Kleinig, John W. The Kindled Heart: Luther on Meditation Lutheran Theological Journal.20.2&3.(1986) 142-154.
It is easy to underestimate the importance of meditation for Luther. As a novice, he was initiated formally into its theory, and he became steeped in its practice in the monastery. Through meditation, Luther finally resolved the acute spiritual problem which had driven him into the monastery in the first place. His so-called tower experience came to him as a result of his concentrated meditation…