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Faith Alone
, written in 1943, is a prequel to Bo Giertz's better-known novel,
The Hammer of God.
This is Bo Giertz's masterpiece-written with the doctrinal clarity and purpose of G.K. Chesterton and C.S. Lewis, the historical acumen of Bernard Cornwell, and the psychological insight of Kafka. The result is a Scandinavian Noir that cuts open the soul and lays it at the foot of the cross.
The novel begins in 1540 and ends in 1543, during which time the largest peasant revolt in the history of Scandinavia occurred under the leadership of Nils Dacke. The Dacke Rebellion, as it is known, started in the county of Småland but bled over into the Ydre district on Östergötland's southern border with Småland.
The plot follows the story of two brothers, Anders and Martin. It was the wish of their mother that these two brothers would become priests in the Catholic Church, and so they were both sent to study for the priesthood in the town of Linköping, Sweden, when they were quite young.
It was at this time that the Reformation began in Germany, and Sweden fought for independence from Denmark, breaking the Kalmar Union. German mercenaries hired by King Gustav Vasa to fight Danish troops brought Reformation literature with them. So, Martin became a Lutheran and left for Stockholm to work for King Gustav Vasa as a scrivener. His brother Anders continued with his studies and became a Catholic priest.
When the king has to pay his debt to Lubeck for the mercenaries he hired for the war, he confiscates the church's land, bells, silver, and gold to do so. With this he firmly declares his cause with the Reformation doctrine of Martin Luther. However, the people of Småland are fond of Roman Catholicism and chafe at Lubeck's measures. So, they rebelled. Anders takes up with their cause and joins with Nils Dacke and his men. Martin stays with the king, before becoming disillusioned and falling in with a group of Schwärmerei, or pre-Pentecostal legalists. As the war comes to an end both brothers are brought back to the Reformation faith through the patient shepherding of a Lutheran priest named Peder.
Audiobook details
Rating★★★★★ 4.7 (161)
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GenreSpirituality and Religion, Christian & Inspirational
Length9 hrs 28 mins
Narrated byErick Sorensen
FormatAudiobook
Publish dateApr 16, 2024
LanguageEnglish
Table of contents
1Intro
11Sectionnine
2Foreword
12Sectionten
3Sectionone
13Sectioneleven
4Sectiontwo
14Sectiontwelve
5Sectionthree
15Sectionthirteen
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6Sectionfour
16Sectionfourteen
7Sectionfive
17Sectionfifteen
8Sectionsix
18Sectionsixteen
9Sectionseven
19Sectionseventeen
10Sectioneight
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