Katie Luther, First Lady Of The Reformation: The Unconventional Life Of Katharina Von Bora
by Ruth A. Tucker /
2017 / English / EPUB
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Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther, was by any measure the
First Lady of the Reformation. A strong woman with a mind of her
own, she would remain unknown to us were it not for her larger
than life husband. Unlike other noted Reformation women, her
primary vocation was not related to ministry. She was a farmer
and a brewer with a boarding house the size of a Holiday Inn -
and all that with a large family and nursing responsibilities. In
many ways, Katie was a modern woman - a Lean In woman or a
modern-day version of a Proverbs 31 woman. Katharina's voice
echoes among modern women, wives and mothers who have carved out
a career of their own.
Katharina von Bora, wife of Martin Luther, was by any measure the
First Lady of the Reformation. A strong woman with a mind of her
own, she would remain unknown to us were it not for her larger
than life husband. Unlike other noted Reformation women, her
primary vocation was not related to ministry. She was a farmer
and a brewer with a boarding house the size of a Holiday Inn -
and all that with a large family and nursing responsibilities. In
many ways, Katie was a modern woman - a Lean In woman or a
modern-day version of a Proverbs 31 woman. Katharina's voice
echoes among modern women, wives and mothers who have carved out
a career of their own.
Decisive and assertive, she transformed Martin Luther into at
least a practicing egalitarian. Katharina was a full partner who
was a no-nonsense, confident and determined woman, a starke Frau
who did not cower when confronted by a powerful man.
Decisive and assertive, she transformed Martin Luther into at
least a practicing egalitarian. Katharina was a full partner who
was a no-nonsense, confident and determined woman, a starke Frau
who did not cower when confronted by a powerful man.
Ruth Tucker invites readers to visit Katie Luther in her
sixteenth-century village life - with its celebrations and
heartaches, housing, diet, fashion, childbirth, child-rearing and
gender restrictions - and to welcome her today into our own
living rooms and workplaces.
Ruth Tucker invites readers to visit Katie Luther in her
sixteenth-century village life - with its celebrations and
heartaches, housing, diet, fashion, childbirth, child-rearing and
gender restrictions - and to welcome her today into our own
living rooms and workplaces.