Abstract

This collection of essays by the leading 21st century Luther scholars in philosophy is divided into three sections. I. Philosophical formation of Luther and his subsequent formation of the discipline of philosophy II. The influence of Luther's modes of thought on major continental philosophers who were devoutly or culturally Lutheran, including Leibniz, Kant, Fichte, Hegel, Feuerbach, Kierkegaard, Nietzsche, and Heidegger. III. 21st century paths forward for philosophy in the Lutheran tradition. The essays reveal a Luther who is rich and complex philosophically, whose thought influenced continental philosophy from ethics to metaphysics, and whose ideas continue to bear fruit in the twenty first century.