Jared Wicks, S.J.
Luther through Catholic Eyes
Ma1¡tin Luther more than anyone else is the incamation of Reformation Christianity. His image is changing.
Reports on the emergence and present development of ecumenism among .Roman Catholics inevitably speak of Catholics' new appreciation for the Protestant Ref01mers. Often, I find, this appreciation is no more than a vague kind of sympathy generated by the spirit of "the open Church" and by a realization of the deep Christian substance evinced by Protestant friends and acquaintances. But a whole series of recent publications shows a Catholic sympathy for the Refotmer Martin Luther that goes far beyond this. In fact, one can say that a new sub-field of theological literature has suddenly become weil populated. This is the field of Catholic Luther Scholarship. ¡ What follows is a brief account of the main works in this sector of .ecumenical theology. I would emphasize that this is an 275