Luther and Narrative

Robert Kolb's new book, Luther and the Stories of God, is about to be released.  It is an excellent study of Luther's approach to scripture with special reference both to his preaching and the ways in which he interacted with, and deployed, biblical narrative as a means of shaping the lives and minds of his congregants.  Along the way, Kolb draws helpfully on the insights of modern narrative theory from such as Auerbach, Frei, Lindbeck and Vanhoozer.  The book has something to say to students of Luther, of narrative theology and of preaching.