Peter Matheson Livres

At a time when women were expected to stick to their household duties, according to Peter Matheson, Argula von Grumbach burst through every barrier. Matheson offers here a biography of the Reformation's first woman writer. Argula von Grumbach's first pamphlet in 1523 was reprinted all over Germany. Thousands of copies of her eight pamphlets appeared. Through her writing, von Grumbach defied her Bavarian princes (and her husband), denounced censorship, argued for an educated church and society, and developed her own understanding of faith and Scripture. She even intervened in the Imperial Diets at Nuremberg and Augsburg. Drawing for the first time on her correspondence, the author shows how von Grumbach paid dearly for her outspokenness but remained undaunted. Though some saw her as a she-devil and others as a harbinger of a new age, Matheson shows von Grumbach as a woman engaged in the life of the villages where she lived, as one motivated by the dreams she had for her children. In a time of sweeping change and risking everything for the light and truth she was given, Argula von Grumbach showed what the vision and determination of one person could achieve.

The exploration of the Reformation through various forms of popular media reveals its profound impact on personal spirituality, family dynamics, and civic life. Peter Matheson delves into pamphlets, sermons, and visual art, highlighting the innovative use of imagery and metaphor. The book also addresses the Reformation's utopian aspirations and its darker consequences, offering a nuanced understanding of this transformative period in history.

Lilo und Ernst lernen sich 1935 wahrend des Landjahrs kennen und verlieben sich ineinander. Sie schmieden Zukunftsplane, ziehen zusammen und heiraten schliealich. Beide sind vom Nationalsozialismus und seinen Werten uberzeugt. Dann bricht der Krieg aus und Ernst wird eingezogen. Sie schreiben sich Briefe, die in einer unvergleichlichen Intensitat den Zusammenprall ihrer personlichen Traume mit den politischen und militarischen Realitaten des Dritten Reiches zeigen. Siebzig Jahre spater entziffert ihre Tochter Heinke die in Sutterlin geschriebenen Briefe und stellt die Fragen der nachgeborenen Was wussten ihre Eltern? Warum glaubten sie an Hitler? Das Buch ist keine Anklage gegen die Eltern. Vielmehr ist es eine schmerzhafte Auseinandersetzung und eine historische Analyse der eigenen Familiengeschichte im Dritten Reich.