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The Bondage of the Will

The Bondage of the Will

by Martin LUTHER (1483 - 1546)

On the Bondage of the Will (Latin: 'De Servo Arbitrio', literally, "On Un-free Will", or "Concerning Bound Choice"), by Martin Luther, was published in December 1525. It was his reply to Desiderius Erasmus's De libero arbitrio diatribe sive collatio or On Free Will, which had appeared in September 1524 as Erasmus's first public attack on Luther, after being wary about the methods of the reformer for many years. At issue was whether human beings, after the Fall of Man, are free to choose good or evil. The debate between Luther and Erasmus is one of the earliest of the Reformation over the issue of free will and predestination. (Summary by Wikipedia)


00 - Prefaces: Publisher and Translator

01 - Introduction of Martin Luther

02 - Sections 1-8: Erasmus' Preface, Scepticism, Knowledge of God

03 - Sections 9-27: The Sovereignty of God

04 - Sections 28-40: Exordium

05 - Sections 41-58: Discussion, Part I-a

06 - Sections 59-75: Discussion, Part I-b

07 - Sections 76-90: Discussion, Part II-a

08 - Sections 91-110: Discussion, Part II-b

09 - Sections 111-125: Discussion, Part II-c

10 - Sections 126-134: Discussion, Part II-d

11 - Sections 135-145: Discussion, Part III-a

12 - Sections 146-155: Discussion, Part III-b

13 - Sections 156-168: Discussion, Part III-c

14 - Appendices