Tuesday’s Table Talk: Opinions About Some of the Church Fathers

One thing that sets Credo Magazine apart from other publications is its emphasis on and celebration of Reformation theology. Well, what better way to become acquainted with the Reformers than Luther’s Table Talk! Check in each Tuesday as we listen in on Luther’s proverbs. Here is today’s Table Talk:

Opinions About Some of the Church Fathers

Summer or Fall, 1531

No. 51

“Jerome was neither a theologian nor an orator but was like the Swabian Altenstaig [i.e., John Altenstaig, humanist in Württemberg]. In his controversy with the Pelagians, Augustine became a strong and faithful defender of grace. Gregory [the Great] was leprous when it came to ceremonies; he considered it a mortal sin to break wind. Ambrose was a straightforward defender of faith against a reliance on works; if he had been involved in controversy he would perhaps have excelled all others.”