Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer
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Overview
The sixteenth-century German friar whose public conflict with the medieval Roman Church triggered the Protestant Reformation, Martin Luther was neither an unblemished saint nor a single-minded religious zealot according to this provocative new biography by Scott Hendrix. The author presents Luther as a man of his time: a highly educated scholar and teacher and a gifted yet flawed human being driven by an optimistic yet ultimately unrealized vision of “true religion.”
This bold, insightful account of the life of Martin Luther provides a new perspective on one of the most important religious figures in history, focusing on Luther’s entire life, his personal relationships and political motivations, rather than on his theology alone. Relying on the latest research and quoting extensively from Luther’s correspondence, Hendrix paints a richly detailed portrait of an extraordinary man who, while devout and courageous, had a dark side as well. No recent biography in English explores as fully the life and work of Martin Luther long before and far beyond the controversial posting of his 95 Theses in 1517, an event that will soon be celebrated as the 500th anniversary of the Reformation.
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- Provides a new perspective on one of the most important religious figures in history
- Quotes extensively from Luther’s correspondence
- Focuses on Luther’s entire life, his personal relationships and political motivations
Hendrix has written a scholarly but vivid portrait of a man who, in a spiritual crisis, peered deep into St. Paul’s words about the righteous living by faith, and thought he had found there a new purpose for himself, his friends, his country and all true Christians.
—Michael Duggan, Catholic Herald
There is a plenty of detail in this well-researched study with its extensive cast of characters, and attention to matters as diverse as Luther’s ability to play the lute and his vulnerability to bouts of depression. . . . Luther’s very real humanity emerges in these accounts.
—Martin Wellings, Methodist Recorder
Hendrix covers Luther’s life, outlines his thought and assesses his theology. Crucially though, theology is not allowed to dominate and we see Luther’s ideas against the background of his life and his personal relationships.
—Paul Richardson, Church of England Newspaper
- Title: Martin Luther: Visionary Reformer
- Author: Scott Hendrix
- Publisher: Yale University Press
- Print Publication Date: 2017
- Pages: 368
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Logos Reader Edition
- Resource ID: LLS:MRTNLTHRVSRFRMR
- Resource Type: text.monograph.biography
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