Focuses on the personality and complexities of Luther, his aims and goals, and whether he succeeded or not

Autorentext

The late Heiko A. Oberman was professor of medieval, Renaissance, and Reformation history at the University of Arizona.

Klappentext

**"This remarkable study, combining learning, realism, and literary adroitness, brings us close to Luther. Above all, it conveys Luther's power: the intensity of his faith, the coherence of his thought, the force of his personality."--**New Yorker "A brilliant account of [Martin] Luther's evolution as a man, a thinker, and a Christian. . . . Every person interested in Christianity should put this on his or her reading list."--Lawrence Cunningham, Commonweal Written by one of the world's greatest authorities on Martin Luther, this is the definitive biography of the central figure of the Protestant Reformation. The book portrays the controversial reformer in the context of his own time, analyzing his state of mind and describing his world more closely than has ever been done before.

Zusammenfassung
Written by an authority on Martin Luther, this is the definitive biography of the central figure of the Protestant Reformation.