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Martin Luther : a late medieval life / Volker Leppin ; translated by Rhys Bezzant and Karen Roe.

Title: Martin Luther : a late medieval life / Volker Leppin ; translated by Rhys Bezzant and Karen Roe.
Author: Leppin, Volker
Publication: Grand Rapids, MI : Baker Academic, a division of Baker Publishing Group, [2017]

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xvii, 135 pages; 23 cm

Summary

This brief, insightful biography of Martin Luther strips away the myths surrounding the Reformer to offer a more nuanced account of his life and ministry. Coinciding with the 500th anniversary of the Reformation, this accessible yet robustly historical and theological work highlights the medieval background of Luther's life in contrast to contemporary legends. Internationally respected church historian Volker Leppin explores the Catholic roots of Lutheran thought and locates Luther's life in the unfolding history of 16th-century Europe.

Uniform Title

Martin Luther. English

Alternative Title

Martin Luther.

Subject

Genre/Form

Biographies
Biografie.

Note

Originally published in German in 2010. Translated from the German.
Foreword by Timothy J. Wengert.

Bibliography (note)

Includes bibliographical references.

Processing Action (note)

committed to retain

Contents

The son: destined for higher things -- The monk -- The young professor -- The publicist -- The prophet -- The preacher-bishop from Wittenberg -- The year of climax, 1525 -- The educator -- The outsider: on the margins of the Reformation -- The old professor -- The end of life.

ISBN

9780801098215
0801098211

LCCN

^^2017007501

OCLC

971351932
SCSB-12753732

Owning Institutions

Harvard Library