IUPUI
Fall
2005
Dr. E.L. Saak
CA 504P
Office Hours: Tues.:
(and by
appointment)
Phone: 274-1687
Email: esaak@iupui.edu
B421/H509
Martin Luther and the Reformation in
Sect. 6050/3888
MW
Perspectives and Goals
This
course focuses on the figure of Martin Luther, and the role he played in the
transformation of European culture from medieval forms to early modern during
the period, in general, from 1300 to 1555.
Based on extensive and intensive reading of Luther’s writings, this
course seeks to analyze not only how Luther’s thought developed within the
context of the late medieval world, but also the impact his writings and person
had on the emergence and early development of the Reformation in Germany. As such, it compliments History H354, The
Reformation, and can serve as an excellent preparation for the broader course,
as well as offering
students a more indepth look at a particular facet of
the more general survey. One of the
major historical questions we will examine is the role of the individual in
historical change. The Reformation
cannot be reduced to Martin Luther, and yet, the Reformation would have been
very different indeed without his central part therein. In addition, we will be looking at the impact
of ideas, and particularly religious and theological ideas as historical
factors, on historical change, analyzing the relationship between theology,
religion, politics, society, and culture.
And finally, the third major question this
course addresses is how historical figures have been portrayed by modern
historians, and how historiography affects our understanding of the past, and
the present. Based on
these three major issues, 1.) the role of the
individual in historical change; 2.) the relationship
between ideas and society and how that relationship contributed to historical
change; and 3.) the place of historiography in historical understanding; and
based on extensive and intensive reading and writing assignments, this course
takes as its fundamental starting point the IUPUI Principles of Undergraduate
Learning, focusing particularly on critical thinking and analysis, and
communicative skills.
The
goals of this course are as follows:
1.
to further develop the Principles of
Undergraduate Learning through extensive reading and writing assignments;
2.
to give the students an indepth understanding of a major historical figure and his
role in historical change;
3.
to give the students a “hands on”
experience of seeing how history, interpretation, and historiography affect our understanding of the past and of
the present;
4.
to give the students a greater, and
more indepth understanding of the Reformation in
Europe and its contribution to the major paradigm change in European culture
from medieval to early modern;
5.
to give graduate students the
opportunity to develop and execute research projects with clearly defined scope
and focus on a major period of European history;
6.
to integrate on-going scholarly
research into the classroom
Course Policies:
I expect
each and every student to attend each and every lecture. More than three absences will result in a
loss of a half
a grade (e.g.: from a B to a B-); more than six absences will result in a loss
of a full grade. Excused absences must
be cleared with me. Only the most
extraordinary of circumstances will excuse more than three absences.
Please note that I
will not tolerate cheating, and will punish any student caught cheating with
the full severity allowed me by IUPUI regulations. Please refer to the IUPUI handbook for
Student Conduct. I view cheating any of
the following: 1) Plagiarism of any kind, by which I mean: copying all or part
of another student’s paper; handing in papers written for you by someone else;
failure to properly footnote direct quotations, paraphrased passages, or
opinions of other scholars (including authors of Cliff Notes and other such
study aids) in essays written outside of class. Plagiarism also consists of
using material from the WWW without using quotation marks and proper
citation. Plagiarism is easy to
detect. Do not do it! If you have any questions whether you are
plagiarizing material, please ask me about it before hand! Once a paper is turned in, it is too late and
the paper, if plagiarized, is subject to the penalties mentioned above; 2)
collaborating on any in-class exam; 3)
copying the answers of any other student during an in-class exam In short, DO NOT CHEAT AND DO NOT PLAGIARISE! YOU WILL BE CAUGHT AND PUNISHED!
Adaptive
Educational Services
I
have had experience working with Adaptive Educational Services and will do what
ever I can to accommodate students participating in Adaptive Educational
Services and to facilitate the success of students participating in Adaptive
Educational Services. If there are any
questions and/or concerns in this regard, please do not hesitate to see me
and/or contact: Adaptive Educational Services (CA 001E), 278-3241;
http://life.iupui.edu.aes.
Required Books:
Martin
Luther, Basic Theological Writings.
