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The Medieval Church · c. 1478–1510
The Sermons
Johann Geiler von Kaysersberg · 1445–1510
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What it is
Cathedral preaching in Strasbourg full of homely images and blunt criticism of clergy, magistrates, and congregation alike — including a whole sermon cycle on the Ship of Fools.
Why it lasted
The most popular preacher in Germany before the Reformation, and evidence of how much criticism of the church was already being said from its own pulpits.
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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