Course: The Facts About Luther
A critical, annotated study of Luther and his errors

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This book is critical reading for Catholic students and adults. Christ the King Books has republished Fr. O’Hare’s scholarly classic as a heavily annotated version, making it much easier for high school students to understand and appreciate. Chapter subheadings, numerous notes and vocabulary definitions, as well as pictures and maps bring the subject matter alive and more easily understandable for the student.

These pages contain much more than just a careful telling of the bizarre life, teachings, and behavior of Martin Luther, that monk-priest who apostatized to start the heretical cult called Lutheranism. Would you like your children to know how Western civilization fell from its heights in the beautiful Middle Ages, into the abyss we now find ourselves? Then most definitely have them read this book, for Protestantism is directly responsible not only for heresy, but also for massive civil unrest and the spirit of revolt.

Monsignor O’Hare also provides a beautiful exposition of the Catholic Faith in those areas which pertain to the disputed questions: How is man justified (that is, made pleasing to God)? What is Revelation and where is it found, just in Scripture? What are the approved books of Scripture and who decides what constitutes the bible? What are indulgences and is this a reasonable concept supported by Scripture? What is predestination, and what is the proper view of it?

In answering such questions, Fr. O’Hare prevents any mistaken trust one might place in Luther as a teacher or so-called “reformer” but also utterly destroys the very foundations of Protestantism, for in the process, Calvin, Zwingli, and other heresiarchs are also brought on trial. Fr. O’Hare, in fact, achieves his purpose using only quotes from Protestant authorities and historians, lest people dismiss his historical sources as being “bigoted, lying Catholics.” In fact, Fr. O’Hare is writing the book to Protestants who have enough good-will to investigate the plain facts. In the final chapter, he traces how the civil problems of his time (at that time, divorce, adultery, etc.) could be directly traceable to Luther’s rebellion and his corrupt teachings.

Recommended for grades 11-12, although a mature sophomore could also read it. 300 pages. A must read! This book is a perfect match with Christ the King Books’ Annotated Sacred Scripture series, especially the first book of that series, Introduction to Sacred Scripture.