Against Luther’s Babylonian Captivity by St. John Fisher

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Henry VIII was perhaps the best educated monarch to sit on the English throne since Alfred the Great, and was uniquely placed to put together a treatise refuting the errors of Martin Luther. Luther responded by hurling insults at the king. Thus, the greatest theologian in Christendom at the time, St. John Fisher, stepped into the fore, with a treatise defending Henry VIII’s treatise and at the same time, going for the jugular of Luther’s theology. Written in Latin for a European audience, Fisher marshals his mastery of the Church Fathers and Holy Scripture to not only defend the King’s book, but to shred Luther’s teaching.

Now, for the very first time in English, you can read Fisher’s masterful dismantling of Lutheran theology. In twelve chapters, Fisher demonstrates Luther’s own internal contradictions, his mischaracterization of the King’s arguments, and defense of Catholic doctrine on the Sacraments, the Eucharist, grace, and the refutation of Luther’s doctrines.

Chapter One: Luther’s Agitated Arrogance Is Openly Deceitful
Chapter Two: His Apology That Attempts to Cover Notable Vices Is in Vain
Chapter Three: Regarding the Faithful’s Communion, the Church’s Custom Should Be Observed
Chapter Four: The Substance of the Bread Does Not Remain with the Most Holy Body of Christ
Chapter Five: The Mass Is Not a Testament
Chapter Six: The Mass Is Properly Called a Sacrifice and a Work by Those of Right Faith
Chapter Seven: Certain Quibbling Subterfuges and Lying Sophisms Are Laid Bare
Chapter Eight: The Mass Is Not Solely a Promise
Chapter Nine: Some of Luther’s False Accusations against the King Are Done Away With
Chapter Ten: We Must Believe in the Fathers’ United and Harmonious Scriptural Interpretation
Chapter Eleven: The Judgment of Doctrine Belongs to the Fathers Rather Than to the People
Chapter Twelve: Orders and Matrimony Are Sacraments and Efficaciously Confer Grace