“Katharina von Bora was an iconic representative of the new household piety championed by her husband, Martin Luther…”
So begins today’s story from Dr. Sky Michael Johnston.
For further reading:
Martin Treu, "Katharina von Bora, the Woman at Luther's Side," Lutheran Quarterly 13 (1999): 156–178.
Nails in the Wall: Catholic Nuns in Reformation Germanyby Amy Leonard (University of Chicago Press, 2005)
The Holy Household: Women and Morals in Reformation Augsburg by Lyndal Roper (Oxford University Press, 1991)
Episode transcript:
https://skymichaeljohnston.com/90secnarratives/
