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Martin Luther : the man who rediscovered God and changed the world

Summary:

On All Hallow's Eve in 1517, a young monk named Martin Luther posted a document he hoped would spark an academic debate, but which instead ignited a conflagration that would forever destroy the world he knew. Five hundred years after Luther's now famous Ninety-five Theses appeared, acclaimed biographer Eric Metaxas paints a startling portrait of the wild figure whose adamantine faith cracked the edifice of Western Christendom and dragged medieval Europe into the future. This book tells the searing tale of a humble man who, by bringing ugly truths to the highest seats of power, caused an explosion the sound of which is still ringing in our ears. Luther's monumental faith and courage gave birth to the ideals of liberty, equality, and individualism that today lie at the heart of all modern life.--From dust jacket.

Record details

ISBN: 9781101980019
ISBN: 110198001X
ISBN: 9781101980033
ISBN: 9780525558224
ISBN: 9780525558224
ISBN: 0525558225
ISBN: 9780525558224
Physical Description: xiii, 480 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm
Publisher: New York, New York : Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House LLC, [2017]

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 453-464) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Introduction: Pastor, rebel, prophet, monk -- Beyond the myths -- Lightning strikes -- The great change -- A monk at Wittenberg -- The "Cloaca" experience -- The theses are posted -- The Diet at Augsburg -- The Leipzig debate -- The bull against Luther -- The Diet of Worms -- An enemy of the Empire -- The Wartburg -- The revolution is near -- Luther returns -- Monsters, nuns, and martyrs -- Fanaticism and violence -- Love and marriage -- Erasmus, controversy, music -- The plague and Anfechtungen return -- The Reformation comes of age -- Confronting death -- "We are beggars. This is true" -- Epilogue: The man who created the future -- Appendix: Frederick's dream.