Bibliograph

Martin Luther, the man who rediscovered God and changed the world, Eric Metaxas

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Martin Luther, the man who rediscovered God and changed the world, Eric Metaxas

Language

eng

Bibliography note

Includes bibliographical references and index

resource.biographical

individual biography

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mapsillustrations

Index

index present

Literary Form

non fiction

Main title

Martin Luther

Nature of contents

bibliography

Responsibility statement

Eric Metaxas

Sub title

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 that instead ignited a conflagration that would forever destroy the world he knew. Five hundred years after Luther's now famous Ninety-five Theses appeared, Eric Metaxas, acclaimed biographer of the bestselling Bonhoeffer Pastor, Martyr, Prophet, Spy and Amazing Grace William Wilberforce and the Heroic Campaign to End Slavery, paints a startling portrait of the wild figure whose adamantine faith cracked the edifice of Western Christendom and dragged medieval Europe into the future. Written in riveting prose and impeccably researched, Martin Luther tells the searing tale of a humble man who, by bringing ugly truths to the highest seats of power, caused the explosion whose sound 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

Target audience

adult

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