultur

"Language is a great and divine gift" (Martin Luther) Reformation and Language Culture   In this paper Luther's anthropology is shown as being based on the human capability of speaking. As a speaking person, the human being is not outside the world but involved in the world by comm...

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Main Author: Susanne Heine
Format: Article
Language:deu
Published: Axia Academic Publishers 2019-03-01
Series:Labyrinth: An International Journal for Philosophy, Value Theory and Sociocultural Hermeneutics
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Online Access:https://axiapublishers.com/ojs/index.php/labyrinth/article/view/135
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spelling doaj-0a934e331dfe4ff4a57bf645fe954fbe2021-04-02T17:38:34ZdeuAxia Academic PublishersLabyrinth: An International Journal for Philosophy, Value Theory and Sociocultural Hermeneutics2410-48171561-89272019-03-01202415510.25180/lj.v20i2.13587"Die Sprache ist eine große und göttliche Gabe" (Martin Luther) Reformation und SprachkulturSusanne Heine0University of Vienna"Language is a great and divine gift" (Martin Luther) Reformation and Language Culture   In this paper Luther's anthropology is shown as being based on the human capability of speaking. As a speaking person, the human being is not outside the world but involved in the world by communication. For Luther being human means – thanks to the capability of speaking – being in a personal relationship. The author argues that this relationship to others is based in the relationship to God. Although speaking is a gift of God, it can be abused whenever someone stirs up people to degrade others, as populists do. Luther had been reproached to be a populist in his closeness to simple people, but this was only due to his intention, that everyone should understand his translation of the bible. Instead of stoking fears, as populists do, Luther helped people to overcome their fears, by telling them in their own language – due to his German translation – that God loves them.https://axiapublishers.com/ojs/index.php/labyrinth/article/view/135martin luther, god, love, language, translation, populism
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"Die Sprache ist eine große und göttliche Gabe" (Martin Luther) Reformation und Sprachkultur
Labyrinth: An International Journal for Philosophy, Value Theory and Sociocultural Hermeneutics
martin luther, god, love, language, translation, populism
author_facet Susanne Heine
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title "Die Sprache ist eine große und göttliche Gabe" (Martin Luther) Reformation und Sprachkultur
title_short "Die Sprache ist eine große und göttliche Gabe" (Martin Luther) Reformation und Sprachkultur
title_full "Die Sprache ist eine große und göttliche Gabe" (Martin Luther) Reformation und Sprachkultur
title_fullStr "Die Sprache ist eine große und göttliche Gabe" (Martin Luther) Reformation und Sprachkultur
title_full_unstemmed "Die Sprache ist eine große und göttliche Gabe" (Martin Luther) Reformation und Sprachkultur
title_sort "die sprache ist eine große und göttliche gabe" (martin luther) reformation und sprachkultur
publisher Axia Academic Publishers
series Labyrinth: An International Journal for Philosophy, Value Theory and Sociocultural Hermeneutics
issn 2410-4817
1561-8927
publishDate 2019-03-01
description "Language is a great and divine gift" (Martin Luther) Reformation and Language Culture   In this paper Luther's anthropology is shown as being based on the human capability of speaking. As a speaking person, the human being is not outside the world but involved in the world by communication. For Luther being human means – thanks to the capability of speaking – being in a personal relationship. The author argues that this relationship to others is based in the relationship to God. Although speaking is a gift of God, it can be abused whenever someone stirs up people to degrade others, as populists do. Luther had been reproached to be a populist in his closeness to simple people, but this was only due to his intention, that everyone should understand his translation of the bible. Instead of stoking fears, as populists do, Luther helped people to overcome their fears, by telling them in their own language – due to his German translation – that God loves them.
topic martin luther, god, love, language, translation, populism
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