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Luther the reformer : the story of the man and his career
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Title
Luther the reformer : the story of the man and his career / James M. Kittelson and Hans H. Wiersma.
ISBN
9781451488883
1451488882
Edition
Second edition.
Publication
Minneapolis : Fortress Press, [2016]
Physical Description
xxiii, 275 pages, 16 unnumbered pages of plates : illustrations, portraits, facsimiles ; 23 cm
Notes
"First edition published by Augsburg Publishing House, 1986"--Title page verso.
Summary
Historically solid, factually authentic, perceptive, socially aware, and theologically knowledgeable, this edition brings us as close as we are likely to come to an appreciation of how Luther himself understood the dramatic transitions in his own life.
Format
Books
Language
English
Added to Catalog
May 14, 2018
Bibliography
Includes bibliographical references (pages 257-268) and indexes.
Contents
Part I. The formation of the young man. The son of a peasant ; A man of sorrows ; A student of theology
Part II. The genesis of the reformer. The maturing professor ; The explosion ; The lines drawn ; The public disputant
Part III. An outlaw's work. Excommunication ; The exile ; Return to the fray
Part IV. No other gospel. False brethren, true love ; Pastor, teacher, apologist ; Answering to the emperor ; To build the church
Part V. The later years. Toward a general council ; The elder Luther ; "We are beggars."
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Biography.
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