No other German has shaped the history of early-modern Europe more than Martin Luther.In this comprehensive and balanced biography we see Luther as a rebel; but not as a lone hero; as a soldier in a mighty struggle for the universal reform of Christianity and its role in the world. The foundation of Protestantism changed the religious landscape of Europe; and subsequently the world; but the author chooses to show Luther not simply as a reformer; but as an individual.In his study of the Wittenberg monk; Heinz Schilling - one of Germany's leading social and political historians - gives the reader a rounded view of a difficult; contradictory character; who changed the world by virtue of his immense will.
#4685253 in Books 2012-12-02Original language:EnglishPDF # 1 7.50 x 1.00 x 9.80l; 2.03 #File Name: 0198079362480 pages
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