Ed. Timothy Lull (Mineapolis, 1989)
Martin
Luther, Luther’s Works: Lectures on
Romans. Glosses and Scholia (
Erik Erikson, Young Man
Luther. A Study in Psychoanalysis and History
(New York, 1962)
Martin
Brecht, Martin
Luther: His Road to Reformation, 1483-1521 (
Heiko Oberman, Luther: Man
Between God and the Devil (New Haven, 1989)
Reader
Requirements/grades
Undergraduates:
1.)
10-15 page essay comparing, contrasting, and analyzing
the three assigned biographies of Luther 30%
2.)
10-15 page essay analyzing one of Luther’s writings, placed
in context of 1.) his own
developments; 2.) late medieval
developments; and 3.) the
historical, political, and social
setting of the writing itself 30%
3.)
class participation 10%
4,)
Final exam 30%
Graduates:
1.) 15-20 page historiographical
essay on recent research
on Luther and the Reformation in
2.)
25-30 page research paper 45%
3.)
class participation 10%
Schedule of Lectures and Assignments
W 24
Aug. Introduction: The Enigma of
Martin Luther
Part I
Preludes to Luther: The Reformation
of the Later Middle Ages
M 29
Aug. The Late Medieval World
W 31
Aug. The Crisis of Church and
State
Assignments:
Reformation of the Emperor Sigismund (Reader);
M 5
Sept. Labor Day, no class
W 7
Sept. Humanism and Textual
Culture
Assignments:
“Renaissance Humanism” (Reader)
M 12
Sept. The Augustinian
Renaissance
W 14
Sept. The Observant Reform
Movement
Assignments:
Oberman, Luther.
Man Between God and the Devil
M 19
Sept. The Rise of Catechetical
Literature and Pastoral Theology
W 21
Sept. The Longed-For
Reformation: The Rise of Apocalypticism
Assignments:
Oberman, Luther
Part II
From Friar to Reformer
M 26
Sept. Luther Becomes a Monk
W 28
Sept. Early Theological Develoment: Luther becomes a theologian
Assignments:
Erikson, Young
Man Luther; Lull, Part I, sect. 1-3; Part III, sects. 11-12
M 3 Oct. Luther’s “Reformation” Breakthrough: The “Tower
Experience” and the Medieval Augustinian
W 5
Oct. The Problem of
Indulgences
Assignments:
Brecht, Martin
Luther, chs. 1-6
M 10
Oct. Luther’s Lectures on Psalms
and Romans
W 12
Oct. Luther’s Lectures on Galatians,
Hebrews, and Psalms
Assignments:
Luther, Lectures on Romans
M 17
Oct. Luther’s Discovery
W 19
Oct. The De-frocking of Martin
Luther
Assignments:
Brecht, Martin
Luther, chs. 7-12
Part III
Theology, Politics, and the
Reformation in
M 24
Oct. The
W 26
Oct. The Reformation of
Worship and Society
Undergraduate
Essay on the Biographies Due, 10/26; Graduate Historiographical
Essays Due, 10/26
Assignments:
M 31
Oct. The Gospel of Social
Unrest: The Peasants’ War
W 2
Nov. Luther’s Lieutenant:
Philip Melanchthon
Assignments:
Lull, Part VI, sects. 26-29; The Twelve
Articles of the Peasants (Reader)
M 7
Nov. The Reformation of
Education
W 9
Nov. The New Christians?—the
“Reformation” of the Laity
Assignments:
Lull, Part VI, sects. 30-31; Part IV, sects. 17-19; Part III, sects. 6-10
M 14
Nov. The Reformation of the
Princes
W 16
Nov. The Politics of Belief:
From the Birth of the Protesants to the Beginnings of
Confessionalization and the Early
Part IV
Images/Representations of Luther
M
21 Nov. Luther in Print: The
Power of the Word—and Image
W
23 Nov. Thanksgiving, no class
M
28 Nov. Luther: Hero or
Heretic?
W
30 Nov. Young Man
Luther—Erickson
M
5 Dec. Luther’s Road to
Reformation—Brecht
W
7 Dec. Luther: Man Between
God and the Devil—Oberman
Undergraduate Source Analysis due 12/07
M
12 Dec. So What?
Classes
End
Final Exam: Friday, December 16: 8:00-10:00 a.m.; Graduate
Research Papers Due