| Luther: Man Between God and the Devil Contributor(s): Oberman, Heiko A. (Author), Walliser-Schwarzbart, Eileen (Translator) |
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ISBN: 0300103131 ISBN-13: 9780300103137 Publisher: Yale University Press OUR PRICE: $22.80 Product Type: Paperback Published: March 2006 Annotation: 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. "A brilliant account of 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" "This is "the" biography of Luther for our time by the world's foremost authority."--Steven Ozment, Harvard University "If the world is to gain from Luther it must turn to the real Luther--furious, violent, foul-mouthed, passionately concerned. Him it will find in Oberman's book, a labour of love."--G. R. Elton, "Journal of Ecclesiastical History" |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Biography & Autobiography | Religious - Religion | Christianity - Lutheran |
| Dewey: B |
| LCCN: 2005932333 |
| Physical Information: 0.9" H x 5.5" W x 8.2" (1.00 lbs) 400 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: "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. |