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Category: Andrew Pettegree

Andrew Pettegree

In an age that valued prolonged and detailed exposition, complexity, and repetition it was astonishing that Luther should have instinctively discerned the value of brevity.

communication, reflection, self-discipline, silence

Andrew Pettegree

His plain, undecorated, and utilitarian work reeked week of provincialism.

culture, media, persuasion, technology, visuals

Andrew Pettegree

Although Martin Luther’s theological message was couched as an exhortation to all Christian people, his frame of reference, the human experiences on which he drew and his emotional sympathies, or almost entirely German.

authenticity, culture, engagement, persuasion, relevance

Andrew Pettegree

Like many men who experience fatherhood relatively late in life, Martin Luther was a devoted parent. Luther wrote his children letters of touching intensity, patiently converting the joys of the Christian life into a language of storytelling fit for the very young. A home with children brought out the best in Luther in a way that theological disputation patently did not.

discipleship, narrative, parenthood

Andrew Pettegree

In Martin Luther’s life and behavior is very courteous and friendly, and there is nothing of the stern stoic or grumpy fellow about him. He can adjust to all occasions. In social gathering he is gay, witty, ever full of joy, always has a bright and happy face, no matter how seriously his adversaries threatening him. One can see that God’s strength is within him. – Petrus Mosellanus

aspect, charisma, countenance, discipleship, faith, openness, persuasion

Andrew Pettegree

Print, it transpired, was not just an instrument of agitation and change: now it was equally necessary to win the peace.

communication, leadership, media

Andrew Pettegree

Because there was no pre-existing patrician elite, those successful in the new book industry could write very swiftly to the top of the social hierarchy.

change, fluidity, innovation, openness, technology

Andrew Pettegree

It is often the parishioners, the men and women in the pews, who set the tone.

bottom-up, change, culture

Andrew Pettegree

The stranglehold of the departed was much resented by the new generation of aspiring authors. Which is why it is who did make the breakthrough were so admired.

change, communication, persuasion, relevance, traditions

Andrew Pettegree

A long list of propositions does not necessarily make a coherent argument

attention, education, empathy, narrative, persuasion, writing