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The Reformation · 1529
The Small Catechism
Martin Luther · 1483–1546
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What it is
The commandments, creed, Lord's Prayer, and sacraments explained in the simplest possible terms, each section beginning with the question: what does this mean?
Why it lasted
Written after Luther toured the villages and found the people knew nothing at all. It has taught Lutherans their faith for five centuries.
Where to read it
Public domain and free to read in full, though not held here. The archives below have it.
These open a search on each archive rather than a direct link, which is the honest way to point at an edition nobody here has checked line by line.
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