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Martin Luther : the man who rediscovered God and changed the world / Eric Metaxas.

by Metaxas, Eric.

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Viking, an imprint of Penguin Random House, 2017.

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546.

Luther, Martin, 1483-1546 -- Influence.

Reformation -- Germany -- Biography.

Lutheran Church -- Germany -- Clergy -- Biography.

Monks -- Germany -- Biography.

9781101980019 (hc.)

xiii, 480 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations (chiefly color), maps ; 25 cm

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

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 Ninety-five Theses appeared, 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. The 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. Eric Metaxas is the author of If You Can Keep It, Bonhoeffer, Amazing Grace, and Miracles. He is a senior fellow and lecturer at large at King's College in New York City.

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