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

By: Contributor(s): Material type: TextTextLanguage: English Original language: German Publication details: Grand Rapids,MI Baker Academic, c2017.Edition: English editionDescription: xvii, 135 pages ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 9780801098215
  • 0801098211
Uniform titles:
  • Martin Luther. English
Subject(s): Genre/Form: DDC classification:
  • 284.1092 L598M
LOC classification:
  • BR325 .L466413 2017
  • BR325 .L466413 2017
Contents:
Foreword / Timothy J. Wengert -- Translators' introduction / Rhys Bezzant -- Acknowledgments / Volker Leppin -- 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.
Summary: This brief 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.
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"Originally published in German as Martin Luther: Vom Mönch zum Feind des Papstes ©2010 by WBG (Wissenschaftliche Buchgesellschaft), Darmstadt, Germany"--Title page verso.

Includes bibliographical references.

Foreword / Timothy J. Wengert -- Translators' introduction / Rhys Bezzant -- Acknowledgments / Volker Leppin -- 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.

This brief 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.

Translated from the German.

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