Deutsche Theologie Lesen

Deutsche Theologie Lesen is a textbook to learn to read German, particularly for students of Christian studies and theology. Twelve chapters include complete grammar explanations with a variety of practice exercises including answers for self-study. Several authors of German literature and many quotes of increasing difficulty are represented to provide the student with ample opportunity to read authentic texts. Reading examples from the Martin Luther Bible are among the easiest texts in the first chapter. Following chapters offer texts from German theology and philosophy to provide a wide variety of literature from various centuries. To make learning more efficient, this textbook takes advantage of the many cognates between German and English. The author has also learned the language as an English speaker and offers many shortcuts learned from her own experiences and mistakes. Native German speakers have proofread and offered suggestions as well. This textbook will also be interesting to students of the Martin Luther Bible and offers a solid grammatical foundation for doing further study of German. Some suggestions for speaking and aural understanding are also offered but may be omitted if indeed reading is the only objective. Many illustrations from the author's own travels are included to offer vivid and memorable examples of grammatical points and vocabulary. The author aims to give students the incentive to go on to further study of German language and literature after completing this introductory book.