Martin Luther : a biography for the people /

"Martin Luther is a fresh retelling of one the most significant figures of the last millennium. Not written primarily for theologians, but rather for a general audience, Martin Luther traces Luther's early development, his conflicts with civic and religious authorities, his leadership of r...

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Bibliographic Details
Call Number:Libro Electrónico
Main Author: Daughrity, Dyron B., 1973- (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:Inglés
Published: Abilene, Texas : Abilene Christian University Press, [2017]
Subjects:
Luther, Martin, > 1483-1546.
Lutheran Church > Germany > Clergy > Biography.
Reformation > Germany > Biography.
RELIGION / Christian Church / History
Lutheran Church > Clergy.
Reformation.
Germany.
Biography
Biographies.
Online Access:Texto completo
Table of Contents:
  • Introduction: "I will not recant anything"
  • Luther's world
  • The boy Martin
  • The university years
  • A very good monk
  • The pilgrimage to Rome
  • Professor Luther
  • Luther the priest and pastor
  • The big bang (the Ninety-five theses)
  • A gathering storm
  • The Diet of Worms
  • The Wartburg Castle
  • Killing the "thieving hordes"
  • Luther in love
  • The Protestant pope
  • Luther the writer
  • Luther's core beliefs
  • Missed opportunities: Erasmus and Zwingli
  • Luther on the Jews, Turks, and Eastern Orthodox
  • Luther's last years and death
  • Conclusion: Luther's legacy.

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