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Martin Luther
by Martin E. Marty
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Hardcover: 224 pages
Publisher: Viking Adult (February 02 2004)
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The Story of Martin Luther
Martin Luther is the story of Martin Luther, not a history of the Protestant Reformation, though its subject was the most prominent figure in the combined religious and political stirrings of sixteenth-century Europe.

The Story of Martin Luther
Martin Luther is the story of Martin Luther, not a history of the Protestant Reformation, though its subject was the most prominent figure in the combined religious and political stirrings of sixteenth-century Europe.

Chapter 1: The Hunger for Certainty
Shortly before midnight one November 10, probably in 1483, in the Saxon town of Eisleben, Margarethe Lindemann Luder gave birth to a son. When he was grown and had made enemies, some of them charged that this 'beloved mother' had been a whore



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A leading historian explores a seminal Christian figure, his place in history, and his relevance to our times.

Martin Marty - professor, author, pastor, historian, and journalist - is, in Bill Moyers's words, "the most influential interpreter of American religion." In Martin Luther this man of unswerving faith, rooted in his own Lutheran tradition yet deeply committed to helping enrich a pluralist society, brings to powerful life the devout Reformation figure whose despair for a perilous world, felt anew in our own times, drove him to a ceaseless search for assurance of God's love. It was one that led him steadily to a fresh interpretation of human interaction with God - as born solely from God's grace and not the Church's mediation - and to the famous theses he posted at Wittenberg in 1517.

Luther's persistence in this belief, and in his long battle with Church leaders - embellished by rich historical background - make Marty's biography riveting reading. Luther's obdurate yet receptive stance, so different from the travestied image of "fundamentalism" we currently face, restored the balance between religion and the individual. Martin Luther is at once a fascinating history, a story of immense spiritual passion and amazing grace, and a superb intellectual biography.

About the Author

Martin E. Marty, Ph.D.Martin E. Marty, Ph.D.

Martin Marty, one of today's most respected theologians, is professor emeritus at the University of Chicago, where the Martin Marty Center has been founded to promote public religion endeavors. His more than fifty books include Modern American Religion. He is a winner of the National Book Award and was the first religion scholar to receive the National Humanities Medal.

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