Diane Bowers has taught at Pacific Lutheran Theological Seminary and, for several years, led the Luther Reading Group, a discussion group for clergy and lay people. She has written and presented many articles on Katharina von Bora and on Martin Luther. She currently serves as interim pastor in Berkeley, California. She, her husband, and their six-year old son, Elijah all live in Berkeley, California.
Shocking and Necessary: The Marriage of Katharina von Bora and Martin Luther as an Act of Love and Resistance
Introduction [1] How should a paper on the marriage of Katharina von Bora and Martin Luther begin? You might expect it to begin with the colorful and well documented escape of twelve nuns, including Katharina, on Easter Eve, April 4, 1523, from the Cistercian convent of Marienthron, near Grimma, about 100 kilometers from Wittenberg, which […]