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| For the Sake of the Faith Four Reformation Stories Minna Ruediger, author |
M. Rüdiger (M. Ruediger), Author
Translated from the German
Reformation Series, Vol. 1
The German Literary Board, Burlington, Iowa 1905
Copyright 1905 by R. Neuman, Burlington, Iowa
128 pages
Presented in this book are four historical fiction stories of real men during Reformation Era. They were Martin Luther followers who sacrificed their lives or themselves for the sake of the “New Faith.”
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I read through the book and found the stories interesting. The language and word order is not in use today, whether because of the early 20th-century writing style, or the literalness of the translator. I suspect it was the translator.
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A Good and Faithful Servant (1521) After a short sketch by Klaus Harms-Kiel, 1852. : Henry Moeller / Henry von Zütphen: Burned at the stake.
Fear Thou Not, for I am With Thee (1524) : Berthold and Rosanna Amsteg, Matthew and Catharine ( Katherine) Zell, Andrew Berg: Berthold and Rosanna were among 150 people forced to leave Kenzingen because they would not renounce their beliefs.
Love Never Faileth (1552) : James Jansz Grawwinkel who lived a monastic life of ministering to the poor and ill, a witness to the Christian life.
Enduring Unto the End (1558) : Anne du Bourg (Calvanist) was imprisoned, hung and then burned for his faith.
Minna Ruediger
Minna Ruediger (1841-1920) was born Wilhelmine Margarethe Charlotte Waack was an author and poet from Lubeck in Germany. In 1863 she married Johannes August Ruediger, a theologian, teacher and pastor. They were married 32 years. At her funeral Minna's youngest son delivered the eulogy ending it with her life verse, Our faith is the victory that has overcome the world (1John 5:4).
A Good and Faithful Servant (1521) After a short sketch by Klaus Harms-Kiel, 1852. : Henry Moeller / Henry von Zütphen: Burned at the stake.
Fear Thou Not, for I am With Thee (1524) : Berthold and Rosanna Amsteg, Matthew and Catharine ( Katherine) Zell, Andrew Berg: Berthold and Rosanna were among 150 people forced to leave Kenzingen because they would not renounce their beliefs.
Love Never Faileth (1552) : James Jansz Grawwinkel who lived a monastic life of ministering to the poor and ill, a witness to the Christian life.
Enduring Unto the End (1558) : Anne du Bourg (Calvanist) was imprisoned, hung and then burned for his faith.
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Minna Ruediger (1841-1920) was born Wilhelmine Margarethe Charlotte Waack was an author and poet from Lubeck in Germany. In 1863 she married Johannes August Ruediger, a theologian, teacher and pastor. They were married 32 years. At her funeral Minna's youngest son delivered the eulogy ending it with her life verse, Our faith is the victory that has overcome the world (1John 5:4).
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