tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post725724585221264756..comments2024-03-22T16:09:48.895-04:00Comments on Beggars All: Reformation And Apologetics: Martin Luther, Reformer of BowlingJames Swanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-42893368872877959122014-02-13T12:06:02.700-05:002014-02-13T12:06:02.700-05:00Included in Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther ...Included in <i>Here I Stand: A Life of Martin Luther</i> (Roland H. Bainton, Abingdon-Cokebury Press, 1950, p. 131) is a woodcut image, <a href="http://archive.org/stream/hereistandalifeo017222mbp#page/n136/mode/1up" rel="nofollow">Hutten and Luther Bowling against the Pope</a>.<br /><br />The <a href="http://www.granger.com/results.asp?inline=true&image=0065325&wwwflag=4&itemx=2" rel="nofollow">woodcut</a> comes from a Reformation tract printed in Augsburg in 1522. The German word for bowling, "<i>Kugel</i>," is in the sixth line of the text with the woodcut.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-35661008250243495502014-01-19T08:17:39.007-05:002014-01-19T08:17:39.007-05:00Carl,
Thanks for the extra info!
Carl,<br /><br />Thanks for the extra info!<br /><br />James Swanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16136781934797867593noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-11034012929995405972014-01-17T13:27:44.302-05:002014-01-17T13:27:44.302-05:00I received from the International Bowling Museum ...I received from the International Bowling Museum (IBM) a scanned copy of the <a href="http://lh3.googleusercontent.com/-y75c5OVuRk0/Utlo7LdW0SI/AAAAAAAAA-g/YJORe50PsoE/w505-h509-no/Luther_gutterball_nonquote.jpg" rel="nofollow">page from a 1990s bowling booklet</a> about Luther and his alleged bowling statement.<br /><br />According to the statement on the page from the 1990s booklet: "He [Luther] once preached a sermon which, <b>if put into bowling vernacular,</b> proclaimed we all strive for perfection in life. But if we roll a gutterball, all is not lost." [<b>Emphasis added</b>]<br /><br />Note the emphasized difference from the supposed quote provided in the article above.<br /><br />This nonquote about rolling a gutterball can be filed as "another quote Luther didn't say."Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-65285285994650366072014-01-17T09:49:17.421-05:002014-01-17T09:49:17.421-05:00I've been checking on that alleged "gutte...I've been checking on that alleged "gutterball" quote from Martin Luther, and requested a copy of the brochure from the gift shop manager of the museum, now located in Arlington, Texas. I have been told the brochure contains a picture illustrating Martin Luther and a single bowling lane at the side of his home.<br /><br />My suspicion is that the alleged sermon quote ("<i>strive for perfection in life. But when we roll a gutterball, all is not lost.</i>") may be mythical, just as Luther's famous "wise Turk" nonquote (http://www.patheos.com/blogs/geneveith/2012/08/luthers-wise-turk-quote-that-he-didnt-say/) or the inkwell Luther threw at the devil (or <i>vice versa</i>).<br /><br />First, that brief quote doesn't sound very much like something Luther would preach. He viewed sin as much worse than rolling a gutterball.<br /><br />Second, in Luther's time, the game of bowling was usually played outside, used nine pins, and did not have a "gutter" on either side of the lane, so "gutterball" (or its German equivalent) was not likely a term used in Luther's time.Carl Vehsehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00348831096001668813noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19795707.post-22629568858355333242014-01-12T12:18:35.832-05:002014-01-12T12:18:35.832-05:00I had heard before that Luther was an avid bowler,...I had heard before that Luther was an avid bowler, but the idea that he had such an influence on the sport is a new one on me.David Ernsthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08474439439412658821noreply@blogger.